A realistic climate agenda for Pennsylvania | Opinion
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 03, 2021
St. Luke s Anderson campus in Bethlehem Township has plans to unveil eight electric vehicle charging stations at the hospital. The stations will be used by employees, patients and visitors, the health network said.
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By Greg Vitali
There are many things Pennsylvania state government should do this year to address climate change but won’t given the political composition of the state legislature. But a few significant things are possible.
Pennsylvania emitted about 215 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2017 (the most recent data available) making it the 5th largest emitting state in the nation. Pennsylvania should be doing things like increasing its Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, expanding the energy conservation provisions of Act 129 and joining the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program . But with the State House and Senate firmly in Republ
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There are many things Pennsylvania state government should do this year to address climate change but won’t, given the political composition of the state Legislature. But a few significant things are possible.
Pennsylvania emitted about 215 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2017 (the most recent data available), making it the fifth largest emitting state in the nation. As such, Pennsylvania should be doing things like increasing its Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, expanding the energy conservation provisions of Act 129, and joining the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program. But with the state House and Senate firmly in Republican control, it’s unlikely that any of these things will happen this year.
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