[Source: CalMATERS] New initiatives have been added to California’s draft scoping plan, including climate-friendly homes, offshore wind and cleaner airplane fuels. Responding to concerns of Gov. Gavin Newsom and environmentalists, the California Air Resources Board has bolstered its climate roadmap with several new strategies, including offshore wind development, climate-friendly housing construction, cleaner aviation fuels and Read More…
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California is preparing to make its dire energy problems much, much worse
[Source: Washington Examiner] If you thought California’s electricity and energy problems were bad now, just you wait. California regulators are about to vote to restrict the sale of gas-powered cars and ban the sale of them altogether after 2035. The state had already announced this plan in 2020 as part of its fanatic commitment to Read More…
Can Californians afford electric cars? Wait lists for rebates are long and some programs have shut down
[Source: Source: CalMATTERS] When Tulare resident Quentin Nelms heard California was offering a hefty state subsidy to help lower-income residents buy electric cars, he applied right away. But it wasn’t as easy as he thought it would be. Nelms spent four months on a waitlist before he was accepted into one of the state’s clean-car Read More…
Clean-car rules: California unveils proposed measure to ban new gasoline-fueled cars
[Source: CalMATTERS] California’s clean-air regulators on Tuesday unveiled a far-reaching proposal requiring a ramp-up in sales of zero-emission cars, culminating in a ban on new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. The rules to force Californians to end their dependence on conventional cars are a critical component to California’s goals to tackle climate change and poor air Read More…
Newsom signs law to eventually ban gas-powered lawn equipment in California
[Source: Associated Press] California will soon ban the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers, a move aimed at curbing emissions from a category of small engines on pace to produce more pollution each year than passenger vehicles. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Saturday that orders state regulators to ban Read More…
Now is your chance to weigh in on how California will achieve carbon neutrality
[Source: Cal Chamber/Leah Silverthorn] Earlier this month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) kicked off its every-five-years Scoping Plan process with a series of virtual workshops (Scoping Plan Meetings & Workshops | California Air Resources Board). CARB spent several days presenting these workshops on several topics, including separate workshops on natural and working lands, environmental Read More…
Is your company prepared for California supply chain carbon emission and climate financial risk disclosures?
[Source: CalChamber] This year, the California Legislature is considering two major new climate policies. The first would alter the way companies collect, audit, disclose, and set carbon emission reductions goals, and the second would require companies to disclose all climate financial risk. Both bills would represent a sea change in how all companies do business—not Read More…
California agency approves warehouse rule for air quality
[Source: Associated Press] Southern California air quality regulators on Friday approved a rule that would curb diesel emissions from thousands of trucks that ferry goods from the growing number of massive warehouses in the region run by Amazon and other companies. Areas around the facilities have weathered increased pollution affecting their largely minority communities. The Read More…
Chevron to build California carbon capture plant with Microsoft, Schlumberger
[Source: Reuters] Chevron Corp is partnering with Microsoft Corp, oilfield services firm Schlumberger NV and privately held Clean Energy Systems to build a carbon capture plant in California, as the U.S. oil major expands investments in renewable technology. Fossil fuel companies have faced increased pressure in recent years to reduce emissions, spend more on low-carbon Read More…