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An interesting article about the feed-in tariff future and the FERC and California residential solar prospects can be found here
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A new study by researchers at Yale demonstrates that very few Americans understand the basic science of climate change. Read the results here.
A paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines the energy use reduction of household conservation measures. National implementation could save an estimated 123 million metric tons of carbon per year in year 10, which is 20% of household direct emissions or 7.4% of U.S. national emissions, with little or no reduction in household well-being.
As the nation attempts to regroup after failure by Congress to pass climate legislation, other ideas are gaining momentum, such as relying on increased investment in clean energy. However, this alternative is only a second-best option to a global price on carbon.
The United States Military, among other departments, is planning major reductions in fossil fuel use, partially as a security measure. Read about it here.
The new solar financing program formerly known as California First has been reprogrammed and will soon roll out as Energy Upgrade California. After Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac showed strong opposition to financing upgrades on a customer’s property tax, a new model has emerged that will offer very similar benefits to participants, promising to incentivize energy efficiency upgrades in the commercial and residential sectors. Read here for more information.
Troubling news from the Arctic: this year is poised to claim the dubious honor of one of the greatest declines in sea ice. For the article from the New York Times click here.
Given Congress’ failure to pass climate legislation, new regulations from the EPA on pollution from cement factories may signal the extent to which the Obama administration is willing use the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon.
President Obama announced today that the Federal Government will reduce greenhouse gas pollution from indirect sources, such as employee travel and commuting, by 13% by 2020. This commitment expands beyond the Administration’s greenhouse gas reduction target from direct sources set in January, 2010, such as Federal fleets and buildings, by 2020. Cumulatively, greenhouse gas pollution reductions from Federal government operations will total 101 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the emissions from 235 million barrels of oil. A good discussion of what that may mean for overall emissions can be found here.
