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California to Require 100% Zero-Emission Passenger Vehicle Sales by 2035

Clean Energy Law

The Governor has issued an Executive Order with sweeping implications for the oil and gas industry and others. By Jean-Philippe Brisson , Joshua T. Bledsoe , Nikki Buffa , and Brian F. McCall. On September 23, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-79-20 , which will have sweeping implications for the oil and gas industry, automakers, low-carbon fuel producers, the logistics industry, and public transit agencies, among others (the Executive Order).

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What Is the UK Doing to Stop Climate Change?

Climate Change Blawg

Greenhouse gasses, global warming, and catastrophic climate change have been subjects of controversy for decades, and time is running out, but the UK is making impressive strides in its efforts to protect the planet. 2008 Climate Change Act An Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Climate Change Act 2008 is a landmark […]. The post What Is the UK Doing to Stop Climate Change?

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Celebrating 25 Years of Success: National Environmental Performance Partnership System

EPA

By Douglas Benevento. Associate Deputy Administrator. In May 1995, EPA and the states entered into a joint agreement to establish the National Environmental Performance Partnership System (NEPPS) and committed to direct resources to improve environmental results, allow for greater flexibility, enhance accountability, and measure progress. Now celebrating its 25th successful year, NEPPS continues to serve as the leading example for fostering the EPA, state, and tribal partnership.

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What Is Climate Change Law?

Climate Change Blawg

Climate change law encompasses the policies and regulations implemented throughout the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conquer global warming, and prevent climate change. Climate change policies can be international, national, or even local, so they may vary significantly from one location to the next. Climate change regulations generally fall into two categories.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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German Renewable Energy Act (EEG Novelle 2021) - Considerable Changes Proposed

Energy and Climate Law

It has been the central backbone of Germany`s energy turnaround, the Renewable Energy Act (Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz). Enacted in 2001, it survived several amendments and revisions, changing from a feed-in tariff regime to a, specific German, feed-in premium modell. The current EEG stems from 2017 and by that time some fundamental changes were made to the system, as discussed on this blog.

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What Is the US Doing to Stop Climate Change?

Climate Change Blawg

Although the Trump Administration formally began to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement in April 2019, federal, regional, state, and local efforts to combat global warming remain strong. And while climate change cannot be stopped completely, actions taken throughout the United States can hinder its progress. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, zero net […].