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Posted: 12 Jan 2017 15:59:39
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 California lawmakers offer a plan to extend the state's cap-and-trade program (2nd item in digest). A group of lawmakers, including some who have been skeptical of global warming regulations, introduced legislation on Thursday to ensure that California's cap-and-trade emissions control program remains a permanent part of the state's climate policy.http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-cap-and-trade-1484247898-htmlstory.html CLIMATE CHANGE Lowest temperatures in decades in parts of eastern Europe. Authorities dug out stranded residents as heavy snow blanketed Eastern Europe Wednesday and people struggled with travel delays, power outages and subzero temperatures. Homeless people and migrants were among those most at risk. The recent cold snap has now been blamed for at least 73 deaths, and seen the lowest temperatures for decades in some parts. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_EUROPE_WEATHER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Massachusetts judge requires Exxon to hand over climate documents. A Massachusetts judge has refused to excuse Exxon Mobil Corp from a request by the state's attorney general to hand over decades worth of documents on its views on climate change, state officials said on Wednesday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-exxon-mobil-massachusetts-idUKKBN14W04Z Climate changing for "green bonds" even in face of Trump skepticism. A niche market in debt raised to fund environmental projects may be set for significant growth and could make a bigger contribution to the trillions of dollars needed to stop the world overheating. The volume of "green bonds" with proceeds earmarked for investments such as a wind farm or a low carbon transport network nearly doubled in 2016. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-bonds-greenbonds-idUSKBN14W2FX Trump, rising populism threaten to slow climate action, analyst says. Rising global populism and pressure to reduce U.S. environmental regulation are among the issues to watch in 2017 as efforts to address climate change push ahead, a sustainability expert said Wednesday. Action to address global warming should be non-partisan to make the kind of ambitious progress needed… http://in.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-politics-energy-idINKBN14V2TC Scientists have a new way to calculate what global warming costs. Trump’s team isn’t going to like it. How we view the costs of future climate change, and more importantly how we quantify them, may soon be changing. A much-anticipated new report, just released by the National Academy of Sciences, recommends major updates to a federal metric known as the “social cost of carbon”... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/12/scientists-have-a-new-way-to-calculate-what-global-warming-costs-trumps-team-isnt-going-to-like-it/?utm_term=.933174f8de14 Seattle climate scientists spread word on warming, skip politics. For years now, climate scientists have seen explaining their work as a way to help the public make good decisions in response to global warming — without politics. Climate scientists at the University of Washington want to talk more about their work because it and public policy are intertwined. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/seattle-climate-scientists-spread-word-on-warming-skip-politics/ Californians are confident climate is changing. While confidence in political polls has taken a recent hit, a new survey that finds Californians relatively steadfast in their views on climate change should restore some faith in the discipline. Californians are slightly more confident than the rest of the country that climate change is already happening… http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/01/12/stories/1060048245 Ethanol, conservation cause 'significant' drop in GHGs — USDA. Corn-based ethanol contributes 43 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline, and the biofuel's advantage is likely to grow if the industry keeps up with conservation practices, the Department of Agriculture said. In a report on the environmental impact of biofuels, USDA said conservation measures on the farm and at ethanol plants… http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2017/01/12/stories/1060048301 DROUGHT Officials: More than 40 percent of California out of drought. More than 40 percent of California has emerged from a punishing drought that covered the whole state a year ago, federal drought-watchers said Thursday, a stunning transformation caused by an unrelenting series of storms in the North that filled lakes, overflowed rivers and buried mountains in snow. http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Officials-More-than-40-percent-of-California-out-10852763.php VEHICLES Zero-emission boat prepares for round-the-world odyssey. The first self-sufficient boat powered only by emission-free energy will start a six-year trip around the world in the spring. Energy Observer, a former multi-hull race boat converted into a green vessel equipped with solar panels, wind turbines and a hydrogen fuel cell system, will be powered by wind, the sun and self-generated hydrogen. