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30 Major Climate Initiatives Under Biden

Legal Planet

Biden and the EPA select the recipients for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund created under the IRA. The New York Times reports the rule would “eliminate more greenhouse gas emissions than any other climate rule in the nation’s history.” April 4, 2024. territories.

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UCS Testimony on the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit

Union of Concerned Scientists

Department of the Treasury is hosting a public hearing on the December 2023 proposed regulations governing implementation of the Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen. UCS supports Treasury’s proposed temporal-matching requirement, with a phase-in of hourly matching by 2028 with no exemptions for legacy producers.

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Meeting a challenge called Alberta 

Enviromental Defense

In Alberta, the future of our country’s effort to cut our greenhouse gas emissions is on the line. The Alberta government is also the single most prominent opponent of climate action. A whopping 82 per cent support the active role of the government in planning for future opportunities for all workers.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.30.23

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro’s Work Group Concludes A Cap-And-Invest Carbon Pollution Regulation Program Would Be Optimal Approach To Reducing Greenhouse Emissions From Power Plants; Scale Up Solar Energy [PaEN] -- AP: Gov. 1-7; PA Climate Convergence Oct.

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Guide to the New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

Capaccio

Keeping this in mind, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for compliance with the new rules. Greenhouse Gas Emissions The rules require large accelerated filers (LAFs) and accelerated filers (AFs) to disclose material Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 ( i.e., electricity, steam, heating, or cooling) greenhouse gas emissions.

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Taking AIM at HFCs: What the New EPA Ruling on Hydrofluorocarbons Means for Your Company

Capaccio

CO2 equivalent (CO2e) is a way to standardize emissions from various greenhouse gases based on their global warming potential (GWP). GWP’s convert the amounts of other greenhouse gases to the equivalent amount of CO2. Final production and consumption will be capped at fifteen percent of the baseline value by the start of 2036.

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5 reasons why Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 pipeline tunnel is a dangerous false solution

Enviromental Defense

Climate breakdown and greenhouse gas emissions. . Recent scientific analysis shows that the tunnel project and pipeline could contribute an additional 27 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere annually, and generate $41 billion in climate damages between 2027 and 2070.

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