Cleaner, Cleaning, Climate Change and Legal

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.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Global Energy

Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

With the first-ever EU emission standards for trucks agreed, we are completing the legal framework to reach the European target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030. The new targets and incentives will help tackle emissions, as well as bring fuel savings to transport operators and cleaner air for all Europeans.

Standards

Standards CO2 Automobile Manufacturer Emissions

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.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts 2020 Emissions Auto

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. Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. 100% for some agricultural processes. Donovan (February 19, 2010).

Carbon

Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions

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.

Clean

Clean Cleaning California Cars

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

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

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

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. California will fight this stupidity in every conceivable way possible. —The ICCT.

EPA

EPA Fuel Economy California MPG

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

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Wheeler adduced four reasons to support that argument: price, safety, environmental impact and incentivizing the purchase of new, cleaner, safer cars. We will be taking joint action with the Department of Transportation to bring clarity to the proper—and improper—scope and use of the Clean Air Act preemption waiver.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Standards California EPA

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

Oceans, already expanding from warmth and melting glaciers, would rise, increasing coastal flooding; a chain reaction of climate changes is projected to lead to harsher, more widespread droughts and more powerful storms. Lomborg estimates that for every dollar spent, the world will avoid only about two cents of climate damage.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions

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. Margo Oge: Yeah.

EPA

EPA Standards Emissions Obama

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

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. Western Climate Initiative (WCI). Overview of RGGI.

Gas

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate

EV Driven

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

Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

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

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

California Air Resources Board unanimously adopts Advanced Clean Cars Package

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

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

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

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

Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards

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

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