article thumbnail

EPA annual inventory shows US GHG up 3.1% from 2017-2018

Green Car Congress

The 2020 edition of US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) comprehensive annual report on nationwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that emissions increased from 2017 to 2018 by 3.1% (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector). Source: EPA. >.

2018 243
article thumbnail

EPA grants waivers for California’s on-highway heavy-duty vehicle and engine emission standards

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting two waivers of preemption regarding four California Air Resource Board (CARB) regulations related to California’s heavy-duty vehicle and engine emission standards. CARB has asked EPA for additional time before the Agency acts on the waiver request for this regulation.

EPA 210
article thumbnail

EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 28 th annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2019. from 2018 to 2019, and CO 2 emissions just from fossil fuel combustion decreased 2.7% Source: EPA.

2005 418
article thumbnail

EPA finalizes RFS volumes for 2018 and biomass-based diesel volumes for 2019

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that establishes the required renewable fuel volumes under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) program for 2018, and biomass-based diesel for 2019. Final requirement 2018 2019. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The final volume requirements are listed in the table below.

2018 150
article thumbnail

EPA finalizes greenhouse gas standards for LDVs MY 2023-2026

Green Car Congress

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks for Model Years (MY) 2023 through 2026. EPA is planning to initiate a separate rulemaking to establish multi-pollutant emission standards under the Clean Air Act for MY 2027 and later.

EPA 243
article thumbnail

EPA announces final RFS volumes for 2021 and 2022

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took action on Friday pursuant to a consent decree agreement that requires EPA to finalize RFS volumes for 2021 and 2022 no later than 3 June 2022 (Friday). Separately, EPA is announcing a suite of small refinery exemption (SRE) actions. billion for 2020.

EPA 199
article thumbnail

DOE: in 2018, 27% of new light-duty vehicles in US had fuel economies > 30 mpg

Green Car Congress

In 2018, 27% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US had fuel economies of more than 30 miles per gallon (783 l/100 km), according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). had fuel economy over 30 mpg; by 2018, that share had grown to 27%. In 2018, 2.4% In 1995, 4.4% Source: U.S.