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California and Mexico sign agreement to reduce GHGs

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The agreement with Mexico follows similar agreements signed by California in 2013 with the governments of British Columbia and the states of Oregon and Washington and China’s National Development and Reform Commission—the first agreement of its kind on climate change between the commission and a subnational entity.

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What is Advanced Clean Cars and why does it matter?

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These standards are created by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), but have since also been adopted by 17 other states, including Nevada, Oregon, Virginia and, most recently, New Mexico. These standards are a huge opportunity to transition to electric vehicles, reduce emissions, improve air quality, and slow climate change.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. presidential election, it seemed that we were entering one of those rare windows where you might see substantial policy action on climate and clean energy. C in this century. clean-tech legislation.

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California will ban new gasoline car sales

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The climate crisis is solvable if we focus on the big, bold steps necessary to stem the tide of carbon pollution,” Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement. Additionally, interim targets for the California ban on ICE vehicles have also been set. The Golden State wants this number to reach 68 percent by 2030.

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What a month for EVs!

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That same day, the administration announced a reversal of the Trump-era rule that California would not be able to set its own rigorous air pollution rules. They asked Biden to phase out the sale of any gas-powered vehicles by 2035 , which would be a bold step in the fight against climate change.

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

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Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Western Climate Initiative (WCI). INTRODUCTION. Representatives Henry A.

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