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CARB Newsclips for June 12, 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 The California Air Resources Board (ARB) Executive Officer has posted the final 2016 Crude Average Carbon Intensity calculation. It can be found on the following LCFS webpage: http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/crude-oil/crude-oil.htm. ¬¬¬¬________________________________________________ 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 CAP AND TRADE Macron Seeking Stiff Carbon Costs to Avert Climate Change. Emmanuel Macron reached out to Germany to establish a common price floor for carbon dioxide emitted by power utilities as the French president seeks to strengthen his alliance with Angela Merkel after the U.S. decided to exit the Paris climate accord, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-09/macron-said-to-push-for-franco-german-c02-emissions-price-floor Cap and trade funds electric vehicle car share for the poor. An electric vehicle car-share program launched Friday in Los Angeles is funded in part by $1.67 million in revenue from California's cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions. The BlueLA EV system will run in low-income communities: portions of the LA neighborhoods of Westlake, Pico-Union, Koreatown, Echo Park and the city's downtown. https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/12/stories/1060055875 AIR POLLUTION Scientists may have just found an unexpected new threat to the ozone layer. Severe storms over the central United States may be posing bigger problems beyond bad weather. New research suggests that frequent summertime storms in the Great Plains region could be depleting the protective ozone layer in the upper atmosphere, putting humans at increased risk of unhealthy exposure to ultraviolet radiation. And some scientists believe that climate change could make the situation worse. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/09/scientists-may-have-just-found-an-unexpected-new-threat-to-the-ozone-layer/?utm_term=.098c18c4c01a Jerry Brown’s trip to China earned him wall-to-wall media coverage — internationally and here at home. Much less covered was another environmental visit the California governor took just weeks earlier: to Bell Gardens in Los Angeles County, a transportation corridor with some of the worst air quality in the state. “It is a little surprising to actually be there (in Bell Gardens) and witness first-hand… http://www.capradio.org/articles/2017/06/12/brown-grossly-hypocritical-to-oppose-oil-production-in-california Air pollution more harmful to children in cars than outside, warns top scientist. Children are at risk of dangerous levels of air pollution in cars because exposure to toxic air is often far higher inside than outside vehicles, a former government chief scientific adviser has warned. Prof Sir David King, writing for the Guardian, says walking or cycling to school would be much better for children’s health. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/12/children-risk-air-pollution-cars-former-uk-chief-scientist-warns http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/816148/air-pollution-cars-toxic-gases-children Health Effects of Oil and Gas Emissions Investigated in Texas. Focus is on benzene, volatile organic compounds and other chemicals within a half-mile of production wells. Lucas Jasso, 66, has seen a lot of changes in Karnes County, Texas, since oil and gas companies first began flocking to his part of the state several years ago. “I call it Flare City USA — every time I go into the countryside, I see flares,” Jasso said. “It used to be paradise.” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/health-effects-of-oil-and-gas-emissions-investigated-in-texas/ CLIMATE CHANGE Kerry says U.S. climate goals in reach despite Trump Paris pullout. Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry predicted on Monday that the United States will achieve goals to limit climate change set by the Obama administration despite President Donald Trump's decision to quit a 2015 global pact. Kerry, an architect of the Paris climate agreement, said during a visit to Oslo… http://in.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-kerry-idINKBN1931RQ U.S. formally rejects Paris climate treaty at G-7 environmental meeting. Two weeks after President Trump announced he’d withdraw from the Paris climate accord, the U.S. on Monday took its first concrete step toward that end by formally rejecting the agreement on the world stage. At a meeting in Italy, environmental ministers from G-7 nations released a lengthy communique on climate change… http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/12/us-formally-rejects-paris-climate-treaty-g-7-envir/ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12062017/g7-scott-pruitt-climate-change-paris-agreement-international-relations BlackRock Urges Exxon to Disclose More About Climate Change-Related Risks. The world's largest asset manager BlackRock Inc on Friday urged Exxon Mobil Corp to "enhance its disclosures" regarding risks related to climate change. Less than two weeks ago, shareholders approved a measure calling for increased transparency on climate change… https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/06/12/business/12reuters-exxon-mobil-climatechange-blackrock.html?