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Posted: 28 Nov 2016 15:18:35
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. PARIS AGREEMENT Here's what could happen if Trump pulls the US out of the Paris climate agreement. Diplomats who gathered earlier this month in Marrakech, Morocco for COP22, the United Nations climate change summit, already faced a difficult proposition: how to fine-tune and implement the international agreement on climate change drafted last year in Paris. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States confounded that process even more, throwing into question many aspects of the deal that previously seemed settled, including who will lead the industrialized nations of the world in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-pulls-america-out-of-cop21-paris-climate-change-agreement-what-could-happen-2016-11 After COP22, Morocco To Implement 100% Renewable Energy. At COP22, 48 countries committed to “strive to meet 100% domestic renewable energy production as rapidly as possible while working to end energy poverty, protect water and food security, taking into consideration national circumstances”. They are among the most vulnerable countries and are united as the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF). With their declaration, these countries prove unique leadership in Marrakesh, keeping up to the promise to make the first COP after the Paris Agreement entering into force, an “Action COP”. https://cleantechnica.com/2016/11/28/cop22-morocco-implement-100-renewable-energy/ AIR POLLUTION Air pollution hot spot in Paramount spurs calls for action on metal factory emissions. Even with the doors and windows closed, Venecia Yanez can’t escape the head-splitting, metallic odors that permeate her Paramount home. Yanez says the harsh fumes and smoke that waft in at all hours and the rusty residue she finds on her family’s car must be coming from one of the metal-forging plants she can see from outside her apartment. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-paramount-metal-pollution-20161118-story.html Africa Has an Air Pollution Problem but Lacks the Data to Tackle It. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently launched BreatheLife, a campaign to make people more aware about the fact that air pollution - which it calls the invisible killer - is a major health and climate risk. "Invisible" may refer to the lack of awareness that air pollution is a major health risk. In fact, air pollution levels exceeding the WHO air quality guidelines are often very visible, particularly in developing countries. This is especially true for billions of people living in close contact with air pollution sources. Those who, for example, cook on inefficient stoves with fuels such as coal. Or live in an industrial area. http://allafrica.com/stories/201611280769.html CLIMATE CHANGE 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 since the election of Trump, who has threatened to pull out of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. "The 'distraction' or delay in implementing global agreements on the environment shows that politics has become submissive to a technology and economy which seek profit above all else," Francis said. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-climatechange-idUSKBN13N1PH IEA Warns That Climate Change Pledges Fall Far Short Of What Is Needed. One of the most important and comprehensive reports on the outlook for the global energy markets is the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook (WEO). Earlier this month the IEA published the World Energy Outlook 2016 – a 667-page report that dives deeply into recent developments across the energy sector and projects trends to 2040 under a variety of scenarios. http://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2016/11/27/iea-warns-that-climate-change-pledges-fall-far-short-of-what-is-needed/#2e385ded7b36 Climate change in the era of Trump. BLOWING hot and cold doesn’t begin to cover it. In 2009 Donald Trump signed a public letter calling for cuts to America’s greenhouse-gas emissions. In 2012 he dismissed climate change as a hoax cooked up by the Chinese. On the campaign trail he promised to withdraw from an international accord, struck last year in Paris, to fight global warming. This week, as president-elect, Mr Trump said he has an “open mind” on the Paris deal and that there is “some connectivity” between human activity and climate change. http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21710807-or-without-america-self-interest-will-sustain-fight-against-global-warming-climate Trump seems ready to fight the world on climate change, and it could cost the US. 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 - or as Trump has suggested, dismantling - the Environmental Protection Agency. He has talked frequently about reneging on the Paris global climate treaty the U.S. took a lead in drafting. And he has said he wants every federal green-energy program eliminated. http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article117364768.html The Three Faces Of Climate Change. The U.S. Presidential election is over and climate change is back in the headlines. The bulk of America’s population (if we can still trust surveys and polls) thinks there's a looming man-made climate crisis ahead. 195 nations signed the Paris climate accords in December promising to limit carbon and the attendant rise in global temperatures. Whether it will be effective or not we cannot say. http://www.nasdaq.com/article/the-three-faces-of-climate-change-cm714340 FUELS Trump faces dilemma as U.S. oil reels from record biofuels targets. The Obama administration signed its final plan for renewable fuel use in the United States last week, leaving an oil industry reeling from the most aggressive biofuel targets yet as President-elect Donald Trump takes over. The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, signed into law by President George W. Bush, is one of the country's most controversial energy policies. It requires energy firms to blend ethanol and biodiesel into gasoline and diesel. