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missions,axes carbon would nottted carbon be subject to the fee. our plan would put in place the most powerful economic incentives to enable those technologies to thrive and further reduce emissions. host: on the republican line from michigan. republicanm a student at the university of michigan. one of the things that i find most interesting about this proposal is the fact that you have environmental groups and business leaders come together to support this. i want to ask you, why do you think these groups are coming together, why is there so much agreement between these two sides which seem to be so opposed to each other in the past? guest: we have an odd bedfellow coalition, but the sensible parties in the climate debate understand we need a way forward that, wishes the three objectives at the same time. it has to be proenvironment, pro-business and pro-middle-class. the parties have set down and been meeting in private for the last two years to work out the details of a plan that is bipartisan. that's why we announced yesterday the details of th
missions,axes carbon would nottted carbon be subject to the fee. our plan would put in place the most powerful economic incentives to enable those technologies to thrive and further reduce emissions. host: on the republican line from michigan. republicanm a student at the university of michigan. one of the things that i find most interesting about this proposal is the fact that you have environmental groups and business leaders come together to support this. i want to ask you, why do you think...
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pollution a number of the recycled carbon products like jet fuel will simply put the carbon back into the atmosphere so the real appeal is in developing the market for that waste c o 2 turning it into something useful and incentivizing industry to be able to double down on developing the technology to the point it needs to be to reduce the amount of energy needed to convert it to another of a yield enough c o 2 to make it cost effective and then deploy it on a large global scale to be able to deal with the huge amount hundreds of gigatons of c o 2 in the atmosphere and yet you do hear despite the uncertainty at the moment you do you hear a lot of people talking about these solutions are right away emissions and it's not it's not it's not even close there are politicians with their own agendas there are some in the fossil fuels industry who are trying to paint carbon capture and storage technology as the answer as a way of cleaning up duty energy and there are power plants factories which are capturing emissions but they're a tiny fraction of those that are pumping out c o 2 and it's n
pollution a number of the recycled carbon products like jet fuel will simply put the carbon back into the atmosphere so the real appeal is in developing the market for that waste c o 2 turning it into something useful and incentivizing industry to be able to double down on developing the technology to the point it needs to be to reduce the amount of energy needed to convert it to another of a yield enough c o 2 to make it cost effective and then deploy it on a large global scale to be able to...
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a lot of carbon.e forest have another vital role as well. they form the most vibrant habitat on earth. home to an extraordinary 10th of all species in the natural world. some of them are no “— the natural world. some of them are no —— are unnerving, others adorable. they are so wonderful, it's so full of life, so full... just so beautiful, and to lose it... it is never going to come back again. whenever going to be able to build on amazon. it's going to be gone forever. so once it is gone is just gone, we can't rebuild it. field by field, this whole region is being transformed. it has triggered a barrage of international criticism of brazil. our research shows how easily and rapidly trees can be wiped out. and the brazilian government is now saying to the outside world, pay us to keep the forest. in the meantime the onslaught on the trees continues. and it can be dangerous asking awkward questions. asi dangerous asking awkward questions. as i hearfrom thisjournalist dangerous asking awkward questions.
a lot of carbon.e forest have another vital role as well. they form the most vibrant habitat on earth. home to an extraordinary 10th of all species in the natural world. some of them are no “— the natural world. some of them are no —— are unnerving, others adorable. they are so wonderful, it's so full of life, so full... just so beautiful, and to lose it... it is never going to come back again. whenever going to be able to build on amazon. it's going to be gone forever. so once it is...
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what our carbon neutral pathway is. scope two emissions which are zero out of the public utility commission but scope one is challenging. there's a central plant by natural gas and once we environment ability to electrify this which we think will fall under the new decarbonization code that has been draftedly likely this commission and the department of environment, we'll reduce 80% emissions on campus from that one change. so big changes afoot for our airport. we're work on a variety of strategies and i'll cover that on the next slide but i want to show you that this looks complicated but we have a step-wise approach to carbon neutrality. but in terms of scale, when you look at the airport's total impact, relative to our full scope of emissions, so if you include scope 3, what comes from our tenant's operations, it grosgrows dramatically. so that's a fraction so when you look at cities and counties themselves and the businesses that operate are the largest driver of your emissions. it's a thumbprint when we look at the
what our carbon neutral pathway is. scope two emissions which are zero out of the public utility commission but scope one is challenging. there's a central plant by natural gas and once we environment ability to electrify this which we think will fall under the new decarbonization code that has been draftedly likely this commission and the department of environment, we'll reduce 80% emissions on campus from that one change. so big changes afoot for our airport. we're work on a variety of...
