Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
2009 CARB established Low Carbon Fuel Standard for vehicles. 2011 CARB adopted cap and trade system. 2015 SB350. Required zero carbon emissions from power grid by 2045. Required net zero emissions by 2045 and an 85% reduction in carbon emissions (not counting offsets). 2016 SB 32.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. Note: the estimates of 1990 emissions that I found are not entirely consistent, with one estimate closer to 1.2 Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. trillion tons.]
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Legal Planet
JANUARY 12, 2023
2011 Supreme Court decides AEP case, barring lawsuits against carbon emitters using the federal common law of nuisance. 2012 EPA adopts regulation limiting carbon emissions for new cars. 2015 Paris Agreement adopted with strong U.S. 2015 Paris Agreement adopted with strong U.S. 2020 U.S.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
In 2015, when he took office as AG after stints in the Texas Legislature, he sued the Environmental Protection Agency for strengthening a standard for ground-level ozone, better known as smog. EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 20, 2023
In 2011 I invited Reagan-era economist Art Laffer to speak to a hall filled exclusively with New Hampshire Republicans, both leaders and rank and file conservatives. His address focused on corporate taxes, and he shared his expert opinion that a carbon tax had a legitimate place in our national revenue system.
HumanNature
MARCH 31, 2021
On top of this, some recent studies have found that the negative health effects of black carbon and other combustion particles may be worse than other sources (Janssen et al. This means that if we focus on limiting black carbon emissions, we will see very fast improvements in our atmosphere and health. Arctic Council.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 1, 2022
The Supreme Court sharply limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to slash carbon pollution from power plants. The justices told EPA that it can set carbon emissions standards based only on interventions at individual power plants.
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