sustainability

A ‘Profound Mistake’: Senate Republican Rollback of IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Would Cost Jobs, Raise Energy Prices and Bring More Climate Extremes

A ‘Profound Mistake’: Senate Republican Rollback of IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Would Cost Jobs, Raise Energy Prices and Bring More Climate Extremes

The United States Senate Committee on Finance has released draft legislation that would quickly end or scale back most major tax credits for clean energy, solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and other benefits provided by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The plan would get rid of a $7,500 EV tax credit for consumers within […]

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    2025 Global Energy Investment to Reach Record $3.3 Trillion, Driven by ‘Clean Technologies’: IEA Report

    2025 Global Energy Investment to Reach Record $3.3 Trillion, Driven by ‘Clean Technologies’: IEA Report

    An increase in spending on clean energy is expected to drive record global energy investment of 3.3 trillion in 2025, with 2.2 trillion of that in “clean-energy technologies,” according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Despite economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, the World Energy Investment 2025 report shows China leads the […]

    A 500MW Wind Energy Plant Launches in Egypt

    A 500MW Wind Energy Plant Launches in Egypt

    Renewable energy company AMEA Power has commissioned a 500-megawatt wind energy plant in Ras Ghareb, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. The plant will be the largest wind power site in Africa. With this commissioning, AMEA Power will bring a total of 1 gigawatts of clean energy to Egypt, as the company also announced the commissioning of […]

    Ziploc Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Microplastics Shedding Concerns

    Ziploc Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Microplastics Shedding Concerns

    A new lawsuit is questioning the “microwave safe” and “freezer safe” claims of Ziploc plastic bags. The lawsuit against S.C. Johnson alleged that these claims for its Ziploc brand products are misleading, and that these uses of the products increase risk of exposure to microplastics. According to the lawsuit documents, “Defendant affirmatively markets its Ziploc […]