Environmental News Bits

MARCH 14, 2022

Read the full story in Popular Science As the US tries to move toward a clean energy economy and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, it seems that biofuels are having their moment.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 3, 2022

A quarter of carbon emissions from transportation come from heavy-duty trucks. Addressing these emissions will be challenging and will require a multi-prong strategy. California and fourteen other states plan to make 30% of new heavy-duty truck sales zero emission by 2030.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

iii] Low-carbon electricity imports – The majority of carbon emissions from airport operations arises from electricity consumption. Adopting low-carbon electricity imports will support the Blueprint’s goal for the aviation sector to reach net zero domestic emissions by 2050.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 6, 2021

Seaweed can play a huge role in fighting climate change by absorbing carbon emissions, regenerating marine ecosystems, creating biofuel and renewable plastics as well as generating marine protein. Read the full story in Time.

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Law and Environment

APRIL 20, 2023

It could reduce net carbon emissions for many industries that use or could use hydrogen as a direct or indirect energy source: Fertilizer – Ammonium nitrate manufacturers are among the biggest hydrogen consumers today. Heavy-duty trucking, maritime shipping, and aviation – Trucks, ships, and airplanes emit a lot of carbon.

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Earthava

MAY 17, 2021

However, one of its most pressing current challenges is reducing the carbon emissions from transportation, a sector that is one of the highest contributors to greenhouse gases. Producing and promoting more sustainable vehicles will offer commuters more transport options and reduce a city’s carbon emissions.

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Brag

MAY 4, 2023

According to Klobuchar’s April 14, 2023, press release , the letter states that the RFS “creates competition in the marketplace, keeping fuel costs low for consumers while bringing down carbon emissions.” biofuel sector.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

In a January 2022 report on its climate plans, ExxonMobil pledged to direct $15 billion toward emission reduction efforts over the next six years, but that $15 billion breaks down to $2.5 billion per year—less than 2 percent of ExxonMobil’s annual revenue, and far less than its profits from just the last three months.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2024

but only if she could do it in a new way that would make the process carbon negative. The European process created significant carbon emissions because its digesters used only 10% cow manure; the other 90% came from corn and hay crops grown and fermented strictly for use as biofuel.

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Brag

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

million in funding for projects focused on the production of cost-effective and low-carbon biofuels. Granholm stated that, although heavy-duty vehicles in the transportation sector such as planes and ships are difficult to electrify, decarbonizing transportation is a critical part of the path to achieve net-zero carbon emissions.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 26, 2022

The White House has taken a strong stance in expanding the production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation industry. The Administration has identified the aviation industry as a climate priority in its push to reduce the country’s carbon footprint.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2024

In the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Shell funding will help to assess Pennsylvania’s role as an energy producer in the Northeast, focusing on the demand for natural gas and the potential of renewables and biofuels as the Commonwealth explores a future of net-zero carbon emissions that also allows for economic vitality.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Much in the same way that the automotive industry is shifting gears to produce more environmentally-friendly cars to offset the effects of the climate crisis, the aviation sector is trying to find ways to significantly cut down on its CO2 emissions. Estimates suggest that the sector is responsible for about 2.5%

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according to new research. Read the full story from the University of Georgia. Read more →

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The previous guidelines did not adequately address the requirements for biofuels processed at more than one facility, so the new regulations clarify the requirements for registration, recordkeeping, and reporting for biofuels produced in multiple facilities.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 7, 2021

The world’s biggest maker of renewable diesel says it’s creating a new market for low-carbon jet fuel as passengers slowly return to the skies. Neste Oyj is betting that sustainable aviation fuel, SAF, will appeal to businesses eager to cut carbon emissions. The company also expects the fuel’s… Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 9, 2023

Sustainable aviation fuel is key to reaching aviation’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Read the full story at the Robb Report. But experts wonder if there will be enough SAF to fuel the jet-zero revolution.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As businesses and governments increasingly adopt EVs to reduce carbon emissions and meet sustainability goals, telematics systems allow them to address some of the unique challenges associated with electric mobility.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The Council also established and consulted with sector-specific advisory panels and working groups to address carbon emissions in areas such as transportation, solid waste, and energy generation. The CLCPA established the Council, a 22-member committee tasked with determining how to meet these statutory goals.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2022

