Apple s Lisa Jackson believes that a shift to the Clean Energy Standard will benefit everyone, despite how the move troubles people who are worried for their current jobs.
Apple s VP of Environment has been speaking during the ARPA-E 2021 Innovation Summit.
Jackson covered a range of topics including clean electricity.
Apple Vice President of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, Lisa Jackson has been speaking during the ARPA-E 2021 Innovation Summit and covered a range of topics, including Apple s support for the Clean Electricity Standard.
As reported by Forbes, the conversation was part of a fireside chat in which Jackson told Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm that Apple was already carbon neutral for the entire company s corporate emissions.
Forbes offers up some highlights from the chat between the pair.
Jackson declared Apple s support for [President] Biden s proposed Clean Energy Standard in the American Jobs Plan to bring our electrical grid to 100% clean energy by 2035. She told Granholm and the Summit that, We support the passage of a Clean Energy Standard which we think will drive large amounts of renewable generation, of n
Apple s Lisa Jackson believes that a shift to the Clean Energy Standard will benefit everyone, despite how the move troubles people who are worried for their current jobs.
Lisa Jackson, Apple Vice President, Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, has reaffirmed Apple s stance on renewable, clean energy. Speaking at the Department of Energy s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) summit, she backed the plan for a US-wide approach.
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Forbes, Jackson talked about steps being taken now, plus how businesses need clear guidance as they move to comply with clean energy requirements. We support the passage of a Clean Energy Standard which we think will drive large amounts of renewable generation, or new renewable generation, and do so in a way that shows people where they need to go and what they need to get there, said Jackson.
What s next for decommissioned Indian Point
Sale approved to Holtec; Oversight board to monitor decommissioning process
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Indian Point, pictured above, officially closed at the end of April. This week, the nuclear plant was transferred to New Jersey-based Holtec International to begin the decommissioning process.Kena Betancur/Getty Images
Indian Point, a nuclear power plant just south of Peekskill and about 35 miles north of Times Square, officially closed on April 30. This week, key stakeholders came to an agreement about how to begin the decommissioning process of the plant.
On May 19, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the sale and transfer of Indian Point to the New Jersey-based Holtec International to lead this process. The move was criticized by environmental groups like Riverkeeper, a clean-water advocate, who question Holtec s experience decommissioning nuclear power plants and spent fuel management.
Why Is Wall Street Profiting From Clean Energy Tax Credits?
Tax credits don’t give people money for solar panels and wind turbines up front. That’s where investors come in.
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An early example of a wind farm, in 2006
Since they were first introduced in the 1970s, tax credits for renewables have helped scale up and dramatically reduce the cost of clean power in the United States. But in recent years they have also created opportunities for a small handful of major investment banks to skim billions off the top, extracting lavish fees and control over clean energy projects as part of deals shrouded in secrecy. Public power providers who serve nearly a third of retail electricity customers have trouble accessing clean energy tax credits at all.