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Excerpt: Trump's Climate Rollbacks Will Keep Emissions Higher for Longer
With the Environmental Protection Agency's repeal of greenhouse gas standards for existing and new fossil-fuel power plants, alongside a proposal to remove federal oversight of the nation's largest industrial emissions source, the Trump administration has now dismantled the core of the federal climate regulatory architecture, following February's rescission of vehicle GHG standards and the 2009 endangerment finding that underpinned them. VX News here republishes Bloomberg's analysis of what those rollbacks mean for the U.S. emissions trajectory. Drawing on modeling from Energy Innovation and Rhodium Group, the piece finds that decarbonization could be delayed by roughly a decade, with about one additional gigaton of CO₂ in 2040. Read the original article here.
Newsom Admin Responds to US Senate Vote to Overturn California's Clean Car & Truck Rules
VX News excerpts the response from CARB Chair Liane Randolph, CA Attorney General Rob Bonta, and CA Governor Gavin Newsom who vow litigation to uphold the state's nation-leading clean air rules and underscore the economic advantages of advancing zero-emissions vehicles as global markets press forward on decarbonizing transportation.