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Federal Task Force Concludes CCS is Viable, But Carbon Price Is Critical; Sends Recommendations to President Obama on Fostering the Technology

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The lack of comprehensive climate change legislation is the key barrier to CCS deployment. It addresses the incentives for CCS adoption and any financial, economic, technological, legal, institutional, or other barriers to deployment. Report of the Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage.

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California Air Resources Board unanimously adopts Advanced Clean Cars Package

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The Advanced Clean Cars package will help clean our air, help us fight climate change, and perhaps most important for average citizens, save thousands of dollars over the life of the vehicles. The new standard drops greenhouse gas emissions to 166 grams per mile, a reduction of 34% compared to 2016 levels. one in 7 new cars).

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Broad opposition to EPA, NHTSA proposed freeze of GHG, CAFE regs

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No noticeable impact to net emissions of smog-forming or other “criteria” or toxic air pollutants. But the evidence shows that freezing CAFE standards is hard to justify on economic, social, environmental, or legal grounds. . $176 billion in societal net benefits. 2-3% increase in daily fuel consumption—about 0.5 ppm to 789.76

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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Of the roughly 57,000 households that received the EV tax credit in 2016, nearly 80 percent had at least a six-figure income. For Model Year 2016 (the most recent data available), domestic passenger vehicle manufacturers paid more than $77 million dollars for noncompliance with DOT’s CAFE standards. criteria pollutants. -Ed.]

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Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards

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Since President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1963, federal regulations aimed at reducing air pollution have gradually grown stronger. Oge led the team that authored the 2010-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, and described the process in her 2016 book, Driving the Future.

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