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California ARB greenlights states GHG cap-and-trade program

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Companies that need additional allowances to cover their emissions can purchase them at regular quarterly auctions ARB will conduct, or buy them on the market. At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) endorsed the state’s cap-and-trade regulation.

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Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

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Compared to the 2010 “Business as Usual” scenario—which includes all adopted emission control measures for the South Coast—NO x levels must be reduced by 65% and by 75% to meet the 2023 and 2032 ozone standards, respectively. An 80% reduction of GHG emissions is targeted for 2050, relative to 1990 levels.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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ozone depletion potential (ODP). photochemical ozone creation potential. The “purchase” of carbon offsets for the e-Golf in the US is not on a vehicle-by-vehicle basis. Emissions reductions produced by the project are verified by an approved third party and registered with the Climate Action Reserve. Click to enlarge.

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