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And by 'permanent slowdown,' I mean economic growth and improved public health
CARB shoots down the 'economy vs. environment' myth ... again |
David Roberts |
19 Sep 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The other day, contemplating an Economist story on geoengineering, Andrew Sullivan said, "I much prefer the idea of developing new non-carbon technologies or experimenting with technology to deflect or arrest warming to throwing the global economy into a permanent slowdown." Sullivan has no particular knowledge of or expertise on climate legislation (not a dig -- it's just not one of his interests). What he's doing here is reflexively passing along center-ri ... |
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| Topics: green jobs, California, economy, greenhouse-gas emissions, climate, legislation, politics, health (all these topics) |
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Maximum impact
Will California's climate change regulations mandate maximum emission reductions? |
Ken Johnson |
23 Jun 2008 |
Gristmill |
| [This post is follow-up to a David Roberts post from Jan. '08: "What does California's climate bill mandate?"] Sometime later this month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will release its draft 'Scoping Plan' on implementation of the state's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), which requires that statewide GHG emissions be reduced to or below 1990-level emissions by 2020. AB 32 also requires that the regulations ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, climate change impacts, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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Pointed Defiance
Bill introduced in House to overturn EPA's California decision |
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07 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:43 AM on 07 Mar 2008 A bill introduced Thursday in the House of Representatives would grant California the right to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from vehicles, and pave the way for 12 other states to do the same. The U.S. EPA's decision to keep California from regulating car GHG emissions "defied the science, defied the states, and defied common sense," said bill cosponsor Peter Welch (D-V ... |
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| Topics: California, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, news, politics, regulation, US EPA, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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What does California's climate bill mandate?
Does AB-32 call for maximizing emission reductions or minimizing costs? |
David Roberts |
08 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| California's pioneering climate legislation, the Global Warming Solutions Act, or AB 32, caps the state's emissions at 1990 levels by 2020. That's the headline, anyway. But the bill contains other interesting statutory language. For one thing, 1990-levels-by-2020 is referred throughout the bill as a limit, not a target. The implication would seem to be that it's a floor on emissions reductions, not a ceiling. What's more, Sec. 38560 says this (my emphasis): The ... |
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| Topics: California, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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