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most economists believe that a carbon tax is the most efficient way to reduce carbon emissions. would you push for such a tax and if not, please explain why you don't favor that approach. >> i think of this as what my mother taught me. and that is you got to clean up your own messes and that means if you're going to be spewing carbon into the air and messing up the air for the rest of us, it's your responsibility to clean it up. and we've been talking about this for a long time. we've actually started putting parts of this in place in new england and other regional areas. but, yes, we need to say that those who are throwing the carbon into the air, that the rest of us have to breathe, that the rest of us have to deal with, are the ones who are responsible for paying for that. [ applause ] >> i'm there. >> yes to a carbon tax. how much? what kind of number do you got? >> i want to talk -- i'm glad you raised this. i want to talk about the ways we make change and how we think about change. we've been talking about a carbon tax for a very long time. we've had some regional experime
most economists believe that a carbon tax is the most efficient way to reduce carbon emissions. would you push for such a tax and if not, please explain why you don't favor that approach. >> i think of this as what my mother taught me. and that is you got to clean up your own messes and that means if you're going to be spewing carbon into the air and messing up the air for the rest of us, it's your responsibility to clean it up. and we've been talking about this for a long time. we've...
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free society in europe in by 2050 already and they all agreed that there has to be a price tag on carbon emissions not only for big companies also for small companies and even for private households but how to collect the money is somewhat difficult some argue for a flat out energy tax some one to enlarge the emission trade scheme already in place for big companies also to private households and smaller companies others want a new board a tariff on carbon dioxide for products that enter the european union from say china of agent markets or the u.s. and this is still not decided how to collect the money and then how to spend it if it's there. so there are some sticking points then while we do not expect decisions that a binding for everybody in the eurozone what's the biggest problems in order to align at least when it comes to the direction we need to go. but there's an argument between france and germany of for example when it comes to these new border terriers on carbon oxide friends of ones that are very badly about germany's very reluctant and also the other countries are urging germ
free society in europe in by 2050 already and they all agreed that there has to be a price tag on carbon emissions not only for big companies also for small companies and even for private households but how to collect the money is somewhat difficult some argue for a flat out energy tax some one to enlarge the emission trade scheme already in place for big companies also to private households and smaller companies others want a new board a tariff on carbon dioxide for products that enter the...
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pollution a number of the recycled carbon products like jet fuel will simply put the carbon back intothe atmosphere so the real appeal is in developing the market for that waste c o 2 turning it into something useful and didn't seem to vising industry to be able to double down on developing the technology to the point it needs to be to reduce the amount of energy needed to convert it to another of a yield enough c o 2 to make it cost effective and then deploy it on a large global scale to be able to deal with the huge amount hundreds of gigatons of c o 2 in the atmosphere and yet you do hear despite the uncertainty at the moment you g. hear a lot of people talking about it as these solutions are right away emissions and it's not it's not it's not even close there are politicians with their own agendas there are some in the fossil fuels industry who are trying to paint carbon capture and storage technology as the answer as a way of cleaning up duty energy and there are power plants factories which are capturing emissions but they're a tiny fraction of those that are pumping out c o 2 a
pollution a number of the recycled carbon products like jet fuel will simply put the carbon back intothe atmosphere so the real appeal is in developing the market for that waste c o 2 turning it into something useful and didn't seem to vising industry to be able to double down on developing the technology to the point it needs to be to reduce the amount of energy needed to convert it to another of a yield enough c o 2 to make it cost effective and then deploy it on a large global scale to be...
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if they can replace more carbon intensive fuel, that will have a positive effect on limiting carbon emissions. i think i'm proud of the role that this commission can play in those areas to combat climate change. host: let me follow up a bit on natural gas, particularly natural gas pipelines. iran the record saying timelines for delivering pipelines is taking too long. in 2017, ferc announced a review on its policies. can you update us on the status of that, those deliberations? guest: yeah, so we commenced a review the way we go about evaluating our certificate applications before the commission. and i zeroed in on some of the concerns expressed by landowners. i was very sympathetic to the plight of landowners as a met with bank holders about the challenges they see in our process. i am hopeful that in undergoing this review, we can take some significant steps to alleviate the concerns specifically expressed by landowners. i think it is incumbent upon the commission, as well as project sponsors, to ensure greater transparency and can indication with landowners so they know -- communication wi
if they can replace more carbon intensive fuel, that will have a positive effect on limiting carbon emissions. i think i'm proud of the role that this commission can play in those areas to combat climate change. host: let me follow up a bit on natural gas, particularly natural gas pipelines. iran the record saying timelines for delivering pipelines is taking too long. in 2017, ferc announced a review on its policies. can you update us on the status of that, those deliberations? guest: yeah, so...
