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SEPA issues first Scottish penalty for greenhouse gas leak under F-Gas Regulations

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Kerckweb / Shutterstock.com Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a civil penalty of £75,000 to a health food supplements manufacturer for failing to provide a leakage detection system on equipment containing powerful greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change.

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 4)

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Assembly Bill 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, requires CARB to develop and update every five years a scoping plan that describes the approach California will take to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. These include: Treating 2–2.5

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GIS Owners in California Must Comply With SF6 Regulation

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Although SF6 is non-toxic, the gas is one of the most potent GHGs with a global warming potential of 23,900 and an atmospheric lifetime of 3,200 years. For comparison, carbon dioxide has a global warming potential of 1.

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GIS Owners in California Must Comply With SF6 Regulation

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Although SF6 is non-toxic, the gas is one of the most potent GHGs with a global warming potential of 23,900 and an atmospheric lifetime of 3,200 years. For comparison, carbon dioxide has a global warming potential of 1.

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Originally, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

When fierce storms appear on the horizon, the children get especially anxious and the elderly worry, which has impacts on their health. Increasingly hotter global temperatures mean the sea ice, which would have formed a barrier to protect the island from storms, forms much later in the storm season and melts much sooner.

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Climate Intelligence: The Digital Fabric for Climate Action

Better Ventures

Some of you may recall the boom-and-bust cycle of clean tech from 2006–2011. Aclima (Series B | $67M | $160M): hyperlocal air quality and greenhouse gas measurement to reduce emissions and protect public health. More on the CI landscape and market opportunity below.) Why Climate Intelligence? Insight Engines.