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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

For example, state records suggest that the Chevron Richmond Refinery, one of California’s largest emitters, released more greenhouse gases in 2017 and 2018 — the last years for which data are publicly available — than it has since 2008. And in several recent years, it emitted as much or more of certain air pollutants.

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Top U.S. Law Schools Accused of Creating a Student ‘Pipeline’ into Firms Serving Fossil Fuel Industry

DeSmogBlog

Elite law schools in the United States are disproportionately funneling their students into jobs serving fossil fuel clients, according to a new report published Thursday. LSCA, an organization of law students working to hold the legal sector accountable for its role in the climate crisis, has previously scrutinized the top ranked U.S.

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Germany’s Hobbled Wind Market Finally Looks Set for a Rebound

GreenTechMedia

As a result, community projects swept the board in Germany’s 2017 and 2018 auctions, which together saw 5.1 gigawatts in 2017, according to figures from the German wind association Bundesverband WindEnergie. “The rise in installations is largely attributed to the auction projects awarded back in 2017 and 2018," Barla said.

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Puerto Rico files $1 billion suit against fossil fuel companies

The Verge: Energy

An aerial view of the flooded neighborhood of Juana Matos in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Cataño, Puerto Rico, on Friday, September 22nd, 2017. The suit seeks $1 billion in damages to help Puerto Rico defend itself against climate disasters.

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A truly clean energy system runs on a clean conscience

GreenBiz

For Shalanda Baker, a professor of law and public policy at Northeastern University, thinking about a clean energy future means thinking about the daily, weekly and sometimes invisible ways that people in deprived communities can control their power supply. Alec Appelbaum. Thu, 07/02/2020 - 01:15.

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U.S. Exceeds 5M Solar Installations Says SEIA

Solar Industry

The data further revealed that over half of all domestic solar installations have come online since 2020 and 25% have come online since the Inflation Reduction Act became law. Illinois was viewed as an emerging market with 2,500 installations in 2017, compared to 87,000 solar systems currently. The post U.S.

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Larry Fink says accelerate. He needs to say it much louder

GreenBiz

Remember the mess at NRG in 2017 ? Every investment has ESG factors implicit because ALL investments happen on our one habitable planet, relying on humans to make/buy/do stuff, and the rules of law to govern systems and protect minority investors. offshore wind energy contract. Farther, faster.

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