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Full lineup of Volvo Group trucks in the U.S. earns 2014 greenhouse gas certification
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have certified all Volvo Group (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) trucks in the U.S., both Mack and Volvo branded, in accordance with 2014 fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas regulations. “The Volvo Group is committed to leading the way in fuel efficiency, and to reducing the carbon footprint of ...
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Canada delivers details of new greenhouse gas regulations
Canada has published details of its 'Turning the Corner' regulatory framework. The documents, posted on Environment Canada's website, provide additional details about how the Government of Canada will move forward with its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This plan includes mandatory reductions for industry, along with additional new measures to address two of Canada's key emitting ...
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U.S. Senate poised to tackle EPA’s emissions authority
The next few days are critical for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The organization declared late last year it would expand its mandate and regulate greenhouse gas emissions from plants and refineries, a move that has not been popular with Republicans and a handful of Democrats. The Senate will vote in the coming days – potentially as early as Wednesday – on three ...
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EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Power Plants & Oil Refineries
On December 23, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a two-year plan to set greenhouse gas emissions standards under the Clean Air Act for power plants and oil refineries. The U.S. EPA is scheduled to issue proposed regulations for power plants by July 26, 2011 and final regulations by May 26, 2012. Gina McCarthy, EPA assistant administrator for air and radiation, will ...
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Ceres: SEC climate change disclosures need more work - by Leon Kaye
Last year the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued interpretative guidance on what public companies should disclose to investors concerning risks related toclimate change. While the interpretive release did not create any new legal requirements, it provided SEC registrants a framework by which they could outline climate change-related material risks in annual, quarterly, and proxy ...
By 3BL Media
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Making Sustainability a Core Business Strategy
The Conference Board today announced the launch of a renamed and expanded Center for Sustainability. The Center is designed to be a comprehensive resource for companies seeking to place sustainable business practices at the core of their operations — both to ensure positive human and environmental impact and generate competitive advantage. Members of the Center for Sustainability ...
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U.S. EPA Administrator to Keynote Climate Discussion with Bipartisan Policy Center and National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver a keynote address to a workshop convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). This workshop is the third in a series on greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation of existing power plants under the Clean Air Act. Colette D. Honorable of NARUC will ...
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Carbon masters respond to mandatory carbon reporting consultation
DEFRA´s consultation on the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Draft Regulations will close this week. In response to the consultation, Carbon Masters have developed the second paper in our Mandatory Carbon Reporting series, which can be downloaded here. The briefing paper highlights some of the key issues from the DEFRA consultation and shares Carbon Masters perspective on the draft ...
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Authoritative Book on Global Warming and U.S. Law Published
Chicago, Illinois - The American Bar Association has just published a new book that presents comprehensive coverage of U.S. law as it relates to global climate change. 'Global Climate Change and U.S. Law,' is edited by Michael Gerrard, a partner in the New York office of Arnold & Porter, where he heads the environmental practice group. After a summary of the factual and scientific ...
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EPA moves ahead on climate change, with or without Congress
U.S. President Barack Obama might have failed to pass any substantive climate change legislation in the outgoing Congress’ otherwise productive final weeks, but that hasn’t stopped some action on climate from occurring before the year’s end. Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced last week – on Dec. 23, no less, only a day after the ...
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Environmental groups push the SEC for full corporate climate risk disclosure
A broad coalition of investors and major environmental groups have repeated their call to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to address the obligations of publicly-traded companies to assess and fully disclose the material economic opportunities and risks from climate change. The 20 signatories to the letter include leading US and European institutional investors such as CalPERS, ...
By Ceres
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EPA shifts greenhouse gas permitting to Texas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave Texas authority over greenhouse gas permitting on Tuesday, ending a long, often bitter battle between the federal agency and the state. EPA's administrator in Dallas, Ron Curry, said he signed the paperwork earlier Tuesday delegating authority over the program to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It comes after months of negotiations ...
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Life Cycle Assessments Can Reduce Costs and Improve Brand Identity: Deloitte
Organizations can create value by conducting Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) to analyze a number of sustainability metrics to better inform business decisions and activities, says a new Deloitte report. LCA is designed to measure and quantify the end-to-end environmental and economic impacts of a product, process or service in alignment with specific sustainability goals. "Enhancing the Value of ...
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AF&PA Board Establishes 2013 Key Policy Initiatives
The American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA) board of directors formally established the association's key policy initiatives for 2013 at its recent meeting in Washington. "Our members are on the front lines of addressing the issues necessary to compete in a global marketplace and work with AF&PA to ensure that policymakers and regulators understand their concerns," said ...
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Automakers’ Case Against California on Hold
FRESNO, California (ENS) - A federal judge in Fresno Tuesday postponed trial of the auto industry’s lawsuit against California’s limits on greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles until the U.S. Supreme Court issues its decision in a related case. Judge Anthony Ishii decided to wait for the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA before holding a lengthy and costly trial on the auto ...
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Keystone XL foes undaunted by State Department report
With yet another obstacle removed for the Keystone XL pipeline, opponents were pressing forward with a lawsuit to challenge the project, public protests and an effort to inject the issue into the November elections. Supporters and opponents both were quick to claim victories with the U.S. State Department report released Friday, which raised no major objections to the pipeline. The oil industry, ...
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EPA Seeks Input on Federal Plan for Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants
Reaching out and engaging with the public and stakeholders has been the agency’s top priority throughout the development of this rule, and EPA is committed to continuing this engagement moving forward. Based on input from states and stakeholders, EPA believes that many states will find the information included in this plan helpful as they begin to develop their own plans to cut carbon ...
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New York Subpoenas Five Energy Companies for Climate Risks
ALBANY, New York, September 17, 2007 (ENS) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Friday sent subpoenas to five of the nation's largest energy companies, demanding that they disclose the financial risks of their greenhouse gas emissions to shareholders, specifically to the New York State Common Retirement Fund. Attorney General Cuomo sent letters to the top executives of AES Corporation, ...
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Kansas Power Giant Adopts Cautious Climate Change Policy
TOPEKA, Kansas, September 12, 2007 (ENS) - The largest electric utility in Kansas has formally adopted a climate change policy which provides the company a framework within which to make corporate decisions that affect the environment. The publicly traded Westar Energy, Inc. provides service to 673,000 customers with 12 power plants - 11 are fueled with coal, oil and natural gas, and one is a ...
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