, lawmakers are considering a bill to bring the state to 100% renewable energy by 2050 — a target Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker endorsed on the campaign trail.
Renewable consumption nationwide reached nearly 11.5% in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and is projected to grow slightly over the next two years. The push for renewables and limiting greenhouse emissions has also run up against stiff opposition from the fossil fuel industry, some utilities and Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group backed by billionaire brothers David H. Koch and Charles Koch. Many critics argue that a shift to renewables will increase energy prices for consumers and cost jobs.
Vicki Arroyo, executive director of the nonpartisan Georgetown Climate Center, which works with states to address climate change, said initiatives at the state and local level can drive investment in the renewables industry and prompt consumers to buy electric cars and make their homes more energy-efficient.
That is wonderful. I always thought it was great when energy was produced from the wind. For example, Santa Ana strong winds. This is how much energy can be produced from what is wasted.
We need to do a lot more. People don't care about climate change when they can't pay their bills. One of the best ways of building support to combat climate change is to fix the mentality that prevents us from addressing it.
The fools are still ignoring the huge benefits of next-generation nuclear, which is safe, more reliable and efficient than wind and solar and also uses the spent waste material from prior generation nuclear plants as fuel.
Wind and solar farms here in California are wildlife killing eyesores and they’re destroying our desert completely taking away the beauty.
Because renewables provide a ton of JOBS! Dems need to amplify that.