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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Key Requirements, and the Materiality Threshold

Law Columbia

The rule expands public companies’ disclosure requirements to include certain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data and information regarding climate-related financial risks. Advocates , critics , and journalists have written extensively about the final rule, its legitimacy, and its importance.

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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. The rule will substantially increase vehicle greenhouse gas emissions. The rule will also increase upstream greenhouse gas emissions.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

billion tonnes by 2029-2030. On-the-ground research in states like West Bengal suggests that weak regulation and enforcement mechanisms allow deforestation to continue apace – in contrast to the rosy picture painted by the government. million tonnes, rising to 1.025 billion tonnes by 2031-2032. Is forest cover the panacea?

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Climate Choices Part II — Session Law 2021-165 (Carbon Reduction Plan)

Smith Enviorment

Under the law, “carbon neutrality” means that for every ton of CO 2 emitted in the state by a regulated EGU an equivalent amount of CO 2 must be reduced, removed, prevented, or offset. regulated by the Utilities Commission; and 2. The law limits offsets to 5%. The reduction goals apply to electric utilities that are: 1.

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Right on Energy: Section 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit  

Cresforum

clean hydrogen production to 10 MMT by 2030 and 50 MMT by 2050 to achieve a 10 percent reduction in domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, the operation of a hydrogen pipeline involves oversight by various federal agencies and a patchwork of federal statutes and regulations. and global hydrogen production by source. Source: U.S.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution

PA Environment Daily

These regulations should allow the striped bass population to rebuild by 2029, which is why the score increased despite population declines.    Oysters are seeing a renaissance of sorts. Saving the Bay and addressing climate change are inextricably, and fortunately, linked.  Additional Resources There is hope on the horizon.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro, CNX Natural Gas Company Sign Statement Of Mutual Interests To Monitor Air Emissions At Drill Sites, Extend Safety Setbacks While Data Is Being Collected; DEP To Move Ahead With Some Reg Changes [PaEN] -- AP: PA To Partner With CNX Natural Gas Driller On In-Depth Study Of Air Emissions, Water Quality -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Shapiro (..)