Remove 2007 Remove Coal Remove EPA Remove Legal
article thumbnail

EPA Sends Proposed GHG Endangerment Finding to White House for Review

Green Car Congress

According to a statement from EPA Press Secretary Adora Andy: As directed by the US Supreme Court, EPA has prepared and sent to the White House for review a proposed finding as to whether man-made greenhouse-gas emissions endanger human health and welfare. In April 2007, the Supreme Court concluded in Massachusetts v.

EPA 150
article thumbnail

Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

Green Car Congress

First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. The EPA also set the 2010 RFS volume standard at 12.95 President Obama.

Obama 218
article thumbnail

House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Green Car Congress

The bill also directs the President to work with the relevant Federal agencies and California to harmonize, to the maximum extent possible, the federal fuel economy standards, any emission standards promulgated by EPA, and the California standards for light-duty vehicles. trucks, construction machines, ships and planes.

Climate 186
article thumbnail

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Green Car Congress

coal-fired power plants) would either be required by the emissions cap. reforestation); Limiting deforestation by purchasing forested property and preserving the forests with legal and enforcement mechanisms; Setting aside croplands from agricultural production to rebuild carbon in the soil and vegetation; and. Transaction Costs.

article thumbnail

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations. “ We are not aiming to let anyone off the hook.

Climate 236
article thumbnail

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Green Car Congress

According to a report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the margin of error in measuring emissions by DOEs can be as high as: 10% for the cement and fertilizer industries; 60% for the oil, gas, and coal industries; and. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation.

Carbon 255
article thumbnail

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Green Car Congress

Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007. Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

Mercury 262