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can remove their ability to lock carbon away. >>xi we want to ze their capacity to store more carbon. if there is not conflicting pressure that is more important, you want to return these sites to is good quality as possib. victoria: that is why conservation organiz are restoring peat bogs not only on their own rerves, but, adjacent farmla. >> the watercourse was previously draining and erod ing the peat on the bog. the water is spread out to this previously dry area, and you can see it is deep peat, deep peat with mos growings in it. it is nice and wet. it is now aequallystering carbon from the atmosphere. e it is an actat bog. victoria: asor the world to keep carbon out of the atmosphere, these landscapes uld play a key role in storing greenhouseri gas undergrou. victoria gill, bbc news. laura: how peat bogs that help us save the planet. mbre, you can find all the day's news on our website. i'm laura trevelyan. thank you so much for "bbc world news america." announcer: funding for this presentation is made possible by... the fr
can remove their ability to lock carbon away. >>xi we want to ze their capacity to store more carbon. if there is not conflicting pressure that is more important, you want to return these sites to is good quality as possib. victoria: that is why conservation organiz are restoring peat bogs not only on their own rerves, but, adjacent farmla. >> the watercourse was previously draining and erod ing the peat on the bog. the water is spread out to this previously dry area, and you can...
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pollution a number of the recycled carbon products like jet fuel will simply put the carbon back into the atmosphere so the real appeal is in developing the market for that waste c o 2 turning it into something useful and incentivizing industry to be able to double down on developing the technology to the point it needs to be to reduce the amount of energy needed to convert it to another of a yield enough c o 2 to make it cost effective and then deploy it on a large global scale to be able to deal with the huge amount hundreds of gigatons of c o 2 in the atmosphere and yet you do hear despite the uncertainty at the moment e.g. here a lot of people talking about it as these solutions are right away emissions and it's not it's not it's not even close there are politicians with their own agendas there are some in the fossil fuels industry who are trying to paint carbon capture and storage technology as the answer as a way of cleaning up duty energy and there are power plants factories which are capturing emissions but they're a tiny fraction of those that are pumping out c o 2 and it's n
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missions,axes carbon would nottted carbon be subject to the fee.lan would put in place the most powerful economic incentives to enable those technologies to thrive and further reduce emissions. host: on the republican line from michigan. republicanm a student at the university of michigan. one of the things that i find most interesting about this proposal is the fact that you have environmental groups and business leaders come together to support this. i want to ask you, why do you think these groups are coming together, why is there so much agreement between these two sides which seem to be so opposed to each other in the past? guest: we have an odd bedfellow coalition, but the sensible parties in the climate debate understand we need a way forward that, wishes the three objectives at the same time. it has to be proenvironment, pro-business and pro-middle-class. the parties have set down and been meeting in private for the last two years to work out the details of a plan that is bipartisan. that's why we announced yesterday the details of that pla
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amazon will go carbon neutral ahead of schedule. it comes as somome 1500 amazon employees s e sett to wawalk out over the compapany's environmenl record. >> a pledge from one of the world's largest corporations. jeff bezos follow -- promises the firm will go carbon neutral 10 years before the goal set out in the paris accord. --as people get series serious about changes to their business activities, that is going to be a gigantic signal to the market place to start inventing, developing these technologies these global companies will need. >> they say the pleledge does nt go far enough. >> the pledge is a huge win for amazon employees. we know it is not enough. the paris agreement will not get off to a deliverable -- a livable world. >> a motion cut emissions, which topped 44 million metric tons of carbon monoxide last year. amazon has come under fire for not sharing data about emissions, something jeff bezos says he aims to improve. he will not stop doing business with oil and gas companies. he calls that demand not a good idea. is
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the uk hopes to play its part by reducing carbon emissions dramatically by 2050.way almost two million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. victoria gill explains. towering signs of renewable energy. scotland's wind turbines in the first half of this year produced enough energy to power all of the country's homes. but in a low carbon future, in the fight against climate change, it is the ground beneath, acres of peat land, that may be a vital and overlooked resource. it's these squishy layers under my feet that are so super efficient at storing carbon. it's precisely because this bog stays waterlogged that the vegetation, as it dies, it doesn't dry out and decompose, it builds up in layers, so all of that carbon it absorbs as it grows is locked away in the ground. so it might not look like much, but astonishingly, it's about 20 times as much carbon as in all of the uk forests is held in peatlands, so that's just how important it is. unfortunately, about 80% of the uk's peatlands are not in a healthy state, and that means they are net contributors to climate change
the uk hopes to play its part by reducing carbon emissions dramatically by 2050.way almost two million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. victoria gill explains. towering signs of renewable energy. scotland's wind turbines in the first half of this year produced enough energy to power all of the country's homes. but in a low carbon future, in the fight against climate change, it is the ground beneath, acres of peat land, that may be a vital and overlooked resource. it's these squishy layers...