_r=0 How Much Do You Know About Solving Global Warming? There is no silver bullet for climate change, because slowing planetary warming will require a variety of strategies. “Drawdown,” a new book edited by the green entrepreneur Paul Hawken, analyzes 100 potential solutions, ranks them by the amount of greenhouse gases they could cut, and reaches some surprising conclusions about the most effective ways to fight global warming. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/09/climate/drawdown-climate-solutions-quiz.html?ref=energy-environment San Francisco joins 11 cities in posting deleted climate data. More than a month after the Trump administration purged data tracking climate change from the Environmental Protection Agency’s website, the numbers are going back online in some unexpected places. San Francisco and 11 other cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Houston and Seattle, were set to launch their own websites Sunday publishing the numbers. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/San-Francisco-joins-11-cities-in-posting-deleted-11210766.php http://climatechangedispatch.com/san-francisco-mayor-reposts-deleted-epa-global-warming-web-pages/ Trump leads ferocious fight against carbon regulations. While President Trump’s beliefs about global warming remain something of a mystery, his actions make one thing clear: He doesn’t consider it a problem for the federal government to solve. Trump’s recent decision to pull out of the Paris climate deal was just his latest rapid-fire move to weaken or dismantle federal initiatives to reduce carbon emissions… http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Trump-leads-ferocious-fight-against-carbon-11210820.php Governor And German Official Vow To Work To Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Governor Jerry Brown met with Germany's federal minister for the environment in San Francisco Friday, and the two vowed to work to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the governor's office announced. Barbara Hendricks, Germany's Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, met with Brown in the wake of… http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Governor-And-German-Official-Vow-To-Work-To-Curb-11210180.php Cities need state help to meet Paris climate goal. Just minutes after President Donald Trump announced his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris pact to fight climate change, mayors began announcing their plans to stay committed to it. "As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy & future," Mayor Bill… http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article155561214.html#storylink=cpy Pollution, climate change among risks to Canadian waterways, says WWF. The World Wildlife Fund says Canada can no longer pretend it is a country rich with pristine lakes and rivers. In a new report based on four years of research, the conservation organization says one-third of Canada’s 167 watersheds are experiencing high levels of disturbance due to everything from pollution and overuse to climate… http://www.torontosun.com/2017/06/12/pollution-climate-change-among-risks-to-canadian-waterways-says-wwf NASA Report: As Climate Change Continues, Tropical Regions Will Likely See More. People who live in the tropics can expect to see more rainfall in the future as the climate changes, NASA research shows. The research lead by Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Hui Su revealed current climate models are underestimating the decreases in high clouds in these regions. http://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-report-climate-change-continues-tropical-regions-will-likely-see-more-rainfall-2551005 Germany, California to tackle climate change together. Germany is teaming up with California to cooperate on tackling climate change following the U.S. government's decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris agreement. Europe's largest economy and the biggest U.S. state in economic terms will back the work of the "Under 2 Coalition," which includes cities, regional governments and states… http://www.businessinsider.com/r-germany-california-to-tackle-climate-change-together-2017-6 $1.8B methanol plant gains key permit from Washington State— with conditions. Developers of a $1.8 billion Cowlitz County methanol plant would have to offset — or find ways to reduce — carbon emissions under the terms of a key shoreline permit approved this week by the state Department of Ecology. The high-profile Northwest Innovation Works project in Kalama is to produce methanol from Western natural gas… http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/18b-methanol-plant-gains-key-permit-from-washington-state/ Gov. Brown seeks global stage on climate. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) continues to take a leadership role on climate change in the wake of President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement by planning to attend global talks on warming in the fall. Brown returned Thursday from a trip to China, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and signed multiple agreements with national and… https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/12/stories/1060055874 Big majority of Americans want states to act on climate — poll. Two-thirds of Americans believe that states should take responsibility for addressing climate change in the absence of federal leadership on the world's most pressing environmental challenge, according to a new poll by researchers at the University of Michigan. The survey, conducted before President Trump's announcement that… https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/12/stories/1060055873 Did warming's effect on beans drive a migration crisis? Climate change, often cited as a threat to coffee farms, endangers more than cafés au lait. Coffee supports a large portion of some Latin American and African economies, where millions of small farms grow Coffea arabica and Coffea robusta trees within narrow temperature and rainfall ranges. But areas with the right conditions are becoming scarcer. https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/12/stories/1060055855 DIESEL ACTIVITIES ARB study compares in-use NOx emissions from diesel, hydraulic hybrid diesel and LNG refuse trucks. A team from the California Air Resources Board (ARB), in partnership with the City of Sacramento, has characterized the in-use emissions from model year (MY) 2010 or newer diesel, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydraulic hybrid diesel engines during real-world refuse truck operation. http://www.greencarcongress.com/2017/06/20170612-arb.html FUELS How one group is charting health risks near oil fields. Lucas Jasso, 66, has seen a lot of changes in Karnes County, Texas, since oil and gas companies first began flocking to his part of the state several years ago. "I call it Flare City USA — every time I go into the countryside, I see flares," Jasso said. "It used to be paradise." Once mainly fields and ranchland, Karnes County is now a top crude oil producer in Texas, due to its location on top of the Eagle Ford Shale play. https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/06/12/stories/1060055865 VEHICLES Here’s How to Kill Electric Cars. The Tesla Killer Isn’t What You Think It Is The electric car seems to be on an unstoppable trajectory. In the past five years, the number of electric cars on the road worldwide has soared to two million from basically nothing, the International Energy Agency said this week. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-09/the-tesla-killer-isn-t-a-car-at-all https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2017/06/11/how-to-kill-the-electric-car-report/#5d589ad8274e Germany to test Porsche Cayenne after media report on emissions. Porsche has said reports that the Cayenne breaches limits are "implausible". Germany's transport ministry is to test a Porsche SUV model following reports it could be in breach of diesel emissions limits. Der Spiegel magazine said it had tested the Cayenne V6 TDI and found its emissions were higher than allowed. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40251763 Legendary car designer Henrik Fisker unveils his Tesla rival. Henrik Fisker, the automotive designer behind iconic cars like the BMW Z8 and the Aston Martin DB9, unveiled his long-range, electric sedan on Saturday. Fisker has made bold claims about the car. Last October, Fisker said the vehicle would have a range surpassing 400 miles and will be able to charge in just 9 minutes thanks to new battery technology. http://www.businessinsider.com/henrik-fisker-emotion-electric-car-unveil-2017-6 Number of electric cars worldwide increased 60% in 2016. Globally, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) surpassed 2 million units in 2016, an increase of 60 per cent compared to 2015, according to the latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). In 2005, the number of electric cars owned worldwide was in the hundreds. A decade later, EV sales surpassed the 1 million milestone and in 2016… http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/news/number-of-electric-cars-worldwide-increased-60-in-2016 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LA pioneering largest EV car sharing program for disadvantaged communities. Mayor Eric Garcetti Friday unveiled what’s being billed as the nation’s largest EV car sharing program for disadvantaged communities, which will serve portions of Westlake, Pico Union, Koreatown, Echo Park and downtown Los Angeles. “We have to put sustainability at the center of everything we do in Los Angeles -- and putting more… http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20170609/la-pioneering-largest-ev-car-sharing-program-for-disadvantaged-communities http://electriccarsreport.com/2017/06/los-angeles-launches-electric-car-sharing-program-disadvantaged-communities/ http://www.greencarcongress.com/2017/06/20170611-bluela.html http://cal.streetsblog.org/2017/06/12/ladot-and-bluela-partner-for-low-income-electric-car-share/ OPINIONS Trump's Climate Retreat Is About Fear, Not Just Greed. "Conditional cooperation" like the Paris accord breaks down if some individuals feel weak and defensive. Is it human nature to show restraint today, so that strangers might benefit tomorrow? Well, that depends on the human. Researchers studied this question