Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I recently wrote a (very wonky) paper about how giving credits to technology deployment in advance of the beginning of the rule in 2027 could pose a serious problem to the long-term effectiveness on the rule at driving the cleanest technology to market, but it’s worth summarizing here. EPA has proposed three different early credit programs.

Regulations 183

Regulations 2027 Nitrogen Oxides Technology 183

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

These settlements are the latest in EPA’s urgent efforts to limit the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change and hold corporate polluters accountable for jeopardizing public health.” Uhlmann for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Specifically, by Dec. million to plug or remediate them.

Clean Air Act 116

Clean Air Act Ground-Level Ozone Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas 116

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Advanced Clean Trucks standard modeled in the report would require manufacturers, beginning in 2027, to increase their zero-emission truck sales to between 30-50 percent by 2030 and 40-75 percent by 2035. The report was prepared by ERM and commissioned by NRDC and the Union of Concerned Scientists. billion cumulatively through 2050.

Electricity 81

Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution 2027 81

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule has the potential to significantly reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as harmful air pollutants like fine particulates (PM2.5) This new regulation would apply to delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses.

Electricity 218

Electricity Air Pollution Nitrogen Oxides 2030 218

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 1, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the most stringent national greenhouse gas pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles, including freight trucks and buses, for model years 2027 through 2032. sets stringent GHG standards for heavy-duty vehicles

2027 40

2027 Greenhouse Environmental Protection Regulations 40

E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Local Law 154’s requirements will apply to new buildings submitting a DOB application for approval of construction documents as of July 1, 2027. A “fully-electrified building” is an existing building that complies or is retrofitted to comply with the requirements of Local Law 154 of 2021.

Renewable Energy 105

Renewable Energy Electricity Carbon Emissions Recycling 105

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The case involves EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards that set new air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model year 2027 through 2032 Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles, which have been challenged by states and industry groups. EPA as part of our ongoing amicus efforts to support strong federal climate regulations.

Clean Air Act 59

Clean Air Act 2024 Air Pollution 2027 59

Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

To do so, this mechanism will mobilise at least €100 billion in investments over the period 2021-2027 (p.1). Aim The JTM aims for “a fair and just green transition […] to support workers and citizens of the regions most impacted by the transition.” refineries) or on highly carbon-intensive industries (such as cement plants or smelters).

Fossil Fuels 130

Fossil Fuels 2020 Regulations 2030 130

A Greener Life

JUNE 1, 2023

Earlier this month, the UN warned that it is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, as greenhouse gasses and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring. Degrees C.

Paris Agreement 52

Paris Agreement 2027 Climate Change 2015 52

E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final, revised National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECIs) for fiscal years 2024-2027, seven months after soliciting public comment on its proposals. See Public Comment on EPA’s National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024–2027 , 88 Fed.

2027 52

2027 Climate Change Clean Air Act Air Pollution 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just finalized its Phase 3 greenhouse gas regulation as a part of the administration’s plan to decarbonize the transportation sector. The Phase 3 regulation will cut new greenhouse gas emissions from trucks in 2032 by 32 to 62 percent for vocational trucks (e.g.,

2027 249

2027 Electricity Greenhouse Technology 249

Greenbuilding Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The California Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and Greenhouse Gases: Climate Related Financial Risk Law (SB 261) are groundbreaking pieces of legislation that, if signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, will establish California on the bleeding edge of climate disclosure and climate financial risk reporting.

Greenhouse 52

Greenhouse 2026 Climate Change Law 52

Acoel

APRIL 24, 2023

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector in 2021. California’s Bay Area Air Quality Management District also recently enacted zero-emission standards for newly sold appliances that take effect starting in 2027. Posted on April 24, 2023 by Kristen Boyles Total U.S.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels 2027 Electricity Law 52

Capaccio

APRIL 22, 2024

Keeping this in mind, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for compliance with the new rules. Greenhouse Gas Emissions The rules require large accelerated filers (LAFs) and accelerated filers (AFs) to disclose material Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 ( i.e., electricity, steam, heating, or cooling) greenhouse gas emissions.

Greenhouse 52

Greenhouse 2026 2028 2027 52

Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

Briefly, by way of background, CPRG is a nearly $5 billion emissions reduction program intended to catalyze planning for and implementation of ambitious projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other harmful air pollution.

Clean Energy 122

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Government Electricity 122

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 13, 2023

Heavy-duty vehicle emission requirements would be more stringent starting with model year 2027, according to a proposed rule, and move the industry ”beyond what was finalized″ in a Phase … Continue reading EPA proposes tougher emission rules for heavy-duty trucks

2027 40

2027 Environmental Protection Greenhouse Regulations 40

Ivy Protocol

MAY 18, 2023

These nature-based solutions actively contribute to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and harnessing the immense potential of forests as carbon sinks. climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn. Now the IPCC has recognized that carbon removals are critical to addressing climate change, it’s time to act. McKinsey & Company.

2023 83

2023 Carbon Dioxide Paris Agreement Climate Change 83

Law Columbia

JUNE 21, 2023

The country is the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter on the African continent , ranked in the top 15 globally, with higher per capita emissions than many developed countries. But that has not deterred the South African government from planning to add 1500 MW of new coal-fired power between 2023 to 2027.

Climate Change 105

Climate Change Paris Agreement Renewable Energy Law 105

Brag

MAY 24, 2021

billion from the European Commission’s (EC) long-term EU budget under the 2021- 2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and €10 billion from the EU recovery plan, NextGenerationEU. Member states that succeed in reducing industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will receive additional funding.

