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Governor signs California 'super pollutants' bill
2016-09-20 15:05:51| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: Taking another step in the fight against climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill with new restrictions on super pollutants Monday in Long Beach. Super pollutants like black carbon and methane trap more heat than carbon dioxide but stay in the atmosphere for a shorter time. Reducing super pollutant levels can have a more immediate impact on climate change, he said during the signing event in Long Beach. "Cutting black carbon and other super pollutants is the critical next step in our...
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California governor backs rules on cow, landfill emissions
2016-09-20 15:05:51| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: California will begin regulating greenhouse-gas emissions tied to dairy cows and landfills under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown, escalating state efforts to fight climate change beyond carbon-based gases to include methane and other pollutants. The law targets a category of gases known as short-lived climate pollutants, which have an outsize effect on global warming despite their relatively short life in the atmosphere. Environmentalists hope that tackling short-lived pollutants...
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California Governor signs new super-pollutants legislation into law; black carbon, fluorinated gases and methane
2016-09-20 09:55:23| Green Car Congress
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Mark Carney describes 'toughest day' as Bank governor
2016-09-16 15:36:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Dealing with the immediate result of the Brexit referendum produced Mark Carney's "toughest day" in his job, the Bank of England governor says.
California governor signs landmark climate bill
2016-09-10 21:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wave: State officials say California is now on course to reach a goal of reducing greenhouse gas pollution to 1990 levels in 2020, in line with the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. "This is big and I hope it sends a message across the country". In a statement, California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg said, "Taken together, SB32 and AB197, impose severe caps on the emission of greenhouse gases in California, without requiring the regulatory agencies to give any...
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