Energy Exchange

By John Rutecki & Sean Hackett

• Wyoming has historically embraced responsible stewardship of the land and resources, and should now apply that principle to methane emissions from oil and gas. 
• This will keep their energy exports competitive globally, encourage job growth in the methane mitigation industry and lead to cleaner air. Several operators in the state are already showing that lower-emissions production is possible and affordable. 

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By Casey Horan & Magdalen Sullivan

• The All-Electric Buildings Act can accelerate the energy transition and help decarbonize New York’s building sector, which is the largest source of climate pollution in the state.
• Potential exemptions, particularly the broad framework proposed by the New York Department of Public Service, threaten to undermine the Act’s effectiveness and the state’s climate progress, necessitating a more precise and data-driven standard for granting exemptions.

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• The Texas Legislature closed their latest session demonstrating bipartisan support for several priority zero-emission truck policies.
• Though deadlines and politics in the compact legislative series prevented final passage of the measures, there is now a strong foundation for future policy opportunities to complement the growing zero-emission transportation market in Texas.

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As the world works towards deploying a cleaner energy future, governments and industry are investing in building a hydrogen economy to replace high greenhouse gas emitting energy sources in critical hard to decarbonize sectors. But as we prepare to deploy hydrogen at scale, we must ensure that our standards and policies are rooted in the latest science. Otherwise, we risk undermining the very climate benefits we seek.

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By Colin Leyden and Adam Peltz

• A bill aimed at Texas’ 115,000 inactive oil and gas wells has passed both legislative chambers and will help address one of the state’s most critical, yet hidden, challenges. 
• A bill heading to Gov. Abbott’s desk challenges the status quo in Texas, making sure the oil and gas industry starts cleaning up its old, leaky, non-producing wells.

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