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  2. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment - Wikipedia

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    In addition, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry, natural gas prices dropped so low for a short time that gas producers were burning it off on-site (not being worth the cost to transport it to cracking facilities). Bans on single-use consumer plastic (in China, the European Union, Canada ...

  3. 2021 Texas power crisis - Wikipedia

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    However, wind energy accounts for only 23% of Texas power output. [48] Moreover, equipment for other energy sources such as natural gas power generating facilities either freezing up or having mechanical failures were also responsible. [47] Governor Abbott later acknowledged that coal, natural gas, and nuclear plants had played a role. [47]

  4. Texas grid’s first geothermal deal will put clean-energy ...

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    The U.S. has had a severe shortage in transformers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then there is the problem of financing, which is a perennial issue for emerging technologies.

  5. Texas Clean Energy Project - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) was a project developed by Summit Power Group, Inc intended to build of the world’s first [1] Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) clean-coal power plant, a type of carbon capture and storage facility, located near Odessa, Texas (coordinates 31° 44' 46" N, 102° 35' 42" W).

  6. Texas heat wave: US Energy Department declares power ... - AOL

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    The US Energy Department has issued an emergency order aimed at keeping the lights on in Texas as the state’s power grid grapples with surging demand amid record-high temperatures.

  7. Texas government response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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    The government of Texas's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state consisted of a decentralized system that was mostly reliant on local policies. As the pandemic progressed in Texas and throughout the rest of the country, the Texas government closed down several businesses and parks, and it eventually imposed a statewide stay-at-home order in late May.

  8. Texas extreme winter cold could challenge power grid in early ...

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    This winter is forecast to bring sudden bouts of extreme cold to Texas that could test the state's electric grid in early 2025, the grid operator's chief meteorologist said on Tuesday, reviving ...

  9. Climate change mitigation - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic led some governments to shift their focus away from climate action, at least temporarily. [343] This obstacle to environmental policy efforts may have contributed to slowed investment in green energy technologies. The economic slowdown resulting from COVID-19 added to this effect. [344] [345]