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Posted: 02 Jun 2016 16:30:15
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CAP AND TRADE

OEB Staff Release Discussion Paper on Cap & Trade Framework for
Natural Gas Utilities. On May 25, 2016, Ontario Energy Board
(OEB) staff released a discussion paper for comment regarding the
OEB’s ongoing consultation for the development of a regulatory
framework for the implementation of the provincial government’s
cap and trade program by natural gas utilities.1 As we previously
wrote, under Ontario’s cap and trade program…
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=fb6f4db3-504e-441a-95b1-6d581eeb1837


AIR POLLUTION

Thursday is season's first Spare the Air day. The Bay Area's
first Spare the Air smog alert for the year has been called for
Thursday. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced
Wednesday that forecast high temperatures and light winds will
generate unhealthy ozone accumulation, or smog, in the area.
During a Spare the Air day, commuters are asked to avoid driving
alone…
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/thursday-is-season-s-first-spare-the-air-day/article_b2d40897-9e5d-53eb-b620-a84cda4dbbd3.html


Paris Addresses Air Pollution With Ban on Old Cars. The city is
just one of many European cities with an air pollution problem.
Paris will ban cars registered before 1997 from traveling in the
city center during the day, the latest in a string of measures
aimed at tackling the city’s air pollution, city officials said
this week. http://time.com/4354809/paris-air-pollution-car-ban/ 

Wash. releases new version of carbon cap. Washington state
yesterday released a new version of its proposal to cap carbon
emissions from large sources. The plan was released in response
to concerns about the state's original proposal, including how
the rule would mesh with the federal Clean Power Plan.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/02/stories/1060038175 

CLIMATE CHANGE

Washington limits carbon pollution from largest sources.
Washington state regulators on Wednesday unveiled an updated plan
to limit greenhouse gas emissions from large polluters, the
latest attempt by Gov. Jay Inslee to push ahead with a binding
cap on carbon emissions after struggling to win approval from
legislators. Washington would join nearly a dozen states…
http://www.ivpressonline.com/news/nation/washington-state-unveils-plan-to-limit-carbon-pollution/article_d522741f-6acc-57c6-95f3-f17cbe4c875e.html


Jerry Brown slams Trump, joins 'not-for-wimps' climate pledge.
California Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday said Donald Trump "should
stop and will be stopped" as he and leaders of other states and
cities pledged wide-ranging action on climate change.
Without mentioning the presumptive Republican nominee by name,
Brown, a Democrat, told delegates gathering at a global clean
energy event…
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/06/02/stories/1060038176 

US: California to examine Washington carbon proposal. California
will examine whether Washington’s carbon proposal is compatible
with its existing cap-and-trade programme, and if a proposed
one-way linkage could be supported, officials have told ICIS.
Washington officials unveiled a new carbon proposal on Wednesday
that would require industrial, fuel and power sector sources…
http://www.icis.com/resources/news/2016/06/02/10004147/us-california-to-examine-washington-carbon-proposal/


DROUGHT

California farmers count every drop with efficient technologies.
Despite hopes for a drenching from El Niño, California farmers
are facing another drought year in 2016.  Even after four years
of the worst drought on record, California farm output was a
record $54 billion in 2015, accounting for more than half of the
nation’s fresh produce. Groundwater…
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/california-news/9479-california-farmers-count-every-drop-with-efficient-technlogies.html


FUELS

Chasing China’s New Drivers Risks Gasoline Glut for Refiners.
Chinese fuel makers rushing to cash in on the nation’s booming
car market may end up creating a glut of gasoline, possibly
forcing the excess onto overseas markets. Stockpiles of the fuel
surged to a record in April as production during the month and in
March increased to the highest ever…
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-O7ZFC16S972M01-6HTBUETPM3QJT1HUQQIRD0ODTT


Trestle Energy and Larksen partner to reduce CO2 from ethanol and
coal power. Trestle Energy LLC, a low carbon fuel company working
with ethanol producers across the Midwest, and Larksen LLC, a
biomass company providing sustainably sourced agricultural
residues to Midwestern power plants, will collaborate to
commercialize a new Fuel Pathway Management Platform.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/06/20160602-trestle.html 
 
GREEN ENERGY

Zambia shortlists bidders to build two large-scale solar plants. 
Zambia has shortlisted bidders to build two large-scale 50
megawatt (MW) solar power generation plants as the nation battles
a power deficit which threatens industrial output. Zambia's power
shortfall has risen to 1,000 MW from 700 MW in November due to
lower hydro generation as water levels have dropped because of
drought.
http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFKCN0YO11O 

Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Free.
Chile’s solar industry has expanded so quickly that it’s giving
electricity away for free. Spot prices reached zero in parts of
the country on 113 days through April, a number that’s on track
to beat last year’s total of 192 days, according to Chile’s
central grid operator. While that may be good for consumers…
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-O43OO96KLVRN01-670HOOM2KP59DN81ITL8SAFBAE


MISCELLANEOUS

Sanders takes on Trump over drought, climate change. Bernie
Sanders, traipsing across far-flung regions of California as he
seeks a comeback victory here next week, swatted at likely
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for minimizing the
state’s water shortage and the effects of climate change.
http://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/article81291112.html#storylink=cpy


U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Travel to San Francisco.
U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Dr. Jonathan Pershing will
travel June 1 – June 3 to San Francisco, California to
participate in a series of events including the 7th Clean Energy
Ministerial (CEM7), the inaugural Mission Innovation Ministerial
and the Public-Private Action Summit.
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/california-news/9487-u-s-special-envoy-for-climate-change-travel-to-san-francisco.html


Caltrans awards $16.2 million for South, East Bay transit
projects. Caltrans awarded East and South Bay transit agencies
more than $16 million for projects that reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and improve public transit, the agency announced
Wednesday. The 12 projects are part of 131 statewide totaling
$74.6 million for transit improvements funded through the Low
Carbon Transit Operations Program…
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29967363/caltrans-awards-south-east-bay-transit-agencies-16


ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Renewables Have Environmental Justice Benefits: Advocates.
Government officials, energy companies and others should consider
the co-benefits of renewable energy use and energy efficiency as
part of their planning process, environmental justice advocates
said June 1.  While renewables and energy efficiency are widely
touted for their carbon dioxide emissions reduction benefits…
http://www.bna.com/renewables-environmental-justice-n57982073462/


OPINIONS

This new drought-tolerant garden in Burbank is overrun with
visitors (that is, butterflies and birds). We're asking Southern
California readers to share photos of their
lawn-to-drought-garden makeovers. Here’s how one couple did it:
In an effort to jump-start their Burbank front-yard makeover,
Robin Russell and Jennifer Tait "solarized" their neglected
landscape by covering the lawn in plastic to kill off the…
http://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-0604-readers-drought-garden-photos-20160601-snap-story.html


Gov. Brown exceeds his authority on greenhouse gas limits. When
Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order last year mandating
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990
levels by 2030, he said he did it for California’s future. But
his motives were irrelevant. He broke the law, says the state’s
legislative counsel. “We think the determination of a standard
for the statewide (greenhouse gas) emissions limit…
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/california-717838-brown-state.html


The attack of the super-pollutants.  As Hollywood brings a new
crop of super-hero movies to our theaters, state policymakers are
considering action against a group of particularly nefarious
villains known as “super-pollutants.”  These contaminants,
including black carbon and methane, are both rapidly warming our
planet and also damaging human health. The more technical term
for these super-baddies is “short-lived climate pollutants…
http://capitolweekly.net/super-pollutants-attack-california/ 

Build housing while protecting environment. Gov. Jerry Brown
wants to provide more low-cost housing through an initiative that
could unite liberals and conservatives, Republicans and
Democrats. As he outlined last month in his updated budget
proposal, the plan would reduce costs to homeowners and renters
by increasing the housing…
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/housing-717889-ceqa-costs.html


How Donald Trump profited from clean air rules: No stronger
regulations, no New York City real-estate revival. Donald Trump
calls global warming a hoax. In a speech on energy last week, he
said “75% of our rules and regulations are bad for us.”
Lambasting President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, he promised to
“save the coal industry,” one of America’s single biggest
polluters.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/charles-komanoff-donald-trump-profited-clean-air-rules-article-1.2657644


BLOGS

The Value and Gaps in a Big San Francisco Clean-Energy Conclave.
Around San Francisco through the rest of this week, government
ministers, investors, engineers, climate campaigners and wonks of
all stripes will be discussing ways to provide the energy
necessary to sustain human progress without overheating the
climate.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/01/the-value-and-gaps-in-a-big-san-francisco-clean-energy-conclave/?_r=1


Climate Action for Growth and Competitiveness. It’s five months
since the world’s leaders adopted the historic Paris Agreement on
climate change. In doing so they sent a powerful signal that the
world wants to stay below 2 degrees warming and is on a path to
decarbonize our economies. In practical terms this means an end
to unabated fossil fuel use by around 2050…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-polman/-climate-action-for-growt_b_10254556.html


Why investments in agricultural carbon markets make good business
sense. Over the past decade, private investment in conservation
has more than doubled, with sustainable forestry and agriculture
investments as the main drivers of growth. This unprecedented
expansion in “impact investing” or “conservation finance” has
occurred…
http://blogs.edf.org/growingreturns/2016/06/01/why-investments-in-agricultural-carbon-markets-make-good-business-sense/?utm_source=Robert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hk




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