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ARB Newsclips for November 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 Nonprofit gets $5.5M to boost carbon-offset efforts. A Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit that backs conservation projects with an eye to accelerating carbon mitigation has inked a $5.5 million contract with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The investment will seed the Climate Trust's first-of-its-kind carbon investment fund that focuses on supporting emission-offset projects… http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/11/29/stories/1060046324 AIR POLLUTION EPA retreats on Texas regional haze plan. U.S. EPA, headed toward a likely court defeat and unable to reach a deal with opponents, is offering to pull the plug on a Texas cleanup plan intended to improve visibility in two major national parks by requiring new pollution controls on coal-fired power plants. In a filing late yesterday with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, agency lawyers said they would… http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/11/29/stories/1060046348 CLIMATE CHANGE More company climate votes ahead, as Trump may loosen energy rules. Activist shareholders plan a record number of resolutions focused on climate change at U.S. company annual meetings in 2017; even as President-elect Donald Trump looks set to loosen environmental regulations. Based on filings so far, U.S. companies are on track to face roughly 200 resolutions on climate matters… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-shareholders-idUSKBN13K18F?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=d1630a9794-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-d1630a9794-327747457 Climate change deepens Thailand's fish crisis. Years of overfishing in Thailand take their toll, threatening a multi-billion dollar industry. The government is working hard to bring the fish back with a whole new raft of regulations. But as Eve Johnson reports there's another big culprit that they're ignoring: global warming. http://uk.reuters.com/video/2016/11/28/climate-change-deepens-thailands-fish-cr?videoId=370572430&newsChannel=environmentNews http://www.reuters.com/video/2016/11/28/overfishing-climate-change-threatens-tha?videoId=370572075&videoChannel=1 Pope urges world leaders not to hobble climate change pact. Pope Francis urged national leaders on Monday to implement global environmental agreements without delay, a message that looked to be squarely aimed at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Addressing a group of scientists that included theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, the pope gave his strongest speech on the environment… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-climatechange-idUSKBN13N1PH New Zealand to Save $31 Billion by Using Paris Carbon Market. New Zealand is seeking to offset its global warming emissions by investing almost $5 billion in green projects overseas, saving six times that figure to meet its Paris climate commitments. Climate Minister Paula Bennett sounded out countries willing to sell emission-reduction credits as she met them at the United Nations climate talks… https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-28/new-zealand-to-save-31-billion-by-tapping-paris-carbon-markets?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b508e9c33b-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b508e9c33b-327747457 Earth Isn’t Doomed Yet. The Climate Could Survive Trump Policies. Is the battle to contain global warming now lost? With the election of Donald Trump, it certainly looked that way to many of the shellshocked diplomats gathered in Morocco earlier this month at the first climate summit following the breakthrough agreement in Paris last year to contain greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/business/economy/trumps-climate-policies-may-work-out-in-the-planets-favor.html?_r=0 A Wrenching Choice for Alaska Towns in the Path of Climate Change. In the dream, a storm came and Betsy Bekoalok watched the river rise on one side of the village and the ocean on the other, the water swallowing up the brightly colored houses, the fishing boats and the four-wheelers, the school and the clinic. She dived into the floodwaters, frantically searching for her son. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/29/science/alaska-global-warming.html?_r=0 Trump seems ready to fight the world on climate change. But he's likely to meet resistance. Donald Trump is branded with all manner of unflattering labels, but one that hasn’t seemed to much bother him is “climate pariah.” The president-elect is unabashed in his disdain for America’s global warming policy. He has placed a staunch climate-change doubter and antagonist of mainstream science in charge of reshaping… http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-climate-20161127-story.html Trump rollback of Obama climate agenda may prove challenging. Donald Trump plans to dismantle President Barack Obama's efforts to reduce planet-warming carbon emissions. But delivering on his campaign pledges to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency and bring back tens of thousands of long-gone coal mining jobs could prove far more difficult. http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/Trump-rollback-of-Obama-climate-agenda-may-prove-10641538.php California targets dairy cows to combat global warming. California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm. The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock. Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that for the first time regulates heat-trapping gases from livestock operations and landfills. http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article117647448.html#storylink=cpy In Climate Fight, California Officials Draw Up Cow Fart Regulations. California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm. The nation’s leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock. Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that for the first time regulates heat-trapping gases from livestock operations and landfills. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/11/29/california-air-resources-board-cow-fart-regulations-climate-change/ Sierra snowpack could drop 50% by the end of the century due to climate change. The all-important Sierra Nevada snowpack could be cut in half by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions aren't reduced, according to a new analysis from UCLA. Researcher Alex Hall used a complex computer model to look at what would happen to the Sierra Nevada mountains if these pollutants kept entering our atmosphere at the current rate. http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/11/28/66446/sierra-snowpack-could-drop-50-by-the-end-of-the-ce/ Google Earth update shows how climate change has morphed our planet. The revised timelapse feature lets you see glaciers receding and sea levels rising in even sharper detail. In 2013, Google released Google Earth Timelapse, an interactive viewer that lets users see satellite images of Earth from 1984 to the present, giving a rapid timelapse look at how human development and climate change have shaped our planet. http://www.popsci.com/google-earth-timelapse-update-shows-effects-global-climate-change Svalbard above freezing? 'Shocking' temps have huge consequences. Once-frozen Svalbard may soon see liquid water where ice sheets reigned, as the average annual temperature for 2016 could be above 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has seen such extreme warmth this year that the average annual temperature could end up above freezing for the first time on record, scientists said Friday. http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/1126/Svalbard-above-freezing-Shocking-temps-have-huge-consequences?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=d1630a9794-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-d1630a9794-327747457 Great Barrier Reef scientists confirm largest die-off of corals recorded. Higher sea temperatures have led to the worst bleaching event on record, new study finds, with coral predicted to take up to 15 years to recover. A new study has found that higher water temperatures have ravaged the Great Barrier Reef, causing the worst coral bleaching recorded by scientists. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/29/great-barrier-reef-scientists-confirm-largest-die-off-of-corals-recorded?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=b508e9c33b-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b508e9c33b-327747457 Making change decisive. The global consensus on climate change and the sustainable development goals is breathtaking in its speed and breadth. It was a unique moment when world leaders adopted the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in 2015. Every single government in the world – informed by input from millions of citizens, private sector leaders, and nonprofit experts… https://www.theguardian.com/the-gef-partner-zone/2016/nov/29/making-change-decisive Ice sheet melts from the inside, concerning scientists. An ice sheet in West Antarctica is breaking from the inside out. The significant new findings published yesterday in Geophysical Research Letters show that the ocean is melting the interior of the Pine Island Glacier, which is about the size of Texas. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/11/29/stories/1060046301 DROUGHT Wettest start in 30 years to rainy season in Northern California, but don’t forget the drought. It’s only a beginning. But it’s a strong beginning, and it offers at least a rain gauge’s worth of hope to a state enduring its fifth year of drought. The National Weather Service said Monday that the rainy season in the northern Sierra Nevada is off to its wettest start in 30 years. http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article117579188.html#storylink=cpy DIESEL ACTIVITIES Marin Transit to buy all-electric buses for fleet. The BYD electric bus is 35 feet long and runs on one battery charge per day. Marin Transit will get two of the buses next year. (Provided by County of Marin) The BYD electric bus is 35 feet long and runs on one battery charge per day. Marin Transit will get two of the buses next year. http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20161128/marin-transit-to-buy-all-electric-buses-for-fleet Volvo will sell the world's largest bus in Brazil. The Gran Artic 300 carries 300 passengers and is nearly 100 feet long. Imagine a bus mixed with a train, but for the road. Okay, it's not that weird Chinese car-stradling thing, but just an extremely large Volvo articulated bus. This is the new Gran Artic 300, a biarticulated chassis – a bendy bus with two bending elements – that can haul 300 passengers at a time. http://www.autoblog.com/2016/11/29/volvo-worlds-largest-bus-gran-artic-brazil/ FUELS U.S. says biofuels program not expected to meet targeted emissions cuts. The U.S. biofuels program, designed to boost demand for renewables in gasoline and diesel, is unlikely to meet its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the government said in two reports on Monday. The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the more than decade-old biofuels policy, is unlikely to meet targeted cuts to emissions by 2022 as production of second-generation renewable fuels lags… http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-biofuels-emissions-idUSL1N1DT1T3 Oil Industry Anticipates Day of Reckoning. Prospect of ‘peak demand’ prompts debate and long-term planning by global producers. This month, European oil company MOL Group delivered a stark message to investors: Demand for fuel in its key markets is bound to fall. So-called peak oil demand is a mind-bending scenario that global producers such as Royal Dutch Shell PLC… http://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-industry-anticipates-day-of-reckoning-1480248012 VEHICLES Mazda testing U.S. diesel market with new CX-5 SUV. Mazda Motor Corp. will use its best-selling vehicle to test the embattled U.S. diesel market after Volkwagen AG’s diesel emissions scandal. The all-new 2017 CX-5 should be in showrooms by March with options for SkyActiv 2.0-liter and 2.5-liter gasoline engines. In the second half of 2017, the Japanese automaker will release a 2.2-liter diesel version of the compact crossover SUV. http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/vw-emissions-scandal/2016/11/28/mazda-testing-us-diesel-market-new-cx-suv/94578686/ Electric cars to get big boost from emissions rules on engines: report. Stricter global emissions standards may finally force the majority of established automakers to get serious about electric cars. But while automakers build more electric cars to meet emissions standards, the extra cost of developing these new models may eat into profits. