Climate and Energy News Roundup: December 2022 news and notes
The COP27 U.N. Climate Summit in Egypt ended with a hard-fought deal to create a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters.
The COP27 U.N. Climate Summit in Egypt ended with a hard-fought deal to create a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters.
Ultimately, climate change will not be solved by climate scientists and engineers calculating how many solar panels we need installed.

After pummeling Cuba, Hurricane Ian was among the most powerful and devastating hurricanes to make landfall in the US.

Southwest Virginia will be testing ground for the first-of-its-kind energy technology testbed.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday unveiled a proposed Virginia Energy Plan that takes direct aim at the Virginia Clean Economy Act.

As of now, residential and commercial buildings contribute up to 40 percent of the world’s energy consumption. Increasing the energy efficiency of these structures can go a long way toward reducing that consumption and our carbon footprint while saving money along the way.
Harrisonburg has received a bronze designation from the national SolSmart program for making it faster, easier and more affordable for homes and businesses in the city to go solar.

A third of Pakistan has been flooded and more than 1,000 people were killed in a “monster monsoon” that has swept away lives, homes, crops and bridges.

Large- and utility-scale solar facilities are a fast-growing source of electricity in Virginia and a key component of the Commonwealth’s decarbonization strategy.

The State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Energy Virginia’s proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project, which when fully operational will be the largest offshore wind farm in North America.
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