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Why the Bay Area’s Zero-Emission Appliance Rule is a Big Deal

Legal Planet

The rule would ban most new gas water heaters (in new construction and replacements in homes) after 2027, gas furnaces after 2029, and large gas water heaters (in apartments and commercial buildings) after 2031.

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Five Important Points About the “SAFE Vehicle Rule”

Law Columbia

The SAFE Vehicle Rule proposes changes to EPA’s greenhouse gas emissions standards and DOT’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light duty vehicles in model years (MY) 2021 through 2025. million barrels per day by 2030, compared to retaining the existing standards. California’s Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate).

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IMO Fails Duty to Protect Climate and the Arctic

Ocean Conservancy

As you may remember, we weren’t overjoyed at the results last session , which settled on a profoundly underwhelming short term measure to address the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in addition to a diluted “ban” on heavy fuel oil (HFO) use in the Arctic that will only take effect in 2029.

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Commission Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Decision in Transportation Electrification (TE) Proceeding, Setting a Framework for California TE Policy and Investment

Renewable + Law

Staff Proposal: the TEF The Staff Proposal recommended that FC1 begin in 2025 to allow for exhaustion of currently approved TE funding. As proposed, Funding Cycle 2 (FC2) would start in 2030, after FC1 completes at the end of 2029, and would be based on an assessment of FC1 and further analysis of the policy and market needs at that time.

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Commission Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Decision in Transportation Electrification (TE) Proceeding, Setting a Framework for California TE Policy and Investment

Renewable + Law

The Staff Proposal recommended that FC1 begin in 2025 to allow for exhaustion of currently approved TE funding. As proposed, Funding Cycle 2 (FC2) would start in 2030, after FC1 completes at the end of 2029, and would be based on an assessment of FC1 and further analysis of the policy and market needs at that time.