A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

of the world’s total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion, many airlines are considering carbon-capture-and-storage technologies and electric-powered planes. It is made by combining hydrogen and carbon dioxide. With the sector contributing 2.8%

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

Covered Entities : The Program regulates manufacturers, electricity importers, suppliers of natural gas, gasoline and other fuels, and CO2 suppliers that emit more than 25,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) annually. Half of all ARBOCs must provide direct environmental benefits to the state of California.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

To meet these goals, the state is facilitating burgeoning carbon capture and sequestration (or storage) (CCS) technologies that capture carbon from point sources to store, as well as carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which removes carbon from the atmosphere.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2024

Current estimates are that the law will impact over 10,000 companies, which will have to draft a report every two years, beginning January 1, 2026, and publish it on their own website. This bill captures more companies, with a lower revenue threshold of over $500 million instead of $1 billion.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 3, 2018

EPA and DOT estimate that, compared with retaining the existing standards, implementing the SAFE Vehicle Rule would increase vehicle carbon dioxide emissions by 713 million metric tons (MMT) (over the lifetime of the vehicles produced from MY1979 through MY2029). transportation sector in 2016 (based on EPA data ).

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

Recent findings from the World Meteorological Organization predict a 50:50 chance at least one year between 2022 and 2026 will exceed 1.5°C Greenhouse Gasses (GHG) are responsible for causing the greenhouse effect, which is a natural phenomenon and an important part of maintaining life on Earth. Image originally featured on eia.gov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

NREL’s 2022 Standard Scenarios study found that these federal incentives would accelerate the deployment of wind and solar, helping to reduce US power sector carbon dioxide emissions to 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. NREL found that total US transmission capacity would have to increase by 1.3 times current levels by 2035.

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ESA

DECEMBER 20, 2021

After the release of the Arctic Report Card, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published the Arctic Research Plan for 2022-2026. The National Academies will hold a webinar about Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal (Ocean CDR) Jan 20 as part of a monthly climate webinar series. Nominations are Dec.

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

In fact, the impact assessment supporting the Commission’s proposed 2040 target suggests that the EU may need to remove up to 400 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere annually by 2040, and significantly more to achieve net-negative emissions after 2050.

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

This framework includes a multi-jurisdictional cap-and-invest program, under which certain fuel suppliers will be required to acquire compliance instruments called “allowances” to cover carbon dioxide emissions from specified fuels (i.e., fossil-based gasoline and diesel).

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

It would require standardized reporting of GHG emissions (primarily carbon dioxide and methane) by firms doing business in California with total annual revenues more than $1 billion. [19] The vote on it was 24-9. 26] About 8,000 facilities are required to report. [27]

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 26, 2023

Montgomery County became the first county in the state requiring the county executive to issue an all electric building code for new construction by December 31, 2026. Department of Energy that orders all new and refurbished federal buildings to become fully electrified by 2025.

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Columbia Climate Law

APRIL 1, 2020

There is an exemption for small facilities that directly emit, and suppliers whose products generate, less than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent per year. Direct emitters subject to the GHGRP must report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases to EPA annually.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 23, 2022

Starting with methane was likely more politically feasible than carbon dioxide for several reasons. For one thing, methane is emitted in smaller quantities than carbon dioxide, accounting for just 11 percent of total national greenhouse gas emissions (compared to 79 percent for carbon dioxide).

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

But a good deal of the oral argument addressed a different, largely factual question: whether EPA’s emissions standards effectively compel manufacturers to sell more EVs than they otherwise would have.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Million Fine For Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: ‘This Is What Money Smells Like;’ $2.2 29; FirstEnergy Companies Double Solar Rebates [PaEN] -- The Energy Age Blog: Electric Vehicle & Home Solar Energy Use January 2024 -- Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: Feb.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. In 2020, the Trump Administration promulgated a new rule for model years 2021 through 2026 that reduced the required emissions reduction to only 1.5%

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2022

EIA: Ban On New Natural Gas Pipelines Would Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Natural Gas Combustion 4.4% Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law -- Sen. Casey: Announces $2.1 Casey: Announces $2.1 Lower In 2050 PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- City & State PA: Sen.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Its coal consumption is only planned to begin to drop after 2026. Capturing carbon is a must. Countries will also have to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to keep global warming in check. degrees possible, according to several experts and diplomats consulted by POLITICO. The EU, the U.S. and the U.K.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

In particular, the bill extends FY 2021 enacted levels through FY 2022 for federal transportation programs and reauthorizes various surface transportation programs for FY 2023-2026. For State Capacity Grants, the bill authorizes $240 million for FY 2022 and $300 million per year from FY 2023 through FY 2026. 117th Cong. Prioritization.

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ESA

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Ahead of COP, ESA issued a statement calling on world leaders attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to pledge immediate action to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gas emissions that limits rising temperatures to 1.5? EPA – National Priorities List. 15, 2021.

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

Bill increases authorized funding for the National Science Foundation to $29 billion by FY 2026. This bill creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases NSF’s overall authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. In this issue: Senate Passes U.S. Scientist Elected to Congress.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Kaufer Introduces Bipartisan Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion In Private Investment Waiting For This To Pass -- The Hershey Company Releases 2020 Sustainability Report -- Eco-Friendly Process To Convert Carbon Dioxide Back Into Fuel Offers Way To Close The Carbon Loop -- Ben Franklin BIG Idea Contest: Tech Innovators, Small Manufacturers (..)

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