scholarly journals Three Statewide Environmental Ballot Questions to Watch

Eos ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Showstack
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Buffer Zones

Voters today will decide the fate of measures to increase renewable energy use, require larger buffer zones between people and oil and gas development, and establish a statewide carbon emissions fee.

scholarly journals Analysing the Impact of Carbon Emissions and Non-renewable Energy Use on Infant and Under-5 Mortality Rates in Europe: New Evidence Using Panel Quantile Regression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bosede Ngozi ADELEYE ◽  
Aviral Kumar Tiwari ◽  
Muhammed Ibrahim SHAH ◽  
Saif Ullah
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The concentration of greenhouse gas emissions is considered to increase, and this can undermine the access to basic resources that are necessary for leading a healthy life such as access to food, water, health and environment. Environmental health is closely linked to human health and the world is witnessing an exponential increase in the trend of the greenhouse gas emissions which pose significant threat to both the environment and human health. Hence, this study contributes to the health-environment discourse and uses an unbalanced panel data on 46 European countries from 2005 to 2015 to investigate the impact of carbon emissions and non-renewable energy on infant and under-5 mortality rates. Consistent findings from static and dynamic analyses reveal that: (1) carbon emissions exhibit mortality-inducing properties; (2) non-renewable energy show mortality-reducing properties; (3) persistency in mortality rates exist; (4) the exacerbating (reducing) impact of emissions (non-renewable energy) dwindles (increases in absolute values) at higher distributions of mortality rates; and (5) Euro Union countries show lower mortality rates relative to non-Euro Union members. Policy recommendations are discussed.JEL Classification: I00, I10, I15, I18, I19

scholarly journals An outline economic strategy for Indonesia to sustainably meet its electricity and carbon emissions targets

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Les Duckers ◽  
Uswatun Hasanah
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Economic Strategy ◽  
Electrical Generation

Aim:  In this paper we demonstrate an outline strategy for Indonesia to move its electrical generation from fossil fuels to renewable sources in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions whilst avoiding excessive costs. The modelling here is based on assumed present fossil fuel generating plants.Design / Research methods:  We have modelled a representative electrical generation system based on burning coal, oil and gas, and by replacing retiring stations with photovoltaic cells and wind turbines we have considered the cost and carbon dioxide implications over a 30 year period. Additionally the modelling is extended to increasing the Indonesian installed electrical capacity.Conclusions / findings:  The results show that Indonesia could meet its carbon dioxide emission reduction targets in an economic way by a phased strategy of introducing renewable energy sources. These results are preliminary and will be refined in a future article where we will include the detail of actual existing power stations, with their capacity and anticipated end of life date.Originality / values of the article: There has been, and continues to be, a general resistance to the adoption of renewable energy. This paper shows  the economic benefit that accompanies carbon dioxide reduction thus presents a new aspect to the consideration of carbon reduction, Implications of the research:Indonesia faces difficulties in providing electricity whilst meeting its climate change obligations. This research points to a viable economic strategy which may not only meet those obligations, but actually increase electrical provision across the country.Key words:  Sustainable development, climate change, carbon emissions, renewable energy JEL: C51,L94,Q01,Q42 Doi:

scholarly journals GREEN ENERGY: AN ANALYTICAL DISCOURSE

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Baluch ◽  
S. Mohtar ◽  
A. S. Ariffin
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
To Come

The climate change, the global warming, the population growth and the continuous demand on energy and electricity in specific made renewable energy one of the most appropriate and fitting to answer all these changes of our environment. However, the vested interested groups belonging to the fossil fuel cartel continue working tirelessly to discourage the use of renewable energy and renewable energy solutions in the world. Despite the recusant efforts of the Oil Cartel, renewable energy use has grown much faster than anyone anticipated. This paper: defines green and renewable energy; highlights its benefits; and illustrates that clean energy technologies are prepared for accelerated and widespread expansion in the global power sector. The paper critically examines the recusant efforts of the Oil Cartel undermining green renewable energy sector by bankrolling the production of unconventional oil and gas; and demonstrates that over-reliance on fossil fuels for power generation has significant health, environmental, and economic risks and is not a long-term solution to our energy needs. The paper concludes that a global transition to renewable energy is already underway. Renewable Energy offers an alternative to conventional sources and grants us greater control over future energy prices and supply. The energy choices we make during this pivotal moment will have huge consequences for our health, our climate, and our economy for decades to come.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY USE IN THE P2X TECHNOLOGY

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
NIMA NOROUZI
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Electricity Price ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
Coal Consumption ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption

Objective: The electricity-to-hydrogen technology can convert surplus renewable energy electric energy into chemical energy. Hydrogen plays an important role in transportation, power generation, and other fields. Therefore, developing electrochemical (P2X) technology for renewable energy consumption effectively solves renewable energy curtailment. Methods: The four aspects of market scale, technical route, energy conversion efficiency, and demonstration project progress are reviewed, and the energy efficiency of the four electrochemical technologies is compared, Power consumption, marginal electricity price, equivalent output, and market share five major technical and economic indicators. To analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of P2X in China, a literature review survey was conducted, relying on recent two-decade publications from four main publishers: Scopus, Springer, Wiley, and Taylor and Francis. Keywords were selected from the first-hand references based on their impact on P2X or related topics listed in the literature databases. The keywords as Power to X, Power to chemicals, PtX, and P2X were chosen according to their actual involvement or keen interest in P2X projects. Results: The research results based on the low-temperature electrolysis technology route show that the comprehensive energy efficiency of the electricity-to-methane and electricity-to-gasoline technologies is higher (50%); the electricity-to-gasoline technology is the most economical (marginal electricity price is 0.37 yuan/kWh), but the synthesis process requires carbon monoxide and carbon emissions, And the technical risk is high; the promotion of electricity to ammonia will have the greatest impact on the market (17.18%). Reducing coal consumption by about 22.85 million tons and the environmental protection significance of electricity-to-ammonia conversion (reducing carbon emissions by about 39.1 million tons) are two important directions for future electrochemical technology. Conclusion: Facing the development of P2X technology in the future, the plan and economics of the high-temperature electrical and chemical technology route based on high-temperature solid oxides were preliminary discussed and prospected.

