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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2020

Coltura is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives. States should avoid basing electrification mandates on vehicle emissions reduction and fuel economy—grounds exclusively within federal control under the federal Clean Air Act and Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

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All-Electric Legal Vehicles London

UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2018

UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove published a new Clean Air Strategy to cut air pollution backed up through new primary legislation. in their emissions control system, and make tampering with an emissions control system a legal offense. Cleaner fuels and stoves produce less smoke, less soot and more heat. billion (US$4.7-billion)

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Clean Cleaning Diesel Gasoline

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

So today I’m announcing a Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force that will be charged with the goal of figuring out how we can deploy affordable clean coal technology on a widespread scale within 10 years. USDA will assess the impacts on the agricultural economy in the development and implementation of feedstock and production options.

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Obama Coal Clean Cleaning

Massachusetts sets state GHG emissions limit for 2020 at 25% below 1990 levels, releases plan with additional measures, including Pay As You Drive auto insurance

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Secretary Bowles set the limit today at the statutory maximum of 25 percent and released the Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020, which contains a portfolio of policies designed to meet the limit. New policies outlined in the report include: Clean Car Consumer Incentives. Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan.

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Massachusetts 2020 Emissions Auto

California Air Resources Board unanimously adopts Advanced Clean Cars Package

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2012

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. It also gives use the ability to brag that we are the clean car capital of the world. —Mary Nichols.

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Clean Cleaning California Cars

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

The other goal, of course, is the system’s ultimate purpose: to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by channeling funds into cleaner technologies. How Credit Derivatives Brought the US Economy to the Brink of a Second Great Depression , by Brian J. United Nations Clean Development Mechanism. REFERENCES. Donovan (February 19, 2010).

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions

US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower – ET Auto

Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the US, amid anticipated legal challenges from conservationists over the threat they say it poses to an endangered Nevada wildflower.

Nevada

Nevada Auto Las Vegas Re-Charge

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

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler.

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Fuel Economy Standards California EPA

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

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

This would result in an average fuel economy for passenger cars of 43.7 EPA is proposing to withdraw the waiver of CAA preemption for California’s Advanced Clean Car (ACC) program, Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate, and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) standards that are applicable to the affected model years. mpg and for light trucks of 31.3

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EPA Fuel Economy California MPG

Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards

Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Federal emissions and fuel economy regulations have been instrumental in encouraging (or coercing) automakers to produce EVs, and to make their legacy vehicles cleaner. Since President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1963, federal regulations aimed at reducing air pollution have gradually grown stronger.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

China and India recently announced plans to reduce the carbon intensity, or the amount of carbon-dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product, of their economies over the next decade. The Chinese can promise to do this because they’re modernizing their economy. The situation is the same for India. in benefits.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.)

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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

Massachusetts sets state GHG emissions limit for 2020 at 25% below 1990 levels, releases plan with additional measures, including Pay As You Drive auto insurance

California Air Resources Board unanimously adopts Advanced Clean Cars Package

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower – ET Auto

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

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

Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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