Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

With proposed federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring GHG disclosure and new state statutes, including a new Maryland law that requires not only disclosure, but also a mandated reduction in GHG emissions, a greater appreciation of the subject of GHG appears in order.

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Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Fossil Fuels 98

Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Until 2030 the EU shall emit 55 % less Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG), compared to 1990 levels. According to the Communication, buildings and power generation can make the largest and most cost-efficient emissions reductions, in the order of 60% and more compared to 2015, to reach the 55% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target (p.8).

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Brag

OCTOBER 13, 2022

According to the EP’s September 14, 2022, press release , the legislation also defines subtargets for sectors such as transport, buildings, and district heating and cooling.

Biofuels 40

Biofuels Renewable Energy Cooling 2030 40

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2022

for Vicinity Energy Biogenic Fuel: Vicinity Energy converted four boilers at its Edison Station in Philadelphia to use a new biofuel, LR100. The trees planted along residential streets and throughout the downtown business district also provide an urban canopy which cools the natural environment and limits the “heat island” effect.

2022 84

2022 Recycling Nitrogen Oxides 2020 84

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In August 2022, Congress passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a landmark piece of legislation that provided nearly $20 billion dollars to the United States Department of Agriculture for various programs capable of reducing greenhouse gasses across our food and farm system, including CSP.

Conservation 89

Conservation 2022 Climate Change Natural Resources 89

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2021

SG would cool the Earth, temporarily and imperfectly offsetting some of the climate effects of elevated greenhouse gases, by reflecting a bit (around 0.5% But there is now one big exception: research on solar geoengineering (SG). to 1%) of incoming sunlight.

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Climate Change Government Atmosphere Politics 235