Sentences with phrase «as federal emission»

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A senior oil executive is urging federal and provincial governments to put a significant price on carbon dioxide to encourage the industry to reduce emissions even as it increases production and accesses new and growing markets.

Whether its Energy East, Gateway, the energy innovation cluster or the NEB's positioning on upstream and downstream emissions during pipeline hearings - what we see from Alberta is a federal government not as a builder, but a blocker.

While this significant step should be lauded as follow - through on important election and international commitments, it is another step toward embedding a disconcerting dissonance that still exists within the federal approach to assigning a monetary value to carbon emissions.

Since, as the editorial points out, federal laws such as the Clean Air Act are not subject to the whim of this or any future president, carbon emissions also need to be addressed by federal legislation.

As the governor conferred with his top staff members, federal law enforcement authorities say his then - executive deputy secretary, Joseph Percoco, and a former longtime friend and adviser, Todd Howe, were secretly exploiting their political muscle in a bribery scheme that would help the energy company, Competitive Power Ventures, purchase pollution «emission reduction credits» from New York state.

The groups said the United States should make the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of forests in developing nations a central goal of federal climate legislation, as tropical deforestation and other land - use decisions account for about 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, ensuring public health and sustaining a federal agency to regulate global warming emissions is crucial to the future of our nation and preservation of our planet.

One big challenge to U.S. efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions comes this week, as a federal circuit court hears arguments over a challenge to the White House's major climate change initiative, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulations targeting emissions from power plants.

As the nation's aging power grid is upgraded with cleaner energy sources — spurred by federal and state - level regulations on air pollution, renewable portfolio standards and tax credits — the emissions profiles of EVs across the country are expected to improve.

A provincial approach must be «stringent enough to meet or exceed the federal benchmark,» Trudeau told the House of Commons as his government introduced a motion to ratify this past December's Paris agreement to limit carbon emissions, as well as a related agreement within Canada.

U.S. Supreme Court justices offered President Barack Obama's administration some encouragement on Tuesday as they weighed the lawfulness of a federal regulation limiting air pollution that crosses state lines, mostly emissions from coal - fired power plants.

If cap and trade is not legal, then EPA should not accept it as a compliance plan, he said, even if California's emissions are projected to be well below the federal cap for 2030.

But the Clean Air Act, which the Obama administration used as the legal mechanism for the plan, mandates that the federal government regulate carbon dioxide emissions because the EPA has already declared it to be a pollutant, said David Goldston, government affairs director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

These lifelines, created by state and federal actions of past years, have been strongly promoted as a key element of the president's strategy to hasten the conversion to clean energy technologies that can expand jobs and exports and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Documents made public on the federal government's regulatory Web site show that EPA staff summarized the potential benefits [PDF] from curbing emissions, as well as the scientific data on motor vehicles [PDF] and stationary emission sources [PDF] such as power plants.

Communities of color and those with low education and high poverty and unemployment may face greater health risks even if their air quality meets federal health standards.A pervasive air pollutant, the fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 is a mixture of emissions from diesel engines, power plants, refineries and other sources of combustion.

Government Applications — SMRs are specifically identified as carbon - free energy for U.S. government facilities to meet or exceed the carbon emissions reductions per Executive Order 13693 «Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade».

As auto makers, federal policy makers and environmentalists get ready to craft the next round of U.S. corporate average fuel economy, Tonkin raps an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to improve fuel - economy and carbon - dioxide - emissions reductions equivalent by as much as 62 mpg (3.9 L / 100 kmAs auto makers, federal policy makers and environmentalists get ready to craft the next round of U.S. corporate average fuel economy, Tonkin raps an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to improve fuel - economy and carbon - dioxide - emissions reductions equivalent by as much as 62 mpg (3.9 L / 100 kmas much as 62 mpg (3.9 L / 100 kmas 62 mpg (3.9 L / 100 km).

3) As I mention in the blog, every major manufacturer in the world will be making EVs by 2020 because they are being forced to by Federal and California emissions rules.

«By taking cars off the road and reducing harmful emissions and pollutants in our nation's most natural and pristine settings, we're helping Americans and visitors from around the world enjoy these public lands as they were meant to be enjoyed,» said Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff.

The»98 would be identical to the»97 as long as it came from another Camry built to the same emission standards (California vs Federal).

As we speak, the market for high - efficiency cars is heating up as automakers anticipate federal and California mpg and emissions mandates along with those in EuropAs we speak, the market for high - efficiency cars is heating up as automakers anticipate federal and California mpg and emissions mandates along with those in Europas automakers anticipate federal and California mpg and emissions mandates along with those in Europe.

Hybrids have become important as the industry works to develop more fuel - efficient, lower - emission vehicles to meet federal regulations.

