Sentences with phrase «emissions standards on»

It also notes that policy - makers have largely failed to take the tourism industry's emissions seriously on the global stage — international aviation, for instance, is currently excluded from the Paris climate agreement, and the only UN-backed aviation emissions standards on the books are weak as hell.

During the first year of the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency has rolled back more than 30 environmental regulations, and it recently announced a plan to lower carbon emissions standards on automobiles.

With stricter emissions standards on the horizon, it might not be out of the question.

He has long criticized the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency, saying that its proposals to tighten emission standards on coal - burning power plants are killing American jobs.

The President's program will accelerate increases in fuel economy and impose the first - ever national greenhouse gas emission standards on cars and trucks

The six - term senator also said he hoped to attach pre-emption language to the Senate climate bill, S. 1733, that stops U.S. EPA from implementing a 2007 Supreme Court opinion that opens the door to new greenhouse gas emission standards on industry.

Emissions in all 50 states are rated as ULEV - 2, an improvement from the ULEV - 1 emission standard on the 2005 model.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Latest on a California lawsuit over vehicle emissions standards:.

WASHINGTON, April 30 - Two Democratic lawmakers asked Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Monday for documents related to proposed changes to vehicle fuel emission standards and California's authority to set its own measures, and accused him of misleading Congress of the agency's plans.

Regulators have steadily added tough safety, emissions and fuel efficiency standards, and in the U.S., class - action lawsuits that have yielded big judgments is putting additional pressure on auto companies.

After becoming governor of California, he pushed for stricter emissions standards and converted three of his four Hummers to run on alternative fuels.

(In 2011, Cenovus Energy let on that output from two of its in situ oilsands projects could meet the standard, which mandates that crude oil imported to the state have lower wells - to - wheels emissions than the average of all crudes sold in the U.S.) «Yes, I think that's feasible,» says George Hoberg, a political scientist at the University of British Columbia who specializes in environmental conflict.

«Mandating tough fuel economy standards on auto manufacturers will do far more to reduce greenhouse emissions than a tax,» wrote one CEO.

A new strategy to tackle federal standards for engine emissions has also run up to more than $ 700 million, while Navistar is expected to pay warranty costs on prior engines until the end of next year.

That is why rogue incidents like YouTube's controversial recommended videos incident that feature conspiracy theories, partisan viewpoints and misleading videos, or Volkswagen's emissions scandal that «duped» the standards, leave a marked impact on society.

California's government agency responsible for maintaining healthy air quality voted on Friday to adopt stricter emissions standards for automobiles, essentially daring President Donald Trump to confront the state in a legal battle over climate change.

The CPM Group anticipates palladium demand to reach an all - time high this year, up 3 percent from last year, on tightened emissions standards and the purchase of larger cars and trucks in the U.S. on lower fuel costs.

In a utopian world, Canadian auto workers would get huge raises, governments would lavish money on the industry, and cars would drive themselves as they met fuel efficiency and emissions standards effortlessly.

Since this case emerged, Hagens Berman has been on the forefront of this highly specialized realm of law, relying on our legal team's steadfast and intensive investigative skills to unearth additional emissions - cheating schemes by other automakers, staying one step ahead of government regulators in our pursuit of car manufacturers that have violated emissions standards, regulations and consumer confidence.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced a lawsuit by California and 17 other states against the Trump administration to protect national vehicle emission standards from being rolled back by the federal government.

«Volkswagen lied to authorities and their consumers by cheating on emission standards, and they contributed to the air pollution harming the health of all breathers,» said Caitlin O'Brien, an environmental health association at the group.

President Obama's plan for national standards to curb power plant emissions is based, in part, on a cap and trade type program already existence in New York.

WASHINGTON - Federal environmental regulators announced on Monday they will ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by President Barack Obama was not appropriate and set standards «too high.»

Cuomo has pushed in recent years to adopt new efforts aimed at reducing emissions and shifting the state toward the majority use of clean and renewable power in the coming years, including an effort to close coal - burning power plants by 2020, promoting offshore wind projects and developing a clean energy standard to have the state on 50 percent renewable energy by 2030.

