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newsclips -- CARB Newsclips for June 6, 2017.
Posted: 06 Jun 2017 14:50:01
CARB Newsclips for June 6, 2017. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board’s Office of Communications. You may need to sign in or register with individual websites to view some of the following news articles. CARB BUSINESS Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., PDT (WEBCAST) Sierra Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, CalEPA Building 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California The 2010 emission standards for heavy-duty engines have established a limit for oxides of nitrogen (NOX) emissions of 0.20 g/bhp-hr, a 90% reduction from the previous emission standards. However, it is projected that even when the entire on-road fleet of heavy-duty vehicles operating in California is compliant with the 2010 NOX emission standards, the upcoming National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) requirements for ambient particulate matter and ozone will not be achieved in California without further significant reduction in NOX emissions from the heavy-duty vehicles. https://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/sharp/sharp.htm ______________________________ Sound Wall-Vegetation Combination Barriers as Near-Roadway Pollutant Mitigation Strategies. Suzanne Paulson, Ph.D., Yifang Zhu, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles and Akula Venkatram, Ph.D. University of California, Riverside Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., PDT (WEBCAST) Sierra Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, CalEPA Building 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California For more go to the announcement at: https://www.arb.ca.gov/research/seminars/paulson6/paulson6.htm ___________________________ The California Air Resources Board in collaboration with the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, is holding a free professional wet cleaning demonstration workshop. The free workshop will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2017 from 2:00PM - 4:00PM in Los Angeles. Doors open at 1:45 PM. Venue: London Cleaners, 1073 Gayley Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Space is limited. Register early at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-professional-wet-cleaning-demonstration-workshop-for-dry-cleaners-tickets-33498967313 or by searching for "wet cleaning workshop" on Eventbrite at: http://www.eventbrite.com For more details about the workshop, please visit ARB's Non-Toxic Dry Cleaning Incentive Program (AB998) website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/dryclean/ab998.htm CAP AND TRADE China CO2 market launch set for November at earliest: government researcher. China will launch its nationwide carbon emissions trading system by November at the "very earliest", a government researcher said on Tuesday. As part of pledges made to help secure a global climate change pact in Paris in 2015, China said it would complete the launch of the nationwide emissions trading platform this year. http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-china-energy-carbon-idUKKBN18X0N7 Ontario holds second cap-and-trade auction. Ontario’s second auction in its cap and trade program aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions is taking place today, after the first auction sold out. The March auction brought in $472 million, which the government says it will put toward programs that reduce emissions and help businesses and consumers adapt to a low-carbon economy. http://globalnews.ca/news/3506012/ontario-holds-second-cap-and-trade-auction/ California Looks to Set a 100% Renewable Standard and to Tie its Carbon Market with China. In the wake of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris accords, California is more determined than ever to reduce CO2 emissions. It has said that it would increase its use of renewables to 100% by 2045 while also trying to tie its cap-and-trade system to that of China’s emerging trading plan. https://www.environmentalleader.com/2017/06/california-looks-set-100-renewable-standard-tie-carbon-market-china/ AIR POLLUTION A plan to build homes at the 91-to-110 freeway interchange is back on the table, but it has some people worried. Businessman Ali Awad went to Los Angeles City Hall five years ago with a simple plan: Build 24 new homes on a vacant lot, next to the interchange of the 91 and 110 freeways. The Planning Commission shot down that idea, worrying that nearby car and truck emissions… http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-ln-freeway-interchange-housing-20170606-htmlstory.html Big trucks may pollute way more than previously thought. June is off to a smoggy start in Southern California – four of the first five days have exceeded federal Clean Air standards. Emissions from heavy duty diesel trucks are the largest contributor to smog here, and a new study has found that those emissions could be much higher than previously thought. http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/06/05/72578/big-trucks-may-pollute-way-more-than-previously-th/ Dumping coal could save 52K lives per year — study. Fully replacing coal-fired electricity generation with solar power in the United States could save some 52,000 lives annually, researchers concluded in a newly released study. While the long-term price tag for that undertaking would be almost $1.5 trillion, the conversion would ultimately be profitable, with "a substantial health and environmental benefit,"… https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2017/06/06/stories/1060055616 CLIMATE CHANGE A climate chain reaction: Major Greenland melting could devastate crops in Africa. As melting Greenland glaciers continue to pour ice into the Arctic Ocean, we have more than the rising seas to worry about, scientists say. A new study suggests that if it gets large enough, the influx of freshwater from the melting ice sheet… https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/06/a-climate-chain-reaction-major-greenland-melting-could-devastate-crops-in-africa/?utm_term=.ab3f7750dfaa Paris Climate Deal Needs New Rules and Clarity, Scientists Say. The Paris climate accord needs to be strengthened through new negotiations and national commitments to transparency, a study showed. Uncertainty about the pledges made by almost 200 countries in the landmark climate deal means the world could fail to mitigate runaway global warming… https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-06/paris-climate-deal-needs-new-rules-and-clarity-scientists-say Google, Facebook Join Cities in Challenging Trump on Climate. Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. are among dozens of companies that pledged their support for policies combating climate change following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris accord. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-05/google-and-facebook-join-cities-in-challenging-trump-on-climate Xi Jinping and Jerry Brown of California Meet to Discuss Climate Change. President Xi Jinping of China met on Tuesday with Gov. Jerry Brown of California, embracing one of President Trump’s most prominent critics on the environment as China prepares to take a more commanding role in fighting climate change. The meeting, coming five days after Mr. Trump announced that the United States would abandon… https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-jerry-brown-california-climate.html?_r=0 http://www.capradio.org/articles/2017/06/06/dispatches-from-china-brown-meets-with-chinese-pres-xi-jin-ping/ Liberals have a responsibility too: make climate change a top issue. For too long, liberals have been treating climate change as a third or fourth tier issue. As the US exits the Paris Climate Accord, it’s time for liberals to re-evaluate an issue that subsumes all others. On Thursday when the announcement hit that Trump was taking America out of the Paris Climate Accord, my social media feed predictably blew up. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2017/jun/06/liberals-climate-change-trump-paris-accord Climate change progress at Trump's EPA is grinding to a halt, workers reveal. Current and former staff say projects that mention climate change have been ‘de-emphasized and halted’ as EPA tears up key planks of emissions-lowering agenda. Current and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees have described how work on climate change is grinding to a halt at the agency, with programs being scrapped and fears that staff may be reassigned away from climate-related tasks. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/06/climate-change-work-trump-epa California signs deal with China to combat climate change. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed an agreement to work with China to lower greenhouse gas emissions Tuesday, just days after President Trump pulled the United States out of an international climate change agreement. The agreement, though nonbinding, aims to expand cooperation between China and California on renewable energy… http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/336537-california-signs-deal-with-china-to-combat-climate-change Climate change and the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season. As the world's oceans warm, what affect might this have on the power of hurricanes?. June 1 is the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane season, which covers the North Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, and it runs until November 30, 2017. That doesn't mean to say we cannot see a tropical storm or hurricane develop outside of these dates. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/climate-change-2017-atlantic-hurricane-season-170605112745578.html Trump ignites climate pledges with Paris order. Governors, mayors and CEOs are clamoring to sign onto a slate of new climate pacts organized over the weekend after President Trump announced he would leave the Paris Agreement. Twelve states, including two with Republican governors, are joining the U.S. Climate Alliance, launched by California, New York and Washington. https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/06/stories/1060055590 Former EPA boss: 'Clean break' from U.N. talks needed. The United States should make a "clean break" from international climate talks if the country no longer plans to be part of the Paris Agreement, said former U.S. EPA Administrator William Reilly. Speaking with the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast, Reilly, who served under President George H.W. Bush, noted he has spoken out against… https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/06/stories/1060055592 FUELS Analyst warns of 'false prophet' predicting higher prices. The oil and gas industry continues to enjoy its revival, even as there is growing unease over the future direction of oil prices. Though the per-barrel price of oil has dipped below $50 recently, companies are still managing to capitalize on new technology, enhanced drilling efficiencies and easy credit access to expand production. https://www.eenews.net/energywire/2017/06/06/stories/1060055567 VEHICLES China Helps Big Auto Get Bigger. China's plan to halt new electric-vehicle permits may prevent the market from overheating. But it's also likely to crowd out new energy startups and pave the way for the nation's incumbent manufacturers to gain an even greater share of the world's largest car market. Make no mistake; China is still committed to its goals of increasing annual sales of electric vehicles… https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-06-06/big-auto-wins-as-china-pulls-the-plug-on-electric-car-permits Brown Looks To Lure Chinese Electric Car Companies. California Governor Jerry Brown is in China this week looking to strengthen ties in the fight against climate change. In reality that’s meant meetings heavy on formality and light on substance, which could open the way for more concrete agreements down the road. http://www.capradio.org/articles/2017/06/06/brown-looks-to-lure-chinese-electric-car-companies/ HIGH-SPEED RAIL Judge Rules High-Speed Rail Project Can Use Greenhouse Gas Funding. California regulators did not abuse their discretion when they decided to pay for the state’s high-speed rail project with money from a greenhouse gas emissions program, a Sacramento County judge said in a ruling made final on Monday. The Transportation Solutions Defense and Education Fund… http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/06/05/judge-rules-high-speed-rail-project-can-use-greenhouse-gas-funding/ GREEN ENERGY Prince Was a Secret Patron of Solar Power. The musician's anonymous investment ultimately helped dozens of clean-tech entrepreneurs in Oakland. Before his abrupt death a year ago, the pop musician Prince made an investment in green energy that’s now helping solar start-ups weather an assault from President Donald Trump. It started with a conversation in 2011 between Prince and his friend Van Jones, a CNN commentator… https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-06/prince-was-a-secret-patron-of-solar-power Perry Challenges China Ahead of Clean Energy Summit. The man who now leads the energy department he once promised to abolish is headed to China to make the case for why the Paris climate accord doesn’t work and how technology -- and natural gas -- can be just as effective in heading off global warming. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is due in Beijing on Tuesday for a gathering of energy ministers… https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-05/trump-energy-chief-goads-china-as-it-hosts-forum-on-clean-fuels Sandoval says he will sign bill to bring rooftop solar back to Nevada. Gov. Brian Sandoval said Monday he intends to sign a bill that supporters expect will bring the rooftop solar industry back to Nevada. During a ceremony to sign the major bills implementing the two-year, $8.2 billion general fund budget, Sandoval said he will be signing Assembly Bill 405… https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/2017-legislature/sandoval-says-he-will-sign-bill-to-bring-rooftop-solar-back-to-nevada/ DOE review author called renewable energy policies 'greatest emerging threat' to reliability. Dive Brief: •The U.S. Department of Energy's controversial baseload power review will be authored by an individual previously critical of clean energy policies, according to recent media reports. •Travis Fischer, author of a 2015 study critical of green policies, is writing the review, according to the Energy and Policy Institute, a watchdog group. http://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-review-author-called-renewable-energy-policies-greatest-emerging-threa/443961/ Japan ramps up clean energy as U.S. recedes. The rumbling brown turbine on the bank of the gurgling Arakawa River is one of many different engines powering the recovery of the Fukushima region. Here, in the idyllic hills in southwest Fukushima city is Tsuchiyu Onsen, a traditional hot spring resort nestled in a wooded national park. https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/06/stories/1060055566 U.S. storage market surges to record. The U.S. energy storage market experienced its best quarter in history. Pictured is an energy storage research and demonstration site in Harrodsburg, Ky. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co. The U.S. energy storage market just surged to its best quarter in history, deploying 234 megawatt-hours of power. The spike represents a 944 percent increase from the same quarter last year… https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2017/06/06/stories/1060055615 VEHICLES BlueLA Car Sharing Program Prepares to Launch 100 EVs, 200 Charging Stations. On Friday, June 9, City of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will launch a demonstration station that will kick-start the “BlueLA Electric Car Sharing Program,” a pilot project that will deploy 100 electric cars and 200 EV charging stations starting this year. According to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the electric car sharing… https://ngtnews.com/bluela-car-sharing-program-prepares-launch-100-evs-200-charging-stations MISCELLANEOUS California Governor Says China ‘On the Move,’ U.S. Role Reduced. California Governor Jerry Brown said “America can’t rest on its laurels” as competitive pressures from China become more intense. “The role of America in the world has been reduced because of Trump’s pullout from the Paris accord,” Brown said in a Bloomberg Television interview with Tom Mackenzie on Tuesday in Beijing. https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-06/california-governor-says-china-on-the-move-u-s-role-reduced Brown: State won't reach its clean car goal without China. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) wants Chinese companies to fill the state's demand for electric vehicles. Brown signed agreements Sunday and yesterday with two Chinese provinces to work on clean energy and climate change policies and called for Chinese companies to begin selling more electric vehicles in California to help it meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals. https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/06/stories/1060055573 OPINIONS Withdrawing from the Paris deal takes four years. Our next president could join again in 30 days. While President Trump has vowed to formally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, sparking international outrage, it doesn’t necessarily mean the end of U.S. involvement forever. A future president could have us back in the agreement in as little as 30 days, legal experts say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/05/withdrawing-from-the-paris-deal-takes-four-years-our-next-president-could-join-again-in-30-days/?utm_term=.9820bb08ba2f Climate change is real. So why won’t the right admit it? Around 97% of climate scientists confirm the existence of manmade global warming, and public opinion is steadily catching up. In the UK, a recent poll suggested 84% of British people want Theresa May to “convince Trump not to quit” the Paris climate agreement. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/06/climate-change-right-brexiters-donald-trump Let's scrap regulations in favor of a carbon tax. Tax reform is hot this year, and rightly so. Mending an outdated tax system is an important political and policy objective. I am optimistic that Republican lawmakers will be successful, but no matter the scale or scope of this effort, it will not be the last big tax bill. Because tax reform is a perpetual effort, it is not too early to start considering post-tax-reform tax reform ideas. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/lets-scrap-regulations-in-favor-of-a-carbon-tax-commentary.html BLOGS El Nino and global warming combine to cause record-breaking heat in Southeast Asia. Scientists at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating combination of global warming and El Niño is responsible for causing extreme temperatures in April 2016 in Southeast Asia. The research, published on June 6 in the journal Nature Communications, shows that El Niño triggered the heat… https://phys.org/news/2017-06-el-nino-global-combine-record-breaking.html#jCp Quantifying the effects of climate change. Last year was the hottest on record, Arctic sea ice is on the decline and sea levels continue to rise. In this context, satellites are providing us with an unbiased view of how our climate is changing and the effects it is having on our planet. Estimates show that the global sea level is rising by about 3 mm a year. This is one of the major threats of global warming, especially for low-lying coastal areas. https://phys.org/news/2017-06-quantifying-effects-climate.html#jCp Global warming. A concrete and terrible case: Florida. Enough abstraction. Below is a concrete and measurable example of the environmental danger that each of the Florida people is facing. Sorry, that each of us is facing. Joe Romm, founder of climate progress, provides us with a terrible article on what Florida might be like in the near future. America’s trillion-dollar coastal property bubble could burst “before the sea consumes a single house.” Here’s why. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/6/1669235/-Global-warming-A-concrete-and-terrible-case-Florida