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California Air Resources Board Unveils $3.7M in Rebates for Plug-in Hybrid and Zero-Emission Vehicles

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Rebates are available to individuals, business owners and government entities in California that purchase or lease new eligible zero-emission or plug-in hybrid electric light-duty vehicles now. The amount of funding available to pay for these technologies is dependent on the amount of revenues generated from vehicle and smog abatement fees.

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UK Awards 1.6M to Project Investigating Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering

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The report did note, however, that there are some serious questions over adverse effects with this method, particularly depletion of stratospheric ozone. Geoengineering and its consequences are the price we may have to pay for failure to act on climate change.”. Evaluating candidate particles. Delivery Systems.

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House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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The program reduces the number of available allowances issued each year to ensure that aggregate emissions from the covered entities are reduced by 3% below 2005 levels in 2012, 20% below 2005 levels in 2020, 42% below 2005 levels in 2030, and 83% below 2005 levels in 2050. The draft directs EPA to create a “strategic reserve” of about 2.5

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