The decision has one down - side that the electricity market reform will have to resolve: by dropping the CCS levy on consumers and committing to taxpayer funding, it reduces the incentive of the existing power companies to engage with CCS, and reinforces the need for a strong emissions performance standard to ensure they have clarity about the low carbon direction of the electricity market.

The UK will be the deciding factor in an EU debate on carbon dioxide emissions standards for new cars tomorrow, with green groups calling on the government to hold firm.

«If the state is focused on reducing CO2 emissions, the clean energy standard should apply to Indian Point which is an essential generation resource critical to the state's goal of reducing CO2 emissions,» said Tammy Holden, speaking for Entergy.

And with President Trump poised to try to roll back emission standards for cars and trucks, the stakes for state action on transportation have never been higher.

The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recently approved a preliminary standard governing the emission of particulates by aircraft engines.

When the Environmental Protection Agency sought to relax standards on industrial smokestack emissions, environmentalists erupted again, and the administration ordered a retreat.

Efforts to improve the intensity of these emissions have focused on ytterbium (Yb) rare - earth dopants, as they are easily excitable with standard lasers.

Pressure to meet tightening standards led the carmaker to cheat on emissions tests.

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.

«How cars could meet future emissions standards: Focus on cold starts.»

During that same period, these companies spent $ 45 million on ads for clean coal and $ 125 million in lobbying dollars to defeat a national renewable energy standard and federal legislation to place mandatory limits on CO2 emissions.

Price on carbon mitigated by free allocations based 50 % on historical emissions; Clean Air Act performance standards in 2016 determined by EPA

Almost on cue, Sessions disagreed, noting that he and other Republicans had joined with Democrats to help curb greenhouse gas emissions by supporting efforts to improve auto mileage standards and improve energy efficiency.

However, today we rely on government programs like fuel - efficiency standards for light - duty vehicles and renewable portfolio mandates for utilities to help reduce CO2 emissions.

There are global efforts to reduce the man - made emission of GHG's that likely contribute to global warming by trapping the sun's heat inside the atmosphere, including emission standards and financial penalties on excess emissions.

After all, standards set in California — the eighth - largest economy in the world on its own — are often adopted at the federal level, ranging from emission standards for vehicles to efficiency settings for appliances.

A climate deal between the United States and China could spur new regulations on vehicle - efficiency standards, refrigerant pollutants and methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, launching a new round of executive action that is sure to raise objections from a Republican - dominated Congress.

«The president is opposed to mandatory caps on greenhouse gases, opposing a mandatory 10 -[mile - per - gallon] increase in cars and trucks, opposing a national renewable electricity standard, opposing state efforts to cut emissions from cars, and pushing for new sources of dangerous pollution from liquid coal,» said Rep. Ed Markey (D — Mass.), chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, in a statement released after the speech.

The government will continue to «lurch back and forth» between so - called command - and - control standards on carbon emissions and the deregulatory approach favored by conservatives without such a policy, Mankiw argued, which «makes long - term planning all the more difficult.»

Our climate scientist brief focused narrowly and conservatively on two questions: (1) whether the state of the science was accurately represented by the EPA and by the lower court, and (2) whether the science is sufficiently compelling to support a judgement that the legal standard for regulation is met (i.e., may greenhouse gas emissions «reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare»?)

Showing that it is possible to cut greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and energy usage will support the implementation of new standards and regulations on fluorinated gases.

They have leveled blistering criticism about Obama's efforts to slow down the Keystone Pipeline; they don't like his new auto emissions standards; they are unhappy with new EPA mercury emissions rules for boilers; and they don't like the fact that permits for drilling and fracking on federal lands have slowed.

«The methodology can not be used to infer anything about the direct impacts of specific policies, such as power plant emissions limits or renewable portfolio standards, or the effect that changes in relative prices may have on fuel choice, such as the impact of the change in supply or price of natural gas or renewables may have had on the competitiveness of coal.

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In fact, the four biggest economies in the world all have fuel efficiency standards that will converge by 2025, encouraging research and development of lower emission vehicles on an international scale.

The zero - emission scooter is equipped with state - of - the - art battery technology and features a patented on - board charger with retractable cord and plug, affording riders the ability to charge at any standard 110V wall outlet.