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carbon tax fit into an all of the above structure? rep. bishop: i think that has a role but if that is where you put your basic and all your effort, some -- you are missing the boat. there are more creative ways than just that alone. andnda: you mentioned 2022 talk about grazing and carbon capture issues. one of the topics that has come out in a lot of the policies has been placing a moratorium on oil and gas drilling on public lands if they were to be put into office. i wonder your thoughts on this policy, obviously being the raking member of the committee that oversees the interior department under the trump administration, has proposed increased drilling on public land. do you see this as a feasible position? rep. bishop: i think you are saying if you take what the candidatesesidential are saying publicly, that is for political purposes and is counterproductive if you are try to come up with an overall conference of policy, but it does illustrate one of the things we are talking about. if you are talking about energy production on publi
carbon tax fit into an all of the above structure? rep. bishop: i think that has a role but if that is where you put your basic and all your effort, some -- you are missing the boat. there are more creative ways than just that alone. andnda: you mentioned 2022 talk about grazing and carbon capture issues. one of the topics that has come out in a lot of the policies has been placing a moratorium on oil and gas drilling on public lands if they were to be put into office. i wonder your thoughts on...
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dioxide. >> so we can bury carbon very effectively. and so we feel that restoring marshes in the bay area can be a very effective natural carbon solution to this problem we're facing. >> reporter: eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> we want to hear your ideas for building a better bay area. you can share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. >>> if you recently bought a car, the state attorney general may want to hear from you. today the attorney general announced a civil lawsuit against paul blanco's good car company. the company focuses on customers with credit problems and has a total of seven dealerships including this one in oakland. the lawsuit claims the dealerships falsified credit applications and charged customers for unauthorized add-ons. >> people were told that they had to buy service contracts, that they were required by law, that their lending elender requ or they were included in the price of the vehicle, which is false. >> paul blanco's good car company did not respond to our request for comment. the attorney
dioxide. >> so we can bury carbon very effectively. and so we feel that restoring marshes in the bay area can be a very effective natural carbon solution to this problem we're facing. >> reporter: eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> we want to hear your ideas for building a better bay area. you can share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. >>> if you recently bought a car, the state attorney general may want to hear from you. today the attorney general...
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lng exports on mitigating carbon. making the case for nuclear power as our single greatest source of carbon-free generation. these are all well-received ideas from my peers in washington and around the country. >> one in the middle here, stephanie. stephanie. >> thanks, richard. this is a great forum. thanks, mr. chairman. i'm wondering if you can talk about the recent decision for the pipeline through new york state and the state was trying to block the approval, with the water improvement issues. the decision was unanimous, i think by court order. i'd love to hear your thoughts on that and what that means for the future of constitution or whether it's presidentifor othe. >> i can't speak to the specific merits. in arriving at the unanimous decision, we based that on the valley and i'm reluctant to speak beyond that because of the implication for that and other matters. >> a question here in the front. front. >> hi, tom-- mr. chairman, i've known for a long time. not a hardball. you're serving on the commission in a
lng exports on mitigating carbon. making the case for nuclear power as our single greatest source of carbon-free generation. these are all well-received ideas from my peers in washington and around the country. >> one in the middle here, stephanie. stephanie. >> thanks, richard. this is a great forum. thanks, mr. chairman. i'm wondering if you can talk about the recent decision for the pipeline through new york state and the state was trying to block the approval, with the water...
