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EPA Proposes National Reporting of GHG Emissions
Environmental Leader —
March 10, 2009 EPA Proposes National Reporting of GHG Emissions powerplant2 In a far-reaching move, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing that all major sources of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions be reported into a national database. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced the proposal March 10.“Through this new reporting, we will have comprehensive and accurate data about the production of greenhouse gases,” Jackson said in a press release. “This is a critical step toward helping us better protect our health and environment - all without placing an onerous burden on ...
E.P.A. Proposes Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Green Inc. —
The Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a rule that would require a broad range of industries to tally and report their greenhouse gas emissions. The move was hailed by environmentalists as an important precursor to regulating greenhouse gas emissions, as the Obama administration is expected to do. “This is the foundation of any serious program to cap and reduce global warming pollution,” said David Doniger, the policy director for the climate center at the ...
EPA proposes mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions report for automakers, big emitters
Autoblog Green —
... The idea is to give the EPA an idea of just how much of these greenhouse gases is created in the U.S., which will make it possible to "confront climate change ... guided by the best possible information," as EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson put it. "This is a critical step toward helping us better protect our health and environment - all without placing an onerous burden on our nation's small businesses." The EPA is looking into ...
EPA looks to require reporting of greenhouse gases
Ecoearth.info Blog —
WASHINGTON The federal government wants to require companies for the first time to disclose how much greenhouse gases they're releasing into the atmosphere. The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed mandatory reporting of the gases blamed for global warming from approximately 13,000 facilities nationwide. The regulation would cover companies that either release large amounts of greenhouse gases directly or produce or import fuels and chemicals that when burned emit heat-trapping gases. Refineries, automobile manufacturers, power plants , coal mines and large manure ponds at farms would all have to report to the government emissions ...
EPA bid boasts promise for GHG reporting
Climate Counts —
When it comes to tackling climate change, measuring your footprint is the first step. According to this Yahoo! Finance article, an EPA proposal released today would require US companies to start reporting their greenhouse gases in 2011! The proposal targets facilities housing refineries, automakers, power plants, and coal mines — which are responsible for 85-90% of the nation’s climate impact.
For more info, click this link to the EPA page.
EPA Proposes Rule to Collect More Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Greentech Media: All Content —
The U.S. Environmental Agency is proposing what it calls a "comprehensive national system" for reporting greenhouse gas emissions. The move will enable the EPA to do a better job of regulating them, the organization says. The EPA already ...
Dude, where's my carbon?
Grist - the Latest from Grist —
... On Tuesday, the agency unveiled a plan that would require some 13,000 major polluters to report their emissions, creating the first comprehensive national inventory of greenhouse gases. ...
EPA to Require Industries to Submit Emission Reports
GoodCleanTech —
... would mean around 13,000 facilities around the country hailing from the automobile, chemical, and oil industries among many others would have to comply with reporting their emission stats. If things go as planned, 2011 will see the first reports come in, and while seemingly quite sudden, companies aren't exactly taken by surprise since the proposal was originally planned to be submitted September of last year.
For detailed information about the proposition, check out EPA's official web page.
EPA May Require Emissions Reporting
Maria Energia —
... agriculture sector would need to report - those emitting more than 25,000 metric tons of CO2. The EPA estimates fewer than 50 of these large livestock operations exist. Why the requirement? Measurement: The U.S. needs comprehensive data on climate change emissions in order to measure the progress towards the policies and cuts likely to be implemented by Congress soon. via ClimateBiz and the US EPA ...
EPA Will Hold Public Hearings April 6, 7 on Greenhouse Gas Reporting Proposal
Environmental Leader —
April 3, 2009 EPA Will Hold Public Hearings April 6, 7 on Greenhouse Gas Reporting Proposal carbon-smokestack2 Companies that want to make their opinions known about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal for greenhouse gas reporting will have a chance to do so publicly. First-year compliance with the rule would cost the private sector $160 million, EPA estimates, with subsequent years costing $127 million. The EPA is holding public hearings April 6 and 7 in Arlington, Va. The hearings last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hearings will be held at: EPA Potomac Yard South ...
EPA Holding Public Hearings Today on Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Red, Green, and Blue —
... Hey Businesses! If you want to make your opinions known about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal for greenhouse gas reporting, you will have the chance to do it publicly. The EPA is holding public hearings April 6 and 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...
Four ways the U.S. and China can start cooperating now to reduce emissions and tackle climate change together
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... Both China and the US are continuing to improve their systems for collecting and reporting energy and GHG data: the China Electricity Council has recently begun reporting national electricity usage on a monthly basis, for example, while the US EPA has prepared a draft rule to require reporting of GHG emissions from large sources starting in January 2010. These efforts should be communicated and regularly discussed (for example, as part of the ...
Four ways the U.S. & China can start cooperating now to tackle climate change
Grist - the Latest from Grist —
... Both China and the U.S. are continuing to improve their systems for collecting and reporting energy and GHG data: the China Electricity Council has recently begun reporting national electricity usage on a monthly basis, for example, while the U.S. EPA has prepared a draft rule to require reporting of GHG emissions from large sources starting in January 2010. These efforts should be communicated and regularly discussed (for example, as part of the ...
EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
Green Car Congress —
... The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule. The rule requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large sources and suppliers in the United States, and is intended to collect accurate and timely emissions data to inform future policy decisions. ...
EPA Sets Jan. 1 Deadline for GHG Emissions Reporting
Environmental Leader —
... said EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, in her Sept. 22 announcement about the deadline. The reporting system may play a role in any eventual cap-and-trade system adopted by the U.S. The largest emitters will have to submit annual reports of their emissions, starting in 2011, with information from the 2010 calendar year. Vehicle and engine manufacturers are getting a one-year reprieve. They don’t have to start reporting until model year 2011. For a list of reporting requirements, click here . Increasingly, the EPA has ...
Idaho Plant Gets Permit With CO2 Limits
Green Inc. —
... that the agency would begin looking at ways to regulate heat-trapping gases. A new federal rule will go into effect at the end of December, requiring large emitters to report an array of greenhouse gas emissions to the E.P.A. — although the exact nature of federal regulation of carbon dioxide remains a ...