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8.4 touchscreen display; GPS antenna input; GPS navigation; Integrated voice command with Bluetooth; AM / FM stereo with HD radio and speed adjusted volume; Media hub featuring SD card slot, USB port and auxiliary audio input; Uconnect Access Advantage featuring emergency and remote vehicle features and apps such as 9 -1-1 Call, voice texting, remote start, remote door lock / unlock, etc. with 6 month trial (registration required); Steering wheel phone controls - Navigation System: navigation with voice activation - Real Time Traffic - Consumer Generic Feature 0: Bluetooth - Consumer Generic Feature 1: USB Inputs - Consumer Generic Feature 2: Aux Audio Inputs - Consumer Generic Feature 3: Navigation - Bluetooth - Phone Controls On Steering WheelThis vehicle came with a free satellite radio subscription when itEmissions * 9 - Speed 948TE 4WD Automatic Transmission * (originally: $ 995.00) Active Drive II badge; Auxiliary transmission oil cooler; Electronic range select; Hill descent control; Jeep Active Drive II; Off road suspension - Suspension Class: heavy duty - Descent Control - Auxilliary Transmission Cooler: auxiliary transmission fluid cooler - Consumer Generic Feature 0: AWD / 4WD - 4wd Type: on demand - Locking Hubs: automatic - Transfer Case: electronic hi - lo gear selection - Driven Wheels: four wheel drive * 2.4 L I4 PZEV Multi-Air Engine * (originally: $ 0.00) Active grille shutters; California emissions; Engine oil cooler - Engine Oil Cooler - Consumer Generic Feature 0: Upgraded Engine * Federal Emissions * (originally: $ 0.00) * Uconnect 8.4 AN * (originally: $ 845.00) SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link with 1 - year of included service; 8.4 touchscreen display; GPS antenna input; GPS navigation; Integrated voice command with Bluetooth; AM / FM stereo with HD radio and speed adjusted volume; Media hub featuring SD card slot, USB port and auxiliary audio input; Uconnect Access Advantage featuring emergency and remote vehicle features and apps such as 9 -1-1 Call, voice texting, remote start, remote door lock / unlock, etc. with 6 month trial (registration required); Steering wheel phone controls - Navigation System: navigation with voice activation - Real Time Traffic - Consumer Generic Feature 0: Bluetooth - Consumer Generic Feature 1: USB Inputs - Consumer Generic Feature 2: Aux Audio Inputs - Consumer Generic Feature 3: Navigation - Bluetooth - Phone Controls On Steering WheelThis vehicle came with a free satellite radio subscription when itemissions; Engine oil cooler - Engine Oil Cooler - Consumer Generic Feature 0: Upgraded Engine * Federal Emissions * (originally: $ 0.00) * Uconnect 8.4 AN * (originally: $ 845.00) SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link with 1 - year of included service; 8.4 touchscreen display; GPS antenna input; GPS navigation; Integrated voice command with Bluetooth; AM / FM stereo with HD radio and speed adjusted volume; Media hub featuring SD card slot, USB port and auxiliary audio input; Uconnect Access Advantage featuring emergency and remote vehicle features and apps such as 9 -1-1 Call, voice texting, remote start, remote door lock / unlock, etc. with 6 month trial (registration required); Steering wheel phone controls - Navigation System: navigation with voice activation - Real Time Traffic - Consumer Generic Feature 0: Bluetooth - Consumer Generic Feature 1: USB Inputs - Consumer Generic Feature 2: Aux Audio Inputs - Consumer Generic Feature 3: Navigation - Bluetooth - Phone Controls On Steering WheelThis vehicle came with a free satellite radio subscription when itEmissions * (originally: $ 0.00) * Uconnect 8.4 AN * (originally: $ 845.00) SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link with 1 - year of included service; 8.4 touchscreen display; GPS antenna input; GPS navigation; Integrated voice command with Bluetooth; AM / FM stereo with HD radio and speed adjusted volume; Media hub featuring SD card slot, USB port and auxiliary audio input; Uconnect Access Advantage featuring emergency and remote vehicle features and apps such as 9 -1-1 Call, voice texting, remote start, remote door lock / unlock, etc. with 6 month trial (registration required); Steering wheel phone controls - Navigation System: navigation with voice activation - Real Time Traffic - Consumer Generic Feature 0: Bluetooth - Consumer Generic Feature 1: USB Inputs - Consumer Generic Feature 2: Aux Audio Inputs - Consumer Generic Feature 3: Navigation - Bluetooth - Phone Controls On Steering WheelThis vehicle came with a free satellite radio subscription when it was new.

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The reduction in size and weight was implemented to improve fuel economy and emissions as a result of the United States Federal Government passage of Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations.

I know that you serve (d) as a federal expert reviewer of the EPA's «Technical Support Document for Endangerment Analysis for Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the Clean Air Act,» but it was my impression (actually, it is a fact) that the Public Comment period is still wide open on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking of Regulating Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act.

«The ultimate solution to greenhouse gases is unlikely to be either top down or bottom up but a reinforcing coordination of both,» he said, describing efforts to improve the ailing climate treaty, enact state and federal policies and regulations on emissions of greenhouse gases and other activities as meaningful steps, even in the face of growing emissions from China and India.

