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CARB's Advanced Clean Truck Rule is Live in Massachusetts

Posted by Kelly Burke on Jan 3, 2025 3:34:30 PM

MassDEP adopted the CARB (California Air Resources Board) Heavy Duty Omnibus and Advanced Clean Truck Regulations (aka 310 CMR 7.40) December 2021, along with several other States. The bill took effect January 1, 2025.

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Topics: EPA, Massachusetts, Carbon Emissions, net-zero, decarbonization, CARB, ZEV

MA Emissions Reporting Starts Jan 1 - Are You Ready?

Posted by Kelly Burke on Dec 19, 2024 11:33:52 AM

The next chapter of Massachusetts Climate Change regulation kicks on January 1st with emissions and storage reporting requirements for the DEP due throughout 2025 ahead of the full enactment of the Clean Heat Standard kicking on in January 2026.

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Topics: Massachusetts, Carbon Emissions, decarbonization, clean heat standard

Renewable Diesel: A Sustainable Solution

Posted by Kelly Burke on Nov 1, 2024 8:15:00 AM

What is Renewable Diesel?

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Topics: Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, decarbonization, renewable diesel

IMO Part Deux: International Maritime Emissions in Focus in Brussels

Posted by Kelly Burke on Mar 18, 2024 11:44:47 AM

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is meeting in Brussels this month, and one of the main topics of discussion is a proposed charge on the international shipping sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. Backers of the proposed carbon levy include the European Union, Japan, Canada, and multiple Pacific Island nations who are low lying and especially vulnerable to climate impacts.

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Topics: Carbon Emissions, IMO 2020, decarbonization

Transportation DeCarbonization Blueprint: Pipelines

Posted by Kelly Burke on Dec 1, 2023 7:45:00 AM

As we have been discussing, the US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization breaks the Transportation sector into seven categories, each of which has its own targets for emission reduction/elimination, and strategies for how those declines in emissions will be achieved. The next category addressed in the Blueprint is pipelines.

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Topics: methane, Carbon Emissions, Biden Administration, decarbonization, pipeline

MA Offshore Wind Scales Up

Posted by Kelly Burke on Sep 28, 2023 10:15:00 AM

In another move forward against Climate Change, Massachusetts will be home to the United States' first utility-scale offshore wind project. Vineyard Wind, about 35 miles off the Mass coast, will produce up to 800 megawatts of electricity, powering 400,000 homes and businesses across the Commonwealth, dropping carbon emissions by up to 1.6 million tons per year. 

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Topics: Oil & Energy Magazine, Massachusetts, offshore wind, decarbonization

Transportation DeCarbonization: Aviation Policy & Regulations

Posted by Kelly Burke on Sep 26, 2023 7:15:00 AM

As we have been discussing, the US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization breaks the Transportation sector into seven categories, each of which has its own targets for emission reduction/elimination, and strategies for how those declines in emissions will be achieved. The next category address in the Blueprint is Aviation.

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Topics: Climate Change, Biden Administration, decarbonization

Transportation DeCarbonization: Maritime Vessels

Posted by Kelly Burke on Jun 6, 2023 7:45:00 AM

As we have been discussing, the US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization breaks the Transportation sector into seven categories, each of which has its own targets for emission reduction/elimination, and strategies for how those declines in emissions will be achieved. The next category addressed in the Blueprint by emissions % is the Maritime Sector.

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Topics: Marinas, Emissions, Biden Administration, Carbon Capture, decarbonization

Solar & Wind Production Ramps up Over 2022

Posted by Kelly Burke on May 3, 2023 12:43:00 PM

Independent research organization Climate Central published a report recently that showed how the national capacity for solar and wind generated power shot up in 2022. The report comes just as the Biden Administration begins rolling out billions of dollars to renewable energy projects as part of its commitment to decarbonizing the grid completely by 2030 and getting the US to net zero emission by 2050.

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Topics: Solar, Carbon Emissions, renewable energy, Biden Administration, offshore wind, decarbonization

Transportation DeCarbonization: Rail Transport

Posted by Kelly Burke on Apr 3, 2023 10:50:32 AM

 

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Topics: EPA, Carbon Emissions, railcar regulations, renewable energy, Biden Administration, decarbonization

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