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Carbon Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Decreased Slightly in 2022, Nineteenth Annual Benchmarking Report Finds

3BL Media

power sector saw a marginal reduction of less than 1% in carbon emissions in 2022, according to the latest analysis of air emissions for the country's top 100 power producers. The report shows that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2022 are down 34% below their peak levels in 2007. It is authored by ERM.

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The war to electrify: America can do it

GreenBiz

The plan has been well publicized since its release 10 months ago as a report, "Mobilizing for a zero carbon America: Jobs, jobs, jobs, and more jobs," which preceded by several seasons President Joe Biden's $2.7 Same size homes, same size cars, the same American Dreams, just without the pollution and with much higher efficiency.

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Can the feds jump start 24/7 carbon-free electricity adoption?

Renewable Energy World

"By tailoring their procurement strategies to regional grid conditions, buyers can help unlock both near-term carbon savings and long-term innovation in technologies that can accelerate full grid decarbonization.". In 2020, Google said it reached 67% carbon-free energy globally on an hourly basis. What is CFE? CFE in practice.

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U.S. Power Sector Emissions Ticked Back Up in 2021, According to Annual Ceres Benchmarking Report

3BL Media

The report, Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States, found that overall, carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power generation were still about 34% lower in 2021 than their 2007 peak. 90 of the top 100 power producers generated power from zero-carbon resources in 2020.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. Since 2007, Cisco has reduced its GHG emissions by 55 percent since 2007.