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Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Carbon-reduction plans, if not well designed, can worsen water scarcity and pollution. Plans to reduce carbon emissions should take water into account. Some low-carbon energy options require significant amounts of water. Carbon-capture facilities could be sited in areas without water stress.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The report’s authors claim that success in lowering carbon emissions will be determined by how well the world manages its water. Freshwater ecosystems like marshes and wetlands store carbon, protect biodiversity, and improve soil and water quality. The report also warns of unintended consequences.
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Legal Planet
APRIL 3, 2023
Standards for carbon and methane emissions from new sources Permitting requirements for carbon emissions from new stationary sources of major sources of existing pollutants. Standards for existing stationary carbon sources (focused on power plants to date). Standards for emissions from new vehicles.
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. The UK is ahead of us here.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 30, 2024
The CI is determined through a lifecycle analysis of the global warming pollution associated with the production and use of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, electricity, or other alternative fuels. California may seem like an unlikely driver of deforestation from soybean and palm oil biofuels. LCFS credit generation.
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.
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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