ENSP 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Clean Air Act (United States), Clean Power Plan, Green New Deal
9 Apr 2019
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Counter proposals:new manhattan project for clean energy. Criticizes green new deal as going too far. Modernizing the electric grid, nuclear energy, carbon capture. Climate legislation unlikely to pass in near future. Clean air act (1970) could be used to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse. Limits on emissions-federal action by executive branch under the caa gases if congress won"t act. Epa is required to regulate pollutants that endanger public health or. Epa must decide if carbon dioxide causes endangerment . Ghgs cause or contribute to climate change which may endanger public health and welfare . 2010/2011: mobile source controls begin/fuel economy standards. 2015: final rules for emissions from power plants-first ever national standards. Epa sets goals, states develop plans (cooperative federalism) 3 building blocks: reduce co2 emissions, use more natural gas. Arguments against the clean power plan: (may not be accurate but these are the and coal, bringing more sources of renewable energy claims)