scholarly journals Usage of Energy Sources and Environmental Problems

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Balat
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Environmental Damage

This article deals with use of global energy sources and their environmental impacts. The energy sources have been split into three categories: fossil fuels (oil-coal-natural gas), renewable sources, and nuclear sources. Oil and gas are expected to continue to be important sources of energy. New efficient and cost-effective small-scale renewable energy generation options are commercially available today. The share of renewable energy sources is expected to increase very significantly. Recently, environmental problems resulting from energy production, conversion, and utilization have caused increased public awareness in all sectors of the public, industry, and government in both developed and developing countries. The environmental impact of energy use can be seen in two ways: The utilization of limited natural resources and the stress caused by environmental pollution. To combat that environmental damage, exploring and exploiting the utilization of combustible renewables and waste would be a necessary measure for decreasing the environmental impact of energy use.

scholarly journals Recent Regulatory and Legislative Developments of Interest to Energy Lawyers

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri-Lee Oleniuk ◽  
Jeremy Barretto ◽  
Joel Forrest
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Oil ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Related Case ◽  
Aboriginal Law ◽  
Law And Legislation ◽  
High Level

This article provides a high level overview of regulatory and legislative developments relevant to energy lawyers. The authors reviewed regulatory initiatives, decisions, related case law, and legislation from provincial, territorial, and federal authorities. Topics of note include pipeline regulation with a focus on recently proposed projects, Aboriginal law, liquefied natural gas, oil and gas development, renewable energy, and power and environmental protection. The period covered is May 2014 to April 2015, inclusive.

scholarly journals Renewable Energy Use in Australian Public Hospitals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayden Burch ◽  
Matthew Anstey ◽  
Forbes McGain
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
Direct Energy

Abstract Objective Are Australian hospitals moving towards renewable energy sources for their electricity, and aligning energy choices with core business, i.e. protecting and promoting health? Design Cross-sectional analysis of Australian state/territory amalgamated energy data Setting Healthcare’s carbon footprint is approximately 7% of Australia’s total carbon footprint. It is unknown if Australian public hospitals are decoupling energy needs from carbon emissions over and above state/territory based renewable energy targets. Participants 693 Australian public hospitals direct energy usage (renewable & non-renewable electricity [produced/purchased], natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, for the three consecutive years from 2016/17 to 2018/19. Main outcome measures All direct energy produced/purchased and consumed (converted to kilowatt-hours). Results Australian public hospitals consumed 4,122 gigawatt-hours of energy in 2018/19. Electricity use was 2,504 (61%) GWh, natural gas 1,436 (35%) GWh and renewable energy 94 GWh (2.3%). Victoria and New South Wales combined consumed 2,494/ 4,122 GWh (60%) of total Australian public healthcare energy but each produced/purchased less than 1% renewable electricity. For Queensland, a Health GreenPower purchase comprised the majority (71/94 GWh; 76%) of renewable energy production/purchase by all Australian public hospitals. By comparison, individual tertiary education institutions produced/purchased more renewable energy than all Australian public hospitals combined (University of NSW 124 GWh/yr, Swinburne University 90 GWh/yr, 2018/19). Conclusions Australian public hospitals obtain approximately 2.3% of total energy from renewable electricity. One third of hospital energy use stems from fossil gas use. The Australian public hospital system has no documented plans to transition to renewable energy, contrasting with the University sector. The known Australian healthcare contributes approximately 7% of Australia’s total carbon footprint with public hospital energy use a major source of healthcare associated carbon emissions. The new Australian public hospitals consumed 4122 gigawatt-hours in 2018/2019. Approximately 2.3% (94/4,122 gigawatt-hours) of hospital energy was sourced from renewables, beyond state-wide renewable electricity penetration. The implications Australian public hospitals are large emitters of greenhouse gases. Hospital fossil fuel energy use and subsequent pollution continues unabated. Such increasing pollution is at odds with the ethos ‘first do no harm’.

scholarly journals Recent Regulatory and Legislative Developments of Interest to Energy Lawyers

10.29173/alr8 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Thomas McInerney ◽  
Shawn Munro ◽  
Nishi Thusoo ◽  
Dean McCluskey
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Related Case ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Law And Legislation

This article discusses recent developments in the regulatory and legislative spheres of interest to energy lawyers. The authors reviewed regulatory initiatives, decisions, related case law and legislation from provincial, territorial, and federal authorities. Topics of note include hydraulic fracturing, oil by rail, liquefied natural gas, renewable energy and power, the new Alberta Energy Regulator, oil and gas development, environmental protection, and Aboriginal and other issues. The period covered is May 2013 to April 2014, inclusive.

Black Carbon Emissions from the Bakken Oil and Gas Development Region

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 281-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua P. Schwarz ◽  
John S. Holloway ◽  
Joseph M. Katich ◽  
Stuart McKeen ◽  
Eric A. Kort ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Carbon ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Development Region
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