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1107493_electric-cars-to-get-big-boost-from-emissions-rules-on-engines-report VW VW extends $21 billion loan to weather diesel fall-out. Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has agreed to extend a 20 billion-euro ($21.2 billion) bank credit line, it said on Monday, part of the German carmaker's efforts to maintain its financial strength while it counts the full cost of its emissions scandal. Europe's largest automaker secured the one-year bridge loan last December after the biggest corporate scandal in its history wiped billions… http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-debt-idUSKBN13N1KS?feedType=RSS&virtualBrandChannel=11563 Did the VW Scandal Bring Down the Entire Diesel Market in America? Diesel cars were supposed to be clean, fast and fuel-efficient. But when it turned out Volkswagen had rigged more than 500,000 of its turbo diesel engines to illegally pass U.S. emissions standards, sales came to a screeching halt. But VW isn't the only one that's been hurt. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/did-vw-scandal-bring-down-entire-diesel-market-america-n689566 OPINIONS Trump can't stop reduction in carbon pollution from coal plants | Opinion. A new report has come out stating the electric sector has already met its 2024 goal in the Clean Power Plan for cutting carbon emissions. In addition, the sector has reached its 2030 target for reducing coal use. This is a good sign because the Supreme Court has stayed the Obama Administration's historic plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions… http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/11/trump_cant_stop_reduction_in_carbon_pollution_from.html He was confused about Ford, so what else can the auto industry expect from President Trump? The auto industry's future under President Trump is a bit uncertain. With the election only just fading in our collective rear view mirror, we've already seen one major misunderstanding from Trump and his relationship with the auto industry. In the next four years, company CEOs, union workers, and car buyers are very likely in for a rough time… http://www.autoblog.com/2016/11/29/president-trump-auto-industry/ BLOGS Oil Is Choppy on Concerns for OPEC Deal—Energy Journal. Oil prices edged down on Monday, following a volatile trade, as investors wait to see if Iran and Russia will sidetrack talks by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut oil production. OPEC agreed in September to trim production to reduce a global oversupply of oil but left the details of who cuts how much to Wednesday’s meeting in Vienna. http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/11/28/oil-is-choppy-on-concerns-for-opec-deal-energy-journal/ Interview With Out-Going Climate Champion State Senator Fran Pavley. Senator Fran Pavley is one of the members of the California legislature who will, with the end of the 2015-2016 session next week, bring a close to her tenure there. Pavley served for six years in the Assembly and six years in the Senate, where she worked hard to find consensus on environmental and climate change policies. http://cal.streetsblog.org/2016/11/28/interview-with-out-going-climate-change-champion-state-senator-fran-pavley/ Biofuels Turn Out To Be a Climate Mistake. A detailed study shows that biofuels are not carbon-neutral, and in fact result in increased atmospheric carbon dioxide. Corn and soybeans are two of the most widely planted crops in the U.S. and the main feedstocks for making biofuels. Ever since the 1973 oil embargo, U.S. energy policy has sought to replace petroleum-based transportation fuels with alternatives. http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/biofuels-turn-out-be-climate-mistake#ixzz4RQWW4x3r If Trump won't step up on climate, cities will. Within environmental circles, at least, it’s the question that’s on everybody’s mind right now. What kind of progress can we realistically hope to make over the next four years, when the next administration and Congress in Washington, D.C, seem ready and eager to thwart our mission? The answer is: Plenty. http://www.autoblog.com/2016/11/29/president-trump-auto-industry/ Georgetown students join protest of potential Trump EPA pick. The possibility of a climate skeptic heading the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has mobilized students at Georgetown University and elsewhere to press their elected representatives to prevent such an appointment. On Friday, Students for Climate Security will hold a nationwide "#RebelAgainstEbell" day, a reference to Myron Ebell, a prominent… https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/georgetown-students-join-protest-potential-trump-epa-pick Is brand rivalry within VW getting out of hand? Wolfsburg, Germany - Just as Porsche and Audi have fought for supremacy on the race track, the Volkswagen brands are now locked in a cut-throat battle to develop and manufacture the next generation of electric cars at a group embroiled in the “Dieselgate” scandal. Volkswagen denies that the internal rivalry that it encouraged at the Le Mans 24 hour race… http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/industry-news/is-brand-rivalry-within-vw-getting-out-of-hand-2094384 California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.