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ARB Newsclips for June 29, 2016. 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. CAP AND TRADE Gov. Jerry Brown wants to extend California's climate change law beyond 2020. Gov. Jerry Brown is endorsing an extension of the state's main climate change law. "We will not meet our world-leading clean air and emission reduction targets unless we solidify and redouble our commitment to the state’s cap-and-trade program and climate goals beyond 2020, and we will work hard to get that done," … http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-governor-wants-to-extend-state-climate-1466025588-htmlstory.html AIR POLLUTION How wearable technology could change the way we think about air pollution. A new report from the International Energy Agency is driving home, yet again, the immense importance of cutting down on pollution and protecting air quality worldwide. The report, which focuses on the links between energy and pollution, points out that more than 6 million premature deaths each year — or about 18,000 deaths each day… https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/28/this-futuristic-suit-will-turn-colors-to-tell-us-about-air-pollution/ EPA, Sierra Club agree on deadlines for state ozone plans. U.S. EPA has struck a deal with the Sierra Club in a lawsuit that accused the agency of unlawful dawdling over plans from a half-dozen states for meeting the 2008 air quality standard for ozone. Under a proposed consent decree, the agency would set a series of staggered deadlines between this… http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/06/29/stories/1060039594 CLIMATE CHANGE Three Amigos Unveil Climate and Energy Plan, Nafta Changes. The U.S., Canada and Mexico will cut greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector, boost the development of clean power and build new cross-border transmission lines as part of a clean energy plan unveiled Wednesday. The North American Climate, Clean Energy and Environment Partnership… http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-06-29/three-amigos-announce-new-north-american-climate-and-energy-plan U.K. to Continue With Climate-Change Policy Following Brexit Result. U.K. still committed to dealing with global warming, lawmaker says. The U.K. will continue with its climate change policy regardless of last week’s vote to leave the European Union, Britain’s Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd said on Wednesday. “While I think the U.K.’s role in dealing with a warming planet… http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-to-continue-with-climate-change-policy-following-brexit-result-1467209085 Top science groups tell climate change doubters in Congress to knock it off. More than half of the Republicans in Congress question the science of human-caused climate change, according to the Center for American Progress. The presumptive Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump, has also said he is not “a great believer in man-made climate change.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/06/28/top-science-groups-tell-climate-change-doubters-in-congress-to-knock-it-off/ Penguins losing habitat in Antarctica, could be decimated by 2099. Penguins — easily the most known and beloved wild animal in Antarctica — could be decimated by man-made global warming over the coming decades, according to a new study. Habitat loss caused from warmer water and loss of sea ice could bring a 60% decline in population of the Adélie penguin by 2099, said study lead author Megan Cimino. http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/06/29/global-warming-threatens-penguin-population/86487126/ Climate change is disrupting seasonal behaviour of Britain's wildlife. Global warming is causing breeding and migration cycles of related plants and animals to fall out of sync with potential impacts on entire ecosystems, research shows. Climate change is disrupting the seasonal behaviour of Britain’s plants and animals, with rising temperatures having an impact on species… https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/29/climate-change-is-disrupting-seasonal-behaviour-of-britains-wildlife UK ministers to approve world-leading carbon emissions target. Fears had been raised that EU referendum would result in deadline being missed but sources say carbon budget will be agreed. Ministers will this week approve a world-leading carbon emissions reduction target for the early 2030s, the Guardian understands. Fears had been raised by green groups and industry… https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/28/uk-ministers-world-leading-carbon-emissions-reduction-target-climate-change?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b06ea9df2e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b06ea9df2e-327747457 Figueres in final speech as climate czar urges private-sector action. The United Nations' climate chief called yesterday for "universal support" from businesses to tackle global warming. It was Christiana Figueres' final speech as the head of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. She spoke to business leaders and politicians meeting in London to figure out how to implement the climate deal she … http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/29/stories/1060039558 White House aligns with Canada, Mexico on emissions plan. The White House today formally announced an "action plan" with Canada and Mexico to address climate change that goes beyond this week's earlier announcement that the three nations will draw 50 percent of North America's power from no carbon sources by 2025. The United States, Mexico and Canada committed to further boosting clean energy… http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/06/29/stories/1060039614 Enviros zero in on supply chains