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In stopping climate change, time is as important as tech

GreenBiz

This article originally appeared on the author's personal blog, and was written in that capacity. A useful way to think about the effort and timescales required is to consider the " Carbon Law ," which was coined by my friend Johan Rockström. So, what does the Carbon Law say? The Carbon Law outlines a possible path forward.

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Delayed environment laws spark calls for urgent government action on water and fracking

The Guardian: Energy

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, said last year she planned to introduce legislation in 2023 to reform the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act after major reviews found the law was failing and Australian nature was in poor and deteriorating health.

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On Australia’s climate and extinction crises, the major parties both have questions to answer | Present Tense

The Guardian: Energy

But Labor’s positions are undermined by its confused stance on gas and the delay of new environmental laws Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Federal parliament is back for the next fortnight and I have a wishlist.

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Bankability, procurement, patents and optimisation: Energy-Storage.news Guest Blog picks from 2024

Energy Storage News

As the year draws to a close, we look back at some of the brilliant Guest Blog contributions published on Energy-Storage.news in the last 12 months.

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The role of antitrust law in creating energy democracy

Renewable Energy World

Law is one very important way of addressing the challenges of climate change. When monopoly utilities go out of their way to squash competition, solar advocates can use antitrust law to secure their rights. The myth of the regulatory compact. The Salt River Project.

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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.

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State ROFR laws are holding back transmission buildout in MISO and must go away

Renewable Energy World

State Right of First Refusal (ROFR) laws in the North and seams issues in the South are reasons for limited opportunities. If MISO and MISO states are serious about building the next wave of transmission, lowering the voltage threshold for bidding out competitive projects and removing ROFR laws must be implemented.

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