April 17, 2023 - Your Scoop in CDR!

Factbox: Key excerpts from G7 statement on energy and climate … The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday set big new targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed up renewable energy development and move toward a quicker phase-out of fossil fuels

San Francisco’s Climate Week starts next week. 4/17-4/21

America needs clean electricity. These states show how to do it. To search for ideas about how to decarbonize electricity, let’s turn to the states with the lowest carbon intensity. To be clear, electricity generated in one state is often exported to others, so we will only show electricity generation, not consumption. As you can see in the charts below, these six states make a lot of electricity with hydroelectric dams and nuclear power plants.

The states that make the cleanest power

Vermont, Washington, Oregon, New Hampshire, South Dakota and South Carolina.