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SAI_GREEN_POWERED_BOAT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT FIAT/CHRYSLER (FCA) US gov't accuses Fiat Chrysler of cheating on emissions. The U.S. government is accusing Fiat Chrysler of failing to disclose software in some of its pickups and SUVs with diesel engines that allows them to emit more pollution than allowed under the Clean Air Act. The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it had issued a "notice of violation" to the company that covers about 104,000 vehicles including the 2014 through 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram pickups… http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FIAT_CHRYSLER_DIESEL_EMISSIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT OTHER RELATED STORIES http://www.reuters.com/article/us-fiatchrysler-emissions-idUSKBN14W29S https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-12/fiat-chrysler-plunges-on-report-epa-to-allege-emissions-cheating http://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-accuses-fiat-chrysler-of-diesel-emissions-violations-1484237791 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/01/12/epa-fiat-chrysler-used-software-to-cheat-on-emissions-tests/?utm_term=.59b37ed8641e https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/business/epa-emissions-cheating-diesel-fiat-chrysler-jeep-dodge.html?_r=0 http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/01/12/fiat-chrysler-automobiles-epa-environmental-protection-agency/96485486/ http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-fiat-chrysler-emissions-20170112-story.html http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/AP-Sources-US-to-allege-Fiat-Chrysler-cheated-on-10852881.php http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article126093559.html#storylink=cpy http://www.hybridcars.com/us-epa-and-california-allege-undisclosed-diesel-emissions-controls-on-fiat-chrysler-jeep-and-ram-trucks/ http://www.timesheraldonline.com/article/NH/20170112/NEWS/170119913 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/12/fiat-chrysler-diesel-emission-cheating-software-epa http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/01/12/sources-u-s-to-allege-fiat-chrysler-cheated-on-emissions/ http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/12/reuters-america-fiat-chrysler-leads-european-shares-lower-on-emissions-accusations.html http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38600012 http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2017/01/12/stories/1060048294 VW RECALL Indicted VW exec seeking release on bail over US objection. A high-ranking Volkswagen AG executive indicted in the company's U.S. emissions scandal is seeking release on bail over the objections of federal prosecutors. A detention hearing for 48-year-old Oliver Schmidt is scheduled Thursday in Miami, where he was arrested on a visit to the U.S. from Germany. Five other Volkswagen executives have also been charged in an indictment released Wednesday in Detroit. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VOLKSWAGEN_EMISSIONS_SCANDAL_EXECUTIVE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT In VW case, US takes aim at employees, not just corporation. Six high-level Volkswagen employees from Germany have been indicted in the U.S. in the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal as prosecutors made good on efforts to charge individuals in a corporate corruption case. But bringing them to trial in the U.S. is another matter. In announcing the federal charges and a corporate plea bargain by Volkswagen… http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VOLKSWAGEN_EMISSIONS_SCANDAL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GREEN ENERGY Chinese clean energy investment dips amid plans to boost spending. Global investment in clean energy fell 18 percent in 2016 to $287.5 billion, a trend experts attributed to steeply falling costs for renewable energy but also a cooling of two of the world's largest energy markets — China and Japan. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/01/12/stories/1060048244 MISCELLANEOUS Gas Taxes May Go Up Around The Country As States Seek To Plug Budget Holes. Oklahoma lawmakers are staring into a budget hole that's nearly $900 million deep — and they might not be able to cut their way out of it. Legislators are considering tax increases to help fund state government, and one idea is gaining traction: Hiking taxes on gasoline and diesel. This year could see a wave of state tax hikes on gasoline and diesel. http://www.npr.org/2017/01/12/509344237/gas-taxes-may-go-up-around-the-country-as-states-seek-to-plug-budget-holes?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=9dbf58a836-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-9dbf58a836-327747457 Axalta Acquires CA-Based Ellis Paints. Axalta Coating Systems (Philadelphia) announced Friday (Jan. 6) that it will acquire the Ellis Paint Company, a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of industrial and automotive refinish paints.Ellis, founded in Montana in 1887, has been based in California since the 1930s. In addition to the Pacific Coat Lacquer line of auto refinish paints, the company offers industrial paints and coatings under the Hy-Lux, Shaft-Lac… http://www.paintsquare.com/news/?fuseaction=view&id=16036 BLOGS Will Air Pollution Slow China’s Red-Hot Car Market? The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers announced car and light vehicle sales rose 15% to 24.4 million. Some of the growth likely was due to favorable sales tax provisions from the central government. Since the country has over 1.39 billion residents, the purchase numbers should drive higher for years. However, air pollution problems in large cities… http://247wallst.com/autos/2017/01/12/will-air-pollution-slow-chinas-red-hot-car-market/ California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.