In the closing weeks of 2022, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB” or “Board”) approved its final 2022 Scoping Plan, which sets forth a detailed roadmap to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions in...more
1/20/2023
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CARB ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Justice ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Low Carbon Fuel Standard ,
New Legislation ,
Sustainability
Here are six key items to be aware of today concerning FERC Carbon Pricing Policy:
1. FERC issues Policy Statement on carbon pricing. On October 15, 2020, during a FERC webcast technical conference on “Carbon Pricing in...more
2/4/2021
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Blockchain ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) ,
Carbon Pricing ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Natural Gas ,
NYISO ,
Pipelines ,
Tax Equity
The Earth’s climate is changing. With unprecedented fires in California and the State’s litigation with the federal government, the Brazilian rainforest fires, and the aircraft industry’s inability to curb aircraft emissions,...more
11/4/2020
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Air Quality Standards ,
Airlines ,
Cap-and-Trade ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Forestry ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Preemption ,
Transportation Industry ,
Wildfires
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has determined that 2019, rather than 2020, will be used as the emissions baseline for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). Here...more
Yesterday President Trump announced on Twitter that the U.S. was revoking California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act (CAA) which allowed it to impose stricter tailpipe emission standards than the federal ones. California’s...more
9/19/2019
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Automotive Industry ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Motor Vehicles ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Revocation ,
Rollbacks ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Waivers