to curb GHGs. The food we eat is having a huge impact on the global climate, and green groups are urging the world's largest food and beverage companies to take the lead by stemming their supply chain emissions. Agriculture accounts for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gases... http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/29/stories/1060039584 Moody's to analyze carbon risks based on Paris Agreement. Moody's Investors Service said yesterday it will now use the Paris Agreement on climate change in its risk analyses. In a report yesterday, the credit rating agency pinpointed 13 industries exposed to $3.2 trillion worth of carbon-related financial risks. Officials said the December accord's goal of keeping global warming "well below"… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/29/stories/1060039581 FUELS DOE is greens' new target in export battle. Environmentalists trying to torpedo planned exports of natural gas have shifted their sights from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to the Department of Energy. After challenging FERC's approval of export terminals in Texas and Louisiana, the Sierra Club was told by a federal appeals court yesterday the group had targeted the wrong. http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/06/29/stories/1060039619 Fossil fuel industry ramps up anti-divestment strategy. During a breakfast he recently hosted in a K Street bar, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers President Chet Thompson leaned forward in his seat and said his industry isn't sweating the fossil fuel divestment movement. http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060039410?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b06ea9df2e-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b06ea9df2e-327747457 VEHICLES Toyota announces recalls for defective air bags and faulty emissions controls. Toyota announced Wednesday that it is recalling 1.43 million vehicles for defective air bags, and an additional 2.87 million vehicles for faulty fuel emissions controls. Toyota Motor Corp. said it has not received any reports of injuries or fatalities related to either recall. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-airbag-recall-20160629-snap-story.html Would you recharge your Tesla electric car at a gas station? What if gas stations offered cars more than just gasoline or diesel fuel? Tesla continues to expand its network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations, and that means finding new places to put those stations. Which is why the company is in talks with a major gas station and convenience-store chain to place electric-car charging stations alongside gas pumps. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104749_would-you-recharge-your-tesla-electric-car-at-a-gas-station VW RECALL Volkswagen owners say core business still strong. Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) top shareholders said the group's core business is still robust, after the carmaker agreed a record $15.3 billion settlement in its emissions-cheating scandal in the United States. "We are firmly convinced that Volkswagen (VW) has long-term potential to gain in value,"… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-porsche-hldg-volkswagen-idUSKCN0ZF0XT EU commissioner urges Volkswagen to compensate drivers for diesel scandal. Europe's Industry Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska has called on Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) to also compensate European drivers after the company agreed to pay out up to $15.3 billion in the United States to settle claims over the diesel emissions scandal. Under Volkswagen's (VW) proposed settlement of U.S. civil claims… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-idUSKCN0ZF258 Porsche SE will not sue VW over emissions scandal –exec. Volkswagen's majority stakeholder Porsche SE said it has no plans to sue the carmaker for damages over the diesel emissions scandal. Porsche, owner of 52 percent of Volkswagen's (VW) voting rights, will not claim for damages because an investigation by Braunschweig … http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL8N19L2O5 Volkswagen’s European Customers May Miss Out on Emissions Settlement German auto maker agreed near $15 billion settlement in U.S. European owners of nearly nine million tainted Volkswagen AG cars may go empty-handed despite the agreement in the U.S. on a near $15 billion settlement to resolve the German auto maker’s emissions-cheating scandal. http://www.wsj.com/articles/volkswagen-set-for-near-14-7-billion-emissions-settlement-1467109376 Volkswagen’s $14.7 billion settlement includes perks for California drivers, air quality. Two years after a California agency first exposed Volkswagen’s scheme to cheat on vehicle emission tests, the state netted a large portion of the $14.7 billion settlement the automaker announced on Tuesday to resolve claims that it misled customers and lied to regulators for years. http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article86529187.html#storylink=cpy What VW owners can expect from deal. Volkswagen owners can finally dump their cheatin' cars, if they want to. The German automaker has agreed to an unprecedented U.S. settlement to make things right after admitting that it programmed about half a million of its diesel cars to cheat on emissions tests. When driven on the road, the vehicles put out levels of nitrous oxide well above U.S. pollution standards. