Tag Archives: energy policy

Build Back Better Act: Climate Salvation? Or Trojan Horse? via NIRS, Beyond Nuclear, Indigenous Environmental Network, NEIS

Posted on 2021/09/16 by nfield

Devils in the details reveal massive spending on “false climate solutions,”safe energy advocates reveal WASHINGTON, D.C.:  Close inspection of the mark-up language being proposed in parts of the “Build Back Better” Reconciliation package have uncovered large hidden subsidies and loopholes … Continue reading →

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Groups call for no US nuclear bailouts via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2021/09/05 by nfield

240 organizations ask Congress to eliminate nuclear subsidies from the budget Note: Beyond Nuclear was among 240 organizations who have signed a letter sent to the House and Senate Majority and Minority leaders urging them to omit nuclear bailouts from the federal budget … Continue reading →

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German, Austrian investors press EC to exclude nuclear from taxonomy via IPE magazine

Posted on 2021/08/27 by nfield

German and Austrian asset managers have sent a letter to the European Commission asking it not to classify nuclear energy as a sustainable economic activity under the taxonomy framework. The letter was sent under the umbrella of Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen … Continue reading →

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Power Generation Cost Working Group Finally Comes up with New Estimate via Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center

Posted on 2021/08/05 by nfield

By Matsukubo Hajime（CNIC) On July 12, the Working Group on Verification of Power Generation Cost (hereafter, WG) of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy, an advisory body to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, announced the outline … Continue reading →

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Germany can fulfil entire energy demand with renewables in 10-15 years – report via Clean Energy Wire

Posted on 2021/07/21 by nfield

Germany’s entire energy demand can be met through renewable energies alone within the next ten to fifteen years, according to a new report by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). The prerequisite for this is that German expansion targets for both … Continue reading →

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Solar power to become cheaper than nuclear power by 2030, Japanese government says via Hankyoreh

Posted on 2021/07/17 by nfield

The ‘nuclear power myth’ has now collapsed not just in terms of safety but also in terms of cost Solar power, an eco-friendly and renewable source of energy, could overtake nuclear power to become the cheapest form of energy by … Continue reading →

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The weekend read: Looking at the energy transition’s bigger picture via pv magazine

Posted on 2021/07/11 by nfield

JULY 10, 2021 MARK HUTCHINS From pv magazine 07/2021 pv magazine: It’s been more than 10 years since you first published work on a 100% renewables system – what has changed since then? Mark Jacobson, director, atmosphere/energy program, Stanford University: The first article … Continue reading →

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Exelon Sees No Future in Nuclear Power — Why Should Anyone Else? via NIRS

Posted on 2021/06/23 by nfield

The largest nuclear power company in the country is ready to cash out.  Exelon Corp. owns 23 operating reactors across five states, as well as five closed reactors. It is also the largest utility company in the nation, with over … Continue reading →

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The Taishan death blow via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2021/06/21 by nfield

By Stéphane Lhomme, Nuclear Observatory If the opacity maintained by the Chinese regime prevents us, for the time being, from knowing the exact consequences of the radioactive leak involving the EPR no.1 reactor at Taishan, revealed on June 14 by … Continue reading →

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World has more than enough renewables to move from fossil fuels, scientists say via The National

Posted on 2021/06/11 by nfield

By Greg Russell THE world has more than enough renewable energy potential to comfortably transition away from fossil fuels and achieve the 1.5C global warming target, while expanding energy access for all, according to scientists. In their Fossil Fuel Exit … Continue reading →

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