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Climate Experts Experience an Odd Sensation After the Manchin Budget Deal: Optimism
In just under two weeks, the United States went from shirking its climate pledges to breaking ground trying to meet them.
The nearly $370 billion energy and climate spending deal struck between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and conservative Democrat Joe Manchin would be the single largest federal clean energy investment in U.S. history. While it falls short of the $555 billion package Democrats proposed last year, preliminary assessments of the legislation by climate change modeling experts indicate that it would put the United States in a much stronger position to meet its pledges.
Newsom Pushes for 20 GW Offshore Wind Goal by 2045, Says California Must 'Up Our Game' on Climate
In a letter to CARB last month, more than 150 organizations voiced concerns about the agency’s draft scoping plan being inadequate. Newsom, in a statement, raised similar worries.
“The state’s draft carbon neutrality road map doesn’t go far enough or fast enough. That’s why I’m pushing state agencies to adopt more aggressive actions, from offshore wind to climate-friendly homes, and to make sure we never build another fossil fuel power plant in California again,” he said in a statement.
UCLA Teams Up with LADWP for Equitable Solutions to Reach 100% Renewable Energy
More than 20 UCLA faculty and researchers have entered into a $2.6 million agreement to conduct research for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to help the city achieve its goal of producing all of its energy from carbon-free and renewable energy sources by 2035 and doing so in ways that benefit all Angelenos equitably.
Three Myths About Renewable Energy and the Grid, Debunked
Renewable energy skeptics argue that because of their variability, wind and solar cannot be the foundation of a dependable electricity grid. But the expansion of renewables and new methods of energy management and storage can lead to a grid that is reliable and clean.
Inefficient Building Electrification Risks Prolonging Fossil Fuels
A new study indicates that decarbonization pathways should incorporate more efficient electric heating technologies and more renewable energy sources to minimize strain on the US electric grid during peaks in electricity usage from heating in the winter.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin struck a deal to include energy and climate spending in new bill.