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California Air Resources Board adopts GHG cap-and-trade program; first auctions slated for Aug/Nov 2012

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The regulation becomes effective 1 January 2012; first auctions (for 2013 allowances) will be held in August and November, 2012. When the nation addresses the growing danger of climate change, as I believe it must and will, California’s climate plan will serve as the model for a national program. business-as-usual.

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NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

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This is important for policymakers when forecasting and influencing future emissions paths in the context of climate change. The study examined utility meter readings of 130,000 households—a 1-in-10 random sample of all households in Singapore—from 2012 to 2015. —Prof Salvo. —Prof Salvo.

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ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

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A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. Click to enlarge. —Comer et al.

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ARB releases proposed cap-and-trade regulation for comment; transportation fuels impacted in 2015

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Starting in 2012, the program will cover electricity generation, including imports, and large industrial sources and processes with annual GHG emissions at or above 25,000 MTCO 2 e. The initial cap level in 2012 will be set at the level of emissions expected in 2012 from sources covered at the start of the program.

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CARB releases summary of results of first CO2 cap-and trade auction; CPUC proposes how to use the revenues

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Of 39,450,000 allowances for the Advance Auction (2015 Vintage), 5,576,000 were sold with a settlement price of $10 (same reserve price). That means new jobs, cleaner water and air—and a working model for other states, and the nation, to use as we gear up to fight climate change and make our economy more competitive and resilient.

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California ARB greenlights states GHG cap-and-trade program

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The cap-and-trade program also works in concert with other measures, such as standards for cleaner vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable electricity and energy efficiency, and complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants. Click to enlarge.

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Requiring Lower Sulfur Marine Fuels Could Reduce Emissions-Related Deaths by Up to 50% Annually By 2012

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Sulfur (1,000 ppm) content within 200 nautical miles of coastal areas could reduce annual premature deaths resulting from emissions-related affects by around 43,500 by 2012—approximately 50% of the 87,000 deaths estimated to occur in a no control scenario (assuming 2.7% S (35,000 ppm) in 2012 and 0.5% and (c) Global 0.5. Credit: ACS.

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