ENV S 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Renewable Portfolio Standard, Clean Water Rule, Wave Power
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Answer: due to uncertainty and democracy as blunt instrument. Pull back regulations on coal and petroleum. Lift limits on mining and drilling on federal lands. End u. s. participation in global efforts to curb climate change. Review a deal to lift sanctions on oil-rich iran. Promote construction of energy-related infrastructure, including controversial oil and gas pipelines. Promised to rescind (take back) epa"s clean water rule, seen by the oil industry as an attempt to regulate fracking. On a global scale (not just u. s. )- 189 climate plan goals. Ca gets most energy from nonrenewable resources. Natural gas mostly (clean) but not renewable. Oct. 2015: sb 350 clean energy and pollution reduction act. Requires ca to increase its share of renewable energy from 33%--> 50% in next 15 years. Definition: political policy tool gov can use to encourage the development and commercialization of renewables. Gov. mandate that certain % of energy use should come from some renewable source.
