As companies pledge to cut emissions, how will they get there?

CLEAN ENERGY: The House passes a 900-page bill that will advance clean energy and establish tougher efficiency requirements, though a timeline for reconciliation with a Senate version is not yet clear. (The Hill)

ALSO:
• A series of reports finds that many large companies lack clear plans to achieve their publicly stated emissions goals. (E&E News)
• Michigan environmental justice advocates say the state’s 2050 carbon neutral plan doesn’t reduce carbon emissions fast enough. (Energy News Network)
• Southern Company’s net-zero emission plan is filled with loopholes that let it continue burning fossil fuels, a utility watchdog says. (Energy and Policy Institute)
• ​“Investors remain skeptical”: BP’s stock price falls to a 25-year low after the company announces plans to shift to renewable energy. (Bloomberg)
• Gulf Coast utility Entergy announces a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, with hydrogen expected to play a significant role. (Greentech Media)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:
• High consumer demand for at-home deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic is helping accelerate major shipping companies’ transition to electric trucks. (E&E News, subscription)
• Experts say California’s push to phase out gasoline cars in favor of electric will change the amount of load on the grid, but ​“not in an earth-shaking way.” (Utility Dive)
• In an interview, California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls the shift to electric vehicles ​“an economic imperative” that will support automakers as well as reduce emissions. (NPR)

NUCLEAR:
• Ohio utility Energy Harbor won’t disclose whether its two nuclear plants set to receive a $1.3 billion public subsidy are profitable before the bailout. (Cleveland.com)
• Nuclear advocates say hydrogen production could help provide a lifeline for the industry. (Bloomberg)

OIL & GAS:
• Colorado oil and gas regulators unanimously support a 2,000 feet drilling setback from homes and schools during an informal vote. (Colorado Sun)
• Despite a surprise moratorium on offshore drilling in the South Atlantic, the Trump administration says it will move forward with permitting for seismic exploration in the region. (Coastal Review Online)

PIPELINES: Federal regulators give final approval for a contested Massachusetts compressor station to begin operation. (WBUR)

CLIMATE:
• Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes a bill that would have required legislative approval for the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, saying it would ​“effectively deny that climate change is an urgent problem.” (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
• A congressional report warns California could see 500,000 premature deaths and $4.5 trillion in economic damage over the next 50 years if climate change goes unchecked. (San Francisco Chronicle, subscription)
• Young conservative activists say they ​“are light years ahead of their elder counterparts” on climate change. (NPR)

EFFICIENCY: Pittsburgh releases data on building energy use that it began collecting under a 2016 ordinance. (Public Source)

COMMENTARY:
• Experts say carbon pricing in and of itself has been ineffective, calling for ​“a bolder approach that centers the politics of climate change.” (Boston Review)
• Michigan’s 2050 carbon neutral plan ​“must strive to place equity and the needs of impacted communities at the forefront,” an energy analyst writes. (Union of Concerned Scientists)
• A columnist says California Gov. Gavin Newsom“isn’t being very radical at all” in pushing for electric cars, given the scope of the climate crisis. (Bloomberg)