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/diesel-385148-ocprint-car-owners.html Volkswagen and U.S. EPA have a deal, but no fix. U.S. EPA yesterday announced that Volkswagen AG will pay a $14.7 billion settlement for cheating on emissions tests, but the agency has yet to find a way to fix the technology that led to the scandal. The proposed deal, which was months in the making and has yet to be approved by a federal judge in California… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/29/stories/1060039582 VW RECALL STORIES EN ESPAÑOL http://www.telemundoareadelabahia.com/noticias/eeuu/Volkswagen-llega-a-acuerdo-en-demanda-sobre-emisiones-384622001.html http://www.univision.com/noticias/indemnizaciones/volkswagen-pagara-en-eeuu-indemnizacion-record-de-14-700-millones-por-engano-con-emisiones http://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2016/06/28/volkswagen-llega-a-millonario-acuerdo-tras-escandalo-de-emision-de-gases/ http://www.informador.com.mx/economia/2016/669268/6/volkswagen-acepta-pagar-14-mil-700-mdd-en-caso-de-emisiones.htm http://www.prensa.com/mundo/Volkswagen-debera-millones-motores-trucados_0_4516048523.html http://www.europapress.es/motor/coches-00640/noticia-volkswagen-confirma-destinara-mas-14000-millones-caso-diesel-eeuu-20160628182712.html GREEN ENERGY ‘Tesla Solar’ Wants to Be the Apple Store for Electricity. The SolarCity deal isn’t only about putting panels on your house. Tesla Motors Inc.’s bid to buy the biggest U.S. rooftop solar installer has little to do with selling cars. Rather, it’s about solving two of the biggest problems standing in the way of the next solar boom. And perhaps a good deal more. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-29/-tesla-solar-wants-to-be-the-apple-store-for-electricity EUROPE POWER-Spot lifted by decline in wind and solar generation. European spot electricity prices for day-ahead delivery rose on Wednesday, supported by a decline in wind and solar power supply, while forward power prices fell alongside coal and carbon. German wind power output is expected to drop by 2.7 gigawatts (GW)… http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL8N19L3TT Brexit leaves future of U.K. wind energy unclear. German energy firm Siemens AG is holding back on its wind power installation plans in the United Kingdom in the wake of Britain's vote to exit the European Union. Company officials say the future of an existing plan to export offshore wind turbine machinery from its manufacturing hub in Hull is now unclear. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/29/stories/1060039563 OPINIONS VW’s deal could aid innovation; reputation is another question. Its reputation in tatters, Volkswagen is seeking to move past its lies by paying $14.7 billion in a nationwide settlement of civil claims over defeat devices it installed so its dirty diesel-powered cars would pass smog tests. Attorney General Kamala Harris and California Air Resources Board chairwoman Mary Nichols held a news conference… http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article86515637.html#storylink=cpy Climate Denial Finally Pays Off. A series of Journal editorial page-bashing ads shows the climate cause in mid-crackup. No contributor has written more frequently on the subject of climate change on these pages—45 times over the past 20 years according to the “study” behind a recent series of ads (at $27,309 a pop) assailing the Journal’s editorial page for its climate coverage. http://www.wsj.com/articles/climate-denial-finally-pays-off-1467151625 California isn't serious about climate change if it gives up on clean cars. To the editor: Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers are willing to cut clean-car subsidies for residents out of the budget, but they continue to subsidize corporate fossil fuel technologies through the Self-Generation Incentive Program… http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-clean-car-subsidy-california-20160629-snap-story.html Does California now have a utilities regulator it can trust? t took a deadly gas pipe explosion and the largest methane leak in U.S. history, but Sacramento has finally agreed to make major changes to the state Public Utilities Commission. The goal is to rebuild Californians’ confidence that the regulatory agency is working for them, and not for the energy companies it is supposed to oversee. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-puc-reform-20160628-snap-story.html Are dead trees a threat? There are now 66 million dead trees in California's forests due to several years of drought and native bark beetles, creating a "catastrophic" wildfire threat - or so claims U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. While Vilsack's assertion may resonate with many in the general public because it makes intuitive sense, it simply isn't true. http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article86582027.html#storylink=cpy San Francisco Chronicle Kathleen Pender column. Under the largest automotive class-action settlement in U.S. history, people who own or lease one of about 475,000 Volkswagen and Audi 2.0-liter diesel models designed to cheat emissions tests could sell their car back to the manufacturer or terminate their lease without penalty and receive cash restitution ranging from $2,634 to $9,852. https://app.meltwater.com/report/5773d4be1175c3e6da36c786/inbox/160613/open/documents/qbY1UhlnQVf02wl2dkLOYjd0wJE?type=search&s=mail-digest&name=CA%20ARB%20News&uId=558b29e945a2e7b6898a9b3b&cId=5548d88552a7c462a6eadb7e&dId=qbY1UhlnQVf02wl2dkLOYjd0wJE&sentiment=N&isHosted=true&id=160613&companyId=5548d88552a7c462a6eadb7e&publishTime=1467187200000&op=open BLOGS Clean Trucks: Much Needed and Ready to Deliver. There was some good news from the U.S. Energy Information Agency recently. It found that the Clean Trucks program, which is expected to be jointly finalized this summer by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), will deliver huge carbon emission reductions. http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2016/06/28/clean-trucks-much-needed-and-ready-to-deliver/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.