While US federal cooperation on regulating greenhouse gas emissions is unlikely in the short term, there are quite a few opportunities for subnational US and Canadian governments as well as the Mexican government to explore harmonization.

WASHINGTON — Even as the Trump administration dismantles climate policies at the federal level, a growing number of Democratic state governors are considering taxing or pricing carbon dioxide emissions within their own borders to tackle global warming.

EPA's «Goal Computation Technical Support Document» (TSD) accompanying the Federal Register Notice allows generation from «under construction» and «at risk [of retirement]» nuclear plants to count against the affected generation (in the denominator, as indicated in the equation below) used to compute the emission rate goals for each state.24

As expected, the President advocated carbon dioxide (CO2) emission standards for new and existing coal - fired power plants, tough new energy efficiency standards for homes and appliances, and federal support for private renewable energy investment on public lands.

These included a mix of state and federal policies designed to increase the use of renewable energy, as well as reduce carbon dioxide and mercury emissions from coal - fired power plants.

Under Trump, the gap between what was promised and what will be achieved has widened as the federal government seeks to revoke the US Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, to roll back limits on the emission of the potent greenhouse gas methane and to reverse energy - efficiency policies.

6/6/16 — As global agreements are putting pressure on the United States to reduce emissions of climate - changing greenhouse gases, some state and federal officials are looking for ways to help nuclear power plants, especially older ones, remain operating in the face of financial pressures.

They, and environmental lobby groups such as Environmental Defense and the Natural Resources Defense Council, said yesterday they will call for «swift federal action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and speeding the adoption of climate - friendly technology».

Second, our companies are for renewables, not against them, investing $ 81 billion in renewables and carbon - reduction efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions between 2000 and 2012 — nearly as much as all other U.S. industries ($ 91 billion) and more than the federal government ($ 80 billion).

The traffic - related nitrogen oxide emissions in the Federal Republic of Germany have fallen sharply since the introduction of the emission limitation for road traffic in 1960 up until today and a further reduction by a total of 86 % in maximum emissions is expected in the future as well [58].

The study, Impact Assessment of Clean Fuel Standards on the Canadian Economy, states that biofuels could be responsible for as much as 21.3 megatonnes (MT) per year of greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030 — approximately 70 percent of the 30 MT target set by the federal government.

This is important, market - driven progress on climate, which API and its member companies consider an important issue for constructive engagement — engagement that also is seen in approximately $ 90 billion in oil and natural gas industry investments in zero - and low - emissions technologies since 2000, nearly as much as the federal government and more than twice that of the next largest industry sector.

The next day headlines will celebrate the «stunning» reduction in GHG and Peter Kent will be quoted as saying that Canada has met half of its Copenhagen target (a 50 - something Mt drop would mean total emissions of around 680Mt), etc., neutralizing any criticism of Canada's inaction on climate change on a hot political year, with 7 provincial elections and, in all likelihood, a federal one.

First Climate also supports public sector clients such as the German Environmental Protection Agency (UBA) and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment in the implementation of carbon trading for the aviation sector under both CORSIA and the Swiss Emissions Trading Scheme.

(C) actions, in addition to those identified by the Administrator under section 851 of the Clean Air Act (as added by subsection (c)-RRB-, the Federal Government may take to encourage or require reductions in black carbon emissions.

It's also a «ready - made opportunity» for the federal government to consider as part of its climate change strategy, he says, adding that Canada would reduce its emissions by 3.7 million tonnes annually if it moved 10 per cent of truck traffic to rail.

If we stopped letting cattle graze on federal land and allowed the vegetation there to naturally regrow, we'd save on emissions from lowered beef production and increase the capacity of the land to serve as a carbon sink.

As a result, methane emissions are declining even as oil and gas production is booming — all without federal interventioAs a result, methane emissions are declining even as oil and gas production is booming — all without federal interventioas oil and gas production is booming — all without federal intervention.

CFACT Truth Squad member Paul Driessen, in a piece entitled, «Triple Threat: UN, EPA and Congress,» warns that even without Kyoto - imposed CO2 reductions, the federal Environmental Protection Agency's proposed regulations of CO2 and other emissions, and the Interior Department's use of the Endangered Species Act to lock up millions of acres of forest and oil and natural gas reserves, can accomplish much the same thing as the climate alarmists attempted at Copenhagen, Cancun, Doha, and other climate conferences.

In an agreement announced on Feb. 26, 2007, TXU agreed to cancel 8 of its planned 11 new Texas coal - fired power plants as well as several new coal - fired plants in Pennsylvania and Virginia, back federal legislation to create a cap - and - trade system regulating CO2 emissions, and double spending on energy efficiency.

After being heavily lobbied, however, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized imported power, including hydroelectricity, as an important way for states to comply with the new federal emission rules.

These measures include levying a price on carbon emissions, eliminating tax subsidies for fossil fuels and ending implicit subsidies, such as leasing federal lands that contain coal or oil at rates below the fair market rate.