Legal Planet
JUNE 17, 2021
I didn’t use to think that eliminating methane emissions should be a priority. True, methane is a potent greenhouse gas. In contrast, CO 2 emissions cause warming for 2-3 centuries or more. So methane emissions seemed to be something that could be addressed at any point we got around to them. According to the U.N., “a
Legal Planet
MARCH 6, 2023
This is partly because hydrogen production is energy inefficient and––when derived from fossil fuels––still a significant source of carbon emissions. Green hydrogen––produced with renewable electricity and water––is often described as a tool for decarbonizing the challenging last 10% of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Legal Planet
MAY 24, 2022
Such a ruling would leave EPA with very little power to cut carbon emissions from the power sector in a direct way. Scenario #4: The Court entirely strips EPA of power to regulate greenhouse gases. I think this is the outcome many environmentalists are hoping for. EPA , something the parties did not request.
Washington Nature
OCTOBER 25, 2022
1 allowance = 1 metric ton of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A key critique of California's Cap & Trade program has been that it hasn’t reduced health-harming criteria pollutants , including carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, and particulates. What are allowances + offsets?
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 11, 2022
. -- Air pollutant reductions and human-health improvements – the DEP Electric Vehicle Roadmap indicates that a number of Pennsylvania counties consistently exceed EPA human-health standards for ozone and fine-particulate matter. The burning of transportation fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, is a substantial source of air pollution.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 27, 2023
These new protections will include updates to power plant standards on carbon emissions , mercury pollution , and toxic coal ash pollution , just to name a few. EPA has already finalized a rule that aims to address interstate ozone pollution , dubbed the Good Neighbor Plan.
Vermont Law
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
to reducing their carbon emissions. which will implement national standards to govern carbon pollution from power plants. Once all these new rules take effect, how do we actually achieve the emissions reduction goals? to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. jointly committed. Clean Power Plan. free market.
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