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Next 10-UC Berkeley study suggests additional tax revenue or income-based rate structure to make electricity more affordable for Californians

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Income-based fixed charge: A potentially more politically feasible option could be rate reform—moving utilities to an income-based fixed charge that would allow recovery of long-term capital costs, while ensuring all those who use the system contribute to it and also keeping costs affordable for all families. —En Banc White Paper.

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CALSTART white paper shows nationwide tech supplier industry ready to support more efficient heavy-duty trucks and buses

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A new high-level white-paper from clean transportation industry group CALSTART shows that US companies that develop and manufacture high-efficiency, low-carbon technologies for heavy-duty vehicles are ready to support more efficient trucks and buses. Our industry can meet aggressive efficiency targets at affordable prices.

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State Insurance Regulators Adopt Climate Risk Disclosure Requirement for Insurance Companies

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The annual disclosures are designed to provide transparency regarding the potential impacts of climate change on the solvency of insurance companies as well as the affordability of future insurance policies.

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Volvo Car Corporation challenges EU’s goals and tactics on cutting CO2 emissions; CEO says electrified vehicles will struggle to pass 1% market share by 2020

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Jacoby also raised concerns about the viability of the European Commission’s White Paper on Transport, which states that greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector will have to be cut by at least 60% by 2050 to achieve the EU’s climate change goals. —Stefan Jacoby.

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MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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This inventory should inform policy makers about the range of options for significant reduction of CO 2 emissions from operating coal plants in different climate policy scenarios. This is essential if retrofits are to be affordable in developing countries. Summary of symposium report.

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