2027 40

2027 Renewable Energy 2021 Greenhouse 40

Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

greenhouse gas emissions. Also, under energy efficiency, utilities must achieve energy savings that increase to 2% a year by 2027. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. There is hope that these effects of climate change can be slowed down or even mitigated with drastic changes in our energy sector.

2020 52

2020 Renewable Energy Nuclear Power 2030 52

A Greener Life

JUNE 10, 2022

Buildings contribute 67 percent of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions , with apartment buildings representing the biggest share of that. The ban takes effect in December 2023 for buildings under seven stories; for taller buildings, developers negotiated a delay until 2027.

Cooling 98

Cooling 2030 Clean Energy Electricity 98

A Greener Life

JUNE 11, 2023

As governments around the world fail to adequately control emissions of the greenhouse gases causing climate change, average global temperatures are now nearly 1.2°C C by 2027. C above pre-Industrial Age levels. The World Meteorological Organization has recently forecast there is a 32% chance this rise may cross 1.5°C

Climate Change 52

Climate Change 2013 2027 Government 52

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

According to India’s 2023 National Electricity Plan, the country’s 2026-2027 domestic coal requirement will be an estimated 866.4 From 2013 to 2014, Indian coal production was 565 million tonnes; from 2022 to 2023, that had increased by 58% to 893 million. million tonnes, rising to 1.025 billion tonnes by 2031-2032.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Paris Agreement 2030 52

Law Columbia

MAY 1, 2024

A key and underrated aspect of the recent triad of climate rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is that the ECtHR has brought to the fore the role of trade-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in states’ carbon footprints.

Climate Change 64

Climate Change Paris Agreement Regulations 2027 64

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Regulation’s proposed criteria for gaseous fossil fuels (which includes both conventional natural gas, and synthetic gas derived from coal gasification) allow investment in their consumption without restriction in function, scale, or time period, as long as greenhouse gas emissions are no higher than 100 gCO2eq/kWh (see §4.29-31

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Regulations Waste Technology 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2023

leader in cleaning up the light duty fleet quietly released its own proposal in August: the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed to improve fuel economy of passenger cars and trucks steadily from 2027 through 2032 and heavy-duty pickups and vans from 2030 to 2035.

Electricity 244

Electricity Clean Air Act Carbon Dioxide 2027 244

Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

cities move toward their greenhouse gas reduction goals via a cleaner national electric grid, increased vehicle and building electrification, and new distributed renewable energy resources. More details regarding funding applications will need to be made available by the EPA, and funding is set to remain available until September 30, 2027.

2026 124

2026 Clean Air Act Air Pollution Greenhouse 124

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2024

They will go into effect in model year 2027 and steadily increase in stringency through model year 2032. From a consumer perspective, the vehicles at the dealership in 2027 and beyond will in many ways be “more of the same.” These new rules apply to all auto manufacturers and only affect new vehicle sales. Far from it.

2027 258

2027 Technology Technology Nitrogen Oxides 258

Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

A second bill would require annual reporting of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by a covered firm’s operations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule [25] requiring facilities that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to report their direct GHG emissions. [26]

Regulations 98

Regulations Law 2023 Climate Change 98

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In Germany, where there are more than five hundred data centres the second most outside of the US a new law mandates that as of January 1st, 2024, 50 per cent of the electricity used must be renewable , and 100 per cent of energy must be renewable by 2027.

Renewable Energy 90

Renewable Energy 2027 Government Electricity 90

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Climate breakdown and greenhouse gas emissions. . Recent scientific analysis shows that the tunnel project and pipeline could contribute an additional 27 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere annually, and generate $41 billion in climate damages between 2027 and 2070.

2028 52

2028 2027 Greenhouse Atmosphere 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed new emissions and fuel economy standards (respectively) for model year 2027-2032 passenger cars and light trucks (sedans, utility vehicles, pickups, etc.). However, the agency considered a range of alternatives.

2026 242

2026 Climate Change Nitrogen Oxides Greenhouse 242

Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Does anyone really imagine that this project’s greenhouse gas emissions would not adversely affect the habitat of polar bears, or other ice-dependent listed species? The wells on these three sites could produce more than 600 million barrels of crude over 30 years.

Fossil Fuels 278

Fossil Fuels Endangered Species Act Politics Carbon Dioxide 278

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Some, such as the Seychelles’ NDC, include more specific targets such as to “protect at least 50% of its seagrass and mangrove ecosystems by 2025 and 100% by 2030, with external support,” and to “include the greenhouse gas (GHG) sink of Seychelles’ blue carbon ecosystems in the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory by 2025.”

Carbon Dioxide 84

Carbon Dioxide Paris Agreement Ocean Climate Change 84

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Doing so would be a repeat of what the Trump Administration did with CAFE and greenhouse gas standards the Obama Administration issued. I led the teams that developed two sets of CAFE standards for cars and light trucks, for Model Years 2024-2026 and Model Years 2027-2031.

2026 299

2026 2025 Politics 2027 299

Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

A 65% reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from federal operations by 2030 from 2008 levels: To meet these targets, the EO requires agencies to, among other things, pursue building electrification strategies, procure carbon pollution-free energy, and use performance contracting to reduce emissions.

Greenhouse 130

Greenhouse Electricity 2030 Carbon Emissions 130

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

greenhouse gas emissions, more than the electric power sector. EPA is an effort by conservative states and fuel suppliers to block EPA regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Transportation is now the source of 28% of U.S. In all three cases, challengers invoked the major questions doctrine.

Clean Air Act 279

Clean Air Act Regulations Nitrogen Oxides Technology 279