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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley). EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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Slated for a July 2011 start, it would regulate 1000 of the country's biggest polluters and 75 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Indian government has consistently asserted that it will not agree to legally binding emissions reductions under any circumstances. “It has implications for us.

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

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RGGI took effect and began regulating CO 2 emissions on January 1, 2009. states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and four Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec). The cap-and-trade program will begin regulating emissions in January 2012. WCI covers seven U.S.

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