by telling subjects that they and four other players were allowed to take up to $20 from… https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-12/trump-s-climate-retreat-is-about-fear-not-just-greed Don't confront drivers of gas-guzzling SUVs about climate change — talk to them about it instead. To the editor: I applaud Virginia Heffernan’s piece exhorting all of us to stop blaming and arguing with people who don’t agree with us on climate change. (“Stop playing the climate blame game. We're all responsible,” Opinion, June 7) I am a volunteer for a group proposing that the U.S. levy a fee on fossil fuel and then return all... http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-climate-change-blame-game-20170612-story.html Did Michael Gove really try to stop teaching climate change? Did Michael Gove really try to stop schools in England from teaching about climate change in geography? His ministerial return, as secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs, has prompted a wave of claims that Mr. Gove tried to remove the teaching of climate change when he was in charge of the education department. http://www.bbc.com/news/education-40250214 Blaming global warming on our 'creator' abdicates our responsibility to act. Once again, simplistic thinking and binary choices are the only ways that deniers of global warming can analyze the issue. Max Isaacson’s June 7 letter stated that he "concedes" there is global warming, but believes since volcanoes and other natural conditions were primary contributors of the age-old established fact… http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/06/12/blaming-global-warming-our-creator-abdicates-our-responsibility-act/382718001/ 2017 Ford Fusion Energi: low electric range, no public charging frustrating. Electric-car charging infrastructure in the United States is getting better, but still has a very long way to go. While anyone that's given even a passing glance to plug-in vehicles would likely tell you the same thing, I experienced the impact of a charging-free society first-hand while driving a Ford Fusion Energi. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1110949_2017-ford-fusion-energi BLOGS 10 green questions for the new cabinet. What follows all comes with the caveat that parts of it could be rendered obsolete in 5, 4, 3, 2…The Prime Minister has requested permission to form a government and appointed her new cabinet, but at the time of writing it remains unclear if she has the votes needed to pass a Queen's Speech or the authority to resist those in her party who want to hand her the number of a good removals firm. https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/blog-post/3011767/10-green-questions-for-the-new-cabinet US disagrees with G7 partners on climate change and refuses to endorse joint statement. The US is the only country to refuse to the endorsement in light of its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. The US has refused to endorse a joint communique with other G7 countries on climate change at the end of a two-day summit in Bologna, Italy but says it will continue to work with international partners on environment matters. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/g7-bologna-climate-change-environment-us-disagrees-international-partners-joint-statement-scott-a7785836.html Climate change drives Valley Fever to soar 800 percent in the U.S. Southwest. As the region dries out, infections from inhaling soil-dwelling fungus see stunning jump. The infection rate of Valley Fever in the Southwest United States has gone up a stunning 800 percent from 2000 to 2011, as dust storms have more than doubled. New research directly links the rise in Valley Fever to the rise in dust storms… https://thinkprogress.org/valley-fever-soars-climate-change-8b236cf4e9c9 Why Corn is a Climate Change Champion. A new, more detailed reference genome for corn will bring new insights to the world’s most productive and widely grown crop, according to researchers. “Our new genome for maize shows how incredibly flexible this plant is, a characteristic that directly follows from the way its genome is organized,”… https://www.agweb.com/article/why-corn-is-a-climate-change-champion-naa-ben-potter/ Can science fiction idea save us from global warming? Global warming is the reality that the world lives with today, with temperatures hitting new records every passing year. 2016 went down in history as the hottest year on record, with all-time highs of 42.7°C in Pretoria, South Africa to 54°C in Mitribah, Kuwait. Overall, the World Meteorological Organisation recorded a 1.2 degree rise in temperatures in 2016, warmer than pre-industrial levels. http://www.nation.co.ke/health/Can-science-fiction-idea-save-us-from-global-warming/3476990-3966964-55u3d3/index.html An Abandoned US Nuclear Base in Greenland Could Start Leaking Toxic Waste Because of Global Warming. In 75 years, Camp Century could literally melt down. Over the last century, many glaciers have pulled back farther than humans have ever previously witnessed. While the retreat of glaciers, and changes in the cryosphere more generally (which includes ice sheets and permafrost)… http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/06/camp-century-global-warming/