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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. Source: EPA. Source: EPA.

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APRIL 2, 2010

Source: EPA. As part of its program, EPA is establishing a system of averaging, banking, and trading (ABT) of credits, based on a manufacturer’s fleet average CO 2 performance. Both EPA and NHTSA programs are footprint-based—i.e., g CO 2 /mi (EPA). mpg US (EPA). g CO 2 /mi (EPA). mpg US (EPA).

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into two proposed settlement agreements to issue rules that will address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from certain fossil fuel-fired powerplants—electric generating units (EGUs)—and refineries. EPA also issued a series of. pollutants separately, EPA said.

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

” Bunker spent the bulk of his presentation describing the new medium- and heavy-duty fuel economy and greenhouse gas regulations from EPA and the Department of Transportation. The future that we point to [is] very conventional-looking engines.” Earlier post.) non-petroleum-based—for transportation.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working on a rulemaking—to be complete by July— that would defer , for three years, greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting requirements for CO 2 emissions from biomass-fired and other biogenic sources. EPA New Source Review regulations and standards.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).

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JULY 26, 2017

In March, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that EPA intends to reconsider its final determination issued on 12 January 2017 which recommended no change to the greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles for model years 2022- 2025. Earlier post.) Background.

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JANUARY 21, 2015

and Algenol is not new, as Reliance has been a strategic investor in Algenol’s technology since June 2011. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved ethanol made from Algenol’s process as an advanced biofuel, meeting the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction requirements under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).

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APRIL 27, 2012

The publication of the study coincides with the close of the comment period on a new US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analysis of the carbon intensity of palm oil biodiesel. Despite increasing awareness of climate change in that period, the rate of peat destruction was higher in this last 3 year period than ever before.

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MAY 5, 2009

Example of results from EPA lifecycle analyses in the NPRM. The US Environmental Protection Agency released its expected Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing the implementation of changes to the existing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1) as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The 957 Gg in emissions for completion flowbacks, pneumatics and equipment leaks, coupled with EPA national inventory estimates for other categories, leads to an estimated 2,300 Gg of methane emissions from natural gas production (0.42% of gross gas production). Climate Change Emissions Natural Gas' Sawyer, and John H.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

Environment Canada released draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. Canada and the US are working towards a common North American approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by introducing aligned and progressively tighter regulatory requirements over the 2011-2016 model years.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The global warming potentials (GWP) of HFCs range from 140 (HFC-152a) to 11,700 (HFC-23), according to the US EPA. The Joint Task Force will submit its report by 1 August 2011. India’s Minister of Environment, Jairam Ramesh, hosted US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment, Daniel A.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

President Obama’s Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), co-chaired by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), delivered a series of recommendations to the president on overcoming the barriers to the widespread, cost-effective deployment of CCS within 10 years.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Since its launch in 2011, the regulation has generated a multitude of unique approaches for cleaner fuels. These rules cover model years through 2025; ARB is working with the US EPA on national GHG standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. million zero emission vehicles on its roads by 2025. —Draft Scoping Plan Update.

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JUNE 2, 2014

This may result in the need for new emissions control strategies—such as a gasoline particulate filter (GPF)—to enable compliance with California LEV III and US EPA Tier 3 particulate emissions standards. The midsize sedans were a 2011 2.4L Climate Change Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems'

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DECEMBER 18, 2011

water quality, air quality, global climate change) of shale gas (SG) production and use are currently being debated as the impacts of these new technologies have just started to be examined.In Dunn, and Ignasi Palou-Rivera (2011) Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Shale Gas, Natural Gas, Coal, and Petroleum.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Although the climate change impacts of palm oil production on tropical peatland are becoming more widely recognized, this research shows that estimates of emissions have been drawn from a very limited number of scientific studies, most of which have underestimated the actual scale of emissions from oil palm. —Page et al.

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JULY 11, 2012

grams in 2011 and a mandatory target of 130 grams in 2015. By way of trans-Atlantic comparison, 95 g/km is equivalent to 152 g/mile; the current US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) greenhouse gas emissions standard (part of the joint national standard with NHSTA) calls for 250 g/mile in MY 2016. Europe and the US. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 10, 2011

The new report, part of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2011 series, examines the key factors that could result in a more prominent role for natural gas in the global energy mix, and the implications for other fuels, energy security and climate change. Pipeline safety technologies should be included in natural gas RD&D programs.

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APRIL 1, 2010

Final MY 2011 and MY 2012-2016 passenger car fuel economy targets, based on vehicle footprint. The EPA standard would be equivalent to 35.5 DOT and EPA received more than 130,000 public comments on the September 2009 proposed rules, with overwhelming support for the strong national policy. Source: NHTSA. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 25, 2011

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the next-generation of fuel economy labels. Ratings of how a model compares to all others for smog emissions and emissions of pollution that contribute to climate change. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 27, 2009

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO 2 emissions by 8.3

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JANUARY 24, 2011

The US Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California have announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks. The EPA standard would be equivalent to 35.5 Earlier post.) mpg US (6.6

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

EPA projects that its standards will require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis, 163 grams/mile of carbon dioxide in model year 2025. However, based on further testing and comments from manufacturers on the NPRM, EPA made minor modifications to the process by which manufacturers qualify for indirect A/C credits. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 8, 2013

R134a, the current widespread MAC refrigerant, has a GWP of 1,300, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With a GWP (Global Warming Potential) value of 1, R744 is 99.3% below the EU’s now-specified GWP limit of 150 for MAC systems. —Minjares, ICCT Working paper.

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MARCH 2, 2012

Through COSIA, participating companies will capture, develop and share the most innovative approaches and best thinking to improve environmental performance in the oil sands, initially focusing on four Environmental Priority Areas (EPAs): tailings, water, land and greenhouse gases.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The George W.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Roadster can go 244 miles EPA. Also hopefully by the end of 2011 (when the Model S car is due) our economy has recovered somewhat. Be a Brit in 2011 SF Mayor Gavin Newsom: Power America With Ocean Energy Sapphire Energy: The Gorilla of Algae Fuel? I should at least own $5 worth of Tesla in return. I’m depressed.

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