It says that all of its products will be compatible with carbon neutrality by 2050 -- an expensive goal but one that will create value. The post Rolls-Royce Says Carbon-Reduction Programs Are Costly But Create Business Opportunities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Brag

JANUARY 10, 2023

The prospective 2023 Conversion R&D FOA would support the development of technologies that convert domestic lignocellulosic biomass and waste resources, including industrial syngas, into affordable biofuels and bioproducts that significantly reduce carbon emissions under two main areas of interest: Overcoming barriers to syngas conversion; and.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

Federal law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is encouraging livestock feeding operations, like this one in Cochise County, Arizona, to convert manure to methane for electricity and transportation fuel. The plant will capture and sequester carbon emissions and be powered with renewable energy.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

“The use of SAF is expected to contribute around 65% of the reduction in emissions needed by aviation to reach net-zero in 2050,” says Albert Tjoeng, head of corporate communications for the IATA, which defines a SAF as a non-fossil fuel that has the potential to generate lower carbon emissions than conventional kerosene in its life cycle.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study. Writ large, transportation is responsible for 29 percent of US carbon emissions—more than any other sector—and car and truck emissions today represent 81 percent of the US transportation sector’s global warming pollution.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The decision to ditch coal was the biggest single action of its time to cut carbon emissions in North America. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Electricity Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Historical and Forecast.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Growing trees to store carbon or harvesting plants to convert into biofuel is a commitment of land, water, and fertilizer, which can pollute rivers and aquifers. Then there are more difficult maneuvers like trapping carbon emissions from power plants or pulling carbon directly from the air.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Minnesota Federal Court Said State Biofuel Mandate Was Not Preempted. Opponents of EPA Carbon Standards for New Coal-Fired Power Plants Filed Initial Briefs. Petitioners challenging EPA’s new source performance standards for carbon emissions from power plants filed their opening briefs in the D.C. United States v.

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Brag

JUNE 2, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) announced on May 24, 2023, the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products Shot TM , a new initiative that aims to reduce significantly greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from carbon-based fuels and products.

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Brag

MAY 28, 2021

Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and House Representatives Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) joined forces in a letter to urge President Biden to uphold his promise to support biofuels in the next four years.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

While the Build Back Better Act puts us on a solid trajectory to combat dangerous climate disruption, more is needed to achieve our national goals to reduce carbon emissions 50 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels and the ultimate goal of net-zero by 2050. “As

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Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

If Germany didn’t count emissions-producing and land-intensive fuels like biomass and biofuels as renewable, which most environmental groups, even Greenpeace, believe it shouldn’t, the share of its electricity from non-emitting, non-hydro renewables is just 34 percent.

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

By contrast, the Obama administration’s proposed carbon regulation of the power sector, the “Clean Power Plan,” proposed emissions reductions of 32 percent — by 2030. Carbon emissions are thus following the same trajectory as other air pollutants.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

The bill authorizes and appropriates $5 billion over a 5-year period to implement the Clean School Bus Program to reduce carbon emissions by purchasing low-and-zero-emission school buses. Reduction of Truck Emissions at Ports. The bill includes $150 million to reduce carbon emissions at ports. SMART Grants.

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

39] If everyone followed a vegan diet, which excludes not only meat but also eggs and dairy products, land-based emissions could be cut by 70 percent by 2050, said IPCC. [40] 43] Another study found that if every American reduced her or his meat consumption by one-quarter, greenhouse emissions would be reduced by just 1 percent.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 6, 2024

DEED) Oil and gas companies and their top trade groups were aware for decades that carbon emissions contribute to climate change, according to a scathing new report from congressional investigators. For example, for years, Exxon sought to associate its brand with algae-based biofuels. Closeup of biofuel in a laboratory.

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