Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% by Jack Rosebro.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When Congress passed the Clean Air Act, it never gave EPA the explicit authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of stopping global climate change. The resulting set of new standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong. Obama’s EPA cut the Midterm Evaluation process short with politically charged expediency, made assumptions about the standards that didn’t comport with reality, and set the standards too high.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

Shortly after taking office in January, President Barack Obama directed EPA to assess the appropriateness of denying the waiver. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. Earlier post.)

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The Exxon/Mobil refinery in Torrance and the Chevron refinery in El Segundo are both located in the South Bay and are each a big part of the carbon-based economy that causes the majority of climate change - although you’ll never get either of these corporations to admit this truth or take responsibility for it.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

They include a battery-electric Transit Connect commercial van in 2010, a battery-electric Ford Focus passenger car in 201l, and the next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2012. Ford recognizes the need for a comprehensive approach to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change concerns.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2016

To support objectives related to climate change mitigation, air pollution and energy security, numerous governments have set specific goals for the market adoption of AFV technologies. Bush set a goal of commercializing cellulosic ethanol production by 2012; and President Obama set a goal of one million electric vehicles by 2015.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 11, 2010

Inspired by President Obama’s election and the collapse of the ponzi scheme economy, I decided to work full time, pro bono, on the issues I cared about most – climate change, renewable energy, energy conservation and sustainability. Money talks and money motivates. Time for me to get back to work.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

Credit: ACS, Anastas 2012. Dr. Anastas, appointed to the EPA by President Obama, is known widely as the “Father of Green Chemistry” for his groundbreaking work on the design and manufacture of chemicals that are nonhazardous and environmentally benign. Anastas (2012) Fundamental Changes to EPA’s Research Enterprise: The Path Forward.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Auerbach’s calculations project that “ In order to meet the administration’s renewable energy goals, $217 billion will be required by 2012. While everyone agrees that Barack Obama has made a huge difference in the future of renewables, attendees were worried about the cap and trade provisions of the 2009 Energy Bill.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The proposal builds upon the core principles President Obama announced in May for a harmonized national policy intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for all new cars and trucks sold in the US.( Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy. Earlier post.). mpg by MY 2016.

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Plug in America

AUGUST 25, 2021

This change in the American automotive landscape needs to be more fully recognized. It is no longer 2012 when the Obama Administration standards came out. Times have changed, and this proposal should more closely reflect today’s realities, rather than continuing a trend from nearly ten years ago.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted the proposed Advanced Clean Car (ACC) package of regulations in advance of the Board’s meeting on 26 January 2012 to consider adopting the new rules. Low-Emission Vehicles (LEV) & GHG 2012. Zero Emission Vehicles 2012. Clean Fuels Outlet 2012.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

The new digital meters are being installed by the thousands in many utility districts, and in SoCal Edison’s case, they expect to be fully installed by 2012. That should be in plenty of time since even the most optimistic of us (that would be me:~) don’t expect much more than a million vehicles delivered nationwide by 2012.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

In one of his first official acts in office in January, President Obama requested a final order for federal fuel economy standards for only model year 2011, with further consideration and analysis to occur prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. million metric tons during that period. Estimated Industry-wide MY 2011 CAFE. .

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2011

In April 2010, DOT and EPA established greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for model year 2012-2016 light-duty cars and trucks. The new announcement ensures that both proposals will come out simultaneously after a thorough, joint review of all data available when the proposals are issued. Earlier post.) mpg US (6.6

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, President Trump said that his administration “ is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions ”—a reference to the waiver of preemption under the federal Clean Air Act granted California by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Obama Administration in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2017

In November 2016, then US Secretary of State John Kerry had rejected the controversial Keystone XL, citing combatting climate change as the critical factor. The proposed route will be essentially the route previously evaluated by the NDEQ in 2012 and approved by the Nebraska Governor in 2013 and included in the FSEIS review.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In order to comply with the Obama standards, auto makers need to sell many more electric vehicles. Wheeler said that compared to keeping the 2012 standards in place, the preferred option in the SAFE proposal would reduce the price of new vehicles by thousands of dollars. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 5, 2009

Our relationship started about a month ago when we spent an evening together carpooling to a UCLA workshop on communication climate change that we both participated in. Climate Change: The State of Current Knowledge - 2005. It’s your future that is endangered by what’s happening with climate change.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program, implemented under President Barack Obama in 2012, called for annual increases of 5% to the average fuel economy of new vehicles through the 2025 model year. They recognize that such a meager incremental improvement is insufficient to address the scourge of climate change.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program, implemented under President Barack Obama in 2012, called for annual increases of 5% to the average fuel economy of new vehicles through the 2025 model year. They recognize that such a meager incremental improvement is insufficient to address the scourge of climate change.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. President Biden has made it clear that he intends to strengthen environmental regulations across the board, and his administration is expected to reinstate the Obama-era emissions standards, and possibly go beyond them.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. Representatives Henry A.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. It isa fundamental change in direction for GM. It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. Former vice chairman Bob Lutz said as much a year ago.

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