Sentences with phrase «carbon pollution standards»

The policies include the establishment of carbon pollution standards for power plants and increased funding for clean energy technology over the coming decades.

That's why, this summer, our country took a huge step in combating the impact of climate change with the first - ever carbon pollution standards for power plants.

That program would include a competitive grant competition for states willing to exceed carbon pollution standards and Solar X, another prize competition for communities that improve rooftop solar installation times and decrease costs.

On transportation, the president rightly claims credit for accepting the California proposals on carbon pollution standards for cars, making them nationwide and expanding them.

... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will begin a three - day trip where she will speak to students, businesses and other stakeholders on EPA's recent carbon pollution standards proposal for new power plants, and President Obama's Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution.

For the Nature Climate Change paper, the researchers started out to review the potential impact of President Obama's Clean Power Plan — which established the first national carbon pollution standards for power plants.

• Directs EPA to work closely with states, industry and other stakeholder to establish carbon pollution standards for both new and existing power plants;

All of the items on this list are important, and I'm keeping a close watch on # 5 - we need carbon pollution standards for coal - fired power plant to protect our planet from the worsening effects of climate disruption.

And if you want your voice to be heard, you can attend a public hearing on the Clean Power Plan or voice your support for carbon pollution standards by sending a comment card.

The upcoming carbon pollution standards from EPA can provide further incentives for this important evolution.

President Obama first urged the EPA to propose a strong carbon pollution standard in his June 2013 speech at Georgetown University focused on climate change.

Yesterday, EPA proposed its first - ever «carbon pollution standard rule» for power plants.

The EPA has proposed carbon pollution standards for new power plants, and the agency is hoping to work with states to develop standards for existing power plants.

In less than a week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will unveil its first ever carbon pollution standards for existing coal - fired power plants.

But Rep. Henry Waxman (D) of California, who led the fight in the House to pass cap - and - trade legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions — only to see that bill die in the Senate — declared the EPA's proposed carbon pollution standards for new power plants «a breakthrough.»

The graphic above from the E.P.A. website for the proposed «carbon pollution standards» is a case in point.

Our analysis shows that energy efficiency is the biggest part of that least - cost solution, and as a result there is no need to rely more heavily on natural gas than would be the case in the absence of the carbon pollution standards we propose.

State implementation of the carbon pollution standard we propose would in fact be a broader standard.

The EPA's proposed carbon pollution standards will give the industry an incentive to refine carbon capture technology, the same way the EPA's other emissions regulations have forced the closure of outdated and dirty coal - fired plants.

Perhaps if the carbon pollution standards weren't tied up in the courts, they would have pushed the Mountaineer project through and helped kill off a few more outdated coal plants.

2013 Goldman Prize recipient Kimberly Wasserman commented on the policy, «While it's great to hear about the presidential memorandum to work on completing the carbon pollution standards for new and existing coal power plants, it sorely lacks a specific timeline for moving forward to make this plan a reality.

The carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel - fired power plants required by the Rule will not begin to go into effect until at least 2022 — seven years from now.

Indeed, as the policy landscape continues to evolve, such as through new carbon pollution standards and minimum wage increases, many legal scholars contend that overlooking ESG risks may actually violate fiduciary duty.

The study shows how the Environmental Protection Agency could use four common energy efficiency policies to set a carbon pollution standard that reduces emissions to 26 % below 2012 levels.

The centerpiece of his roadmap is the carbon pollution standards for new and existing power plants.

«I'm asking everyone who cares about this fight to stand up and say so today — stand with President Obama and new carbon pollution standards.»

Under Phillips» leadership, AFP has campaigned against the Environmental Protection Agency's carbon pollution standards and tax incentives for wind energy, while denying the existence of subsidies for the oil and gas industries.

When asked what the most important reason to support the EPA's proposed carbon pollution standards, the most common reason was that the rule would be fulfilling a moral duty to our children in the future.

The Environmental Protection Agency is currently collecting public comments on their carbon pollution standards for new power plants.