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biofuels-idUSKBN13N0CR RENEWABLE ENERGY As Trump promises to 'cancel job-killing' energy red tape, US renewables grow. In a week where President-elect Donald Trump said he would "cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy, including shale energy and clean coal", figures have shown that renewables are becoming an increasingly important part of the U.S. energy mix. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/25/as-trump-promises-to-cancel-energy-red-tape-renewables-grow.html Here's Why the Clean Energy Industry Is Hopeful About Donald Trump. U.S. wind and solar companies for the first time gave more money to Republicans than Democrats during the 2016 election cycle, according to federal campaign disclosures, part of a years-long effort to expand renewable energy’s appeal beyond liberal environmentalists. The industry is now hoping its strategy of reaching across the political divide will pay off in the form of Congressional support as Republican Donald Trump, a climate change skeptic who has expressed doubts about the role of clean energy, takes the White House in January. http://fortune.com/2016/11/28/clean-green-renewable-solar-wind-energy-industry-donald-trump/ How Can Latin America Move to Low-Carbon Energy? Climate negotiators convened in Morocco, this month to discuss how to turn the Paris climate accord into action. The accord, signed by almost 200 countries last year, came into force on Nov. 4. Many questions persist about how each country can move toward the zero carbon-energy target that experts say is necessary to avoid destructive climate change. Some parts of the world are better positioned than others to take this test. Latin America is a good example. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/opinion/how-can-latin-america-move-to-low-carbon-energy.html VEHICLES Will Trump Unplug the Electric Vehicle Market? Pretty much everywhere you look in the automotive world, manufacturers are plugging into battery drive technology. One of the key factors driving the push into electrification has been the tough fuel economy mandates adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: 54.5 mpg by 2025. But what if those rules, long unpopular with the industry, go away? That's a question many are starting to ask in the wake of the surprise win by presidential nominee Donald Trump — a man who has called global warming a "hoax." http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/will-trump-unplug-electric-vehicle-market-n682526 Daimler is investing $11 billion in electric vehicles to help it compete with Tesla. Luxury carmaker Daimler is planning to invest up to 10 billion euros ($11 billion) in developing electric vehicles, its research and development head told a German daily. German firms are investing heavily in electric cars, once shunned for their high cost and limited operating range but now benefiting from recent advances in battery technology and a backlash against diesel fumes. http://www.businessinsider.com/r-update-1-daimler-to-invest-10-billion-euros-in-electronic-vehicles-paper-2016-11 Electric cars are catching on, so are the charging stations in SLO County keeping up? As the number of electric and hybrid vehicles on the roads grows, so also has the demand for places to plug in and charge up. San Luis Obispo County has about 142 charging stations, according to a recent count by the Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition, a San Luis Obispo-based organization working with government and industry to expand the use of alternative fuels. And drivers could see more in the future, possibly along the Highway 1 corridor, said Melissa Guise, coordinator of the coalition. http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/business/article117446963.html MISCELLANEOUS Uber drivers in Mexico City are recording air pollution. Uber Mexico has partnered with U.K.-based Drayson Technologies to create what is being described as "hyper-local air pollution information" for Mexico City. Uber drivers' cars have been provided with a connected, smart air pollution sensor designed by Drayson Technologies. The CleanSpace Tag, as it's known, will enable Uber drivers to document air quality levels inside and outside of their vehicles. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/24/uber-drivers-in-mexico-city-are-recording-air-pollution.html These Devices Will Eat the Smog Trump Stokes With His Coal Boom. An innocuous metal cylinder in a garden at the foot of the Italian Alps, quietly snacking on air pollution, may be part of the answer to President-elect Donald Trump’s ambition to stimulate coal burning. Its maker, U-Earth Biotechnologies, is one of a handful of companies worldwide seeking to combat smog by, essentially, digesting it. The 10-foot tall cylinder, part of a demonstration project in Turin, contains a strain of bacteria that can consume car exhaust, sulfur dioxide from coal plants and other airborne nasties. One of the units can create a bubble of clean air about the size of a basketball court, according to co-founder Betta Maggio. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-25/these-devices-will-eat-the-smog-trump-stokes-with-his-coal-boom BLOGS Six unexpected sources of renewable energy. When it comes to discussions about renewable energy, solar and wind power often take center stage. To a lesser degree, other forms like geothermal energy and hydropower also get some attention. But many people may not be aware that there are many other sources of renewable energy currently in use around the world, all helping to counterbalance the enormous carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels. https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/26/six-unexpected-sources-of-renewable-energy/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.