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verses animal part carbon and with animals and that when they emit methane that's a carbon 12 with with fact gas it's carbon 13 as methane cause. in-tray sions increase in the earth's atmosphere chemical fingerprints point to a probable source shale oil and gas according to a new cornell university research published on the 14th of august in bio geosciences journal of the european jewish sciences union so cornell has found that in fact the increase there's been a huge surge that scientists have noticed since 2008 methane in the atmosphere had been decreasing from about 20022008 then it surges through 2014 so the great environmental social justice warrior virtue signaling obama well apparently he was very proud that was one of the last things he ever said he was very proud of the news of how much natural gas and oil the u.s. is producing based on all this fracking right so it goes to obama or hillary clinton it's a case if he who smile to belt it. or you can summarize obama's presidency very simply is pull my finger. once again i guess on top of the 2008 financial crisis and the situatio
verses animal part carbon and with animals and that when they emit methane that's a carbon 12 with with fact gas it's carbon 13 as methane cause. in-tray sions increase in the earth's atmosphere chemical fingerprints point to a probable source shale oil and gas according to a new cornell university research published on the 14th of august in bio geosciences journal of the european jewish sciences union so cornell has found that in fact the increase there's been a huge surge that scientists have...
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it is called carbon sequestration.f we were actually active in carbon sequestration opportunities, we could use existing processes we have, especially on public land to , pull enough carbon out of the air to meet the paris accord standard in that alone. there are a whole lot of opportunities. and what i am trying to say is, we are not really having a great dialogue on what the options actually are. some people are concentrating only on a narrow brand, on a myopic approach, when there are lots of things. and carbon sequestration is one of those areas we need to discuss, because the potential is huge and massive. we don't have that discussion going on yet. sad. it should be. ben: i agree the ground is softening around carbon sequestration, and there are plenty of more centrist democrats who talk about sequestering carbon. but what about other sectors? what about transport and agriculture? rep. bishop: you are looking at it well, because they are starting to pick up on it, and that is one of the things we need to do. it c
it is called carbon sequestration.f we were actually active in carbon sequestration opportunities, we could use existing processes we have, especially on public land to , pull enough carbon out of the air to meet the paris accord standard in that alone. there are a whole lot of opportunities. and what i am trying to say is, we are not really having a great dialogue on what the options actually are. some people are concentrating only on a narrow brand, on a myopic approach, when there are lots...
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a carbon sink. so there's discussion around, can you pay farmers and ranchers to sequester carbon, and not only go to neutral emissions but theoretically create a carbon sink, and agriculture could be paid for offsetting emissions from all of us driving around, riding lawn mowers on our massive suburban lawns and all that. you would basically flip the table around, from blaming agriculture for contributions to emissions, and contribute in the climate change like all of us are, to being actually a very big part of the solution. i think that's kind of where it is turning, but it's not really hit the mainstream. i don't know if you see a turning in terms of how farmers are thinking about this. is it an opportunity like you said, to create new revenue, or are we just at the beginning of thinking of it in those terms? because right now they aren't paid for that. >> at the direction of the farm bureau, the american farm bureau federation, the commodity groups formed the former-rancher alliance that repres
a carbon sink. so there's discussion around, can you pay farmers and ranchers to sequester carbon, and not only go to neutral emissions but theoretically create a carbon sink, and agriculture could be paid for offsetting emissions from all of us driving around, riding lawn mowers on our massive suburban lawns and all that. you would basically flip the table around, from blaming agriculture for contributions to emissions, and contribute in the climate change like all of us are, to being actually...
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open role for, you know, net zero carbon emissions, carbon capture which is when you take -- allow gas, then you track the emission to make sure they don't affect the clie mitt and store it underground. he's called for 500,000 more electric vehicle charging stations which would help, vehicle charger. he's tried to bring some of the obama regulations that he worked on and plus up what he was doing there. >> meanwhile from the president's side, what's his pitch heading into 2020 on this -- on energy and the environment? >> i think that he's still trying to find his best way tohi talk about this. you see him on the debate stage competing with the others who have putg out aggressive plans then then we need to work dut and we will have a conversation about it. he said he would eliminate fracking but there's not a clear way to do that. >> we are talking about president trump?el >> no, we are talking about joe biden. >> what is president trump's pitch? >> president trump's pitch he wants tos keep doing more of the same, he said in g7 this week that the wealth of this nation is under sea, refe
open role for, you know, net zero carbon emissions, carbon capture which is when you take -- allow gas, then you track the emission to make sure they don't affect the clie mitt and store it underground. he's called for 500,000 more electric vehicle charging stations which would help, vehicle charger. he's tried to bring some of the obama regulations that he worked on and plus up what he was doing there. >> meanwhile from the president's side, what's his pitch heading into 2020 on this --...
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out of the paris climate accords and yet we see the power sector carbon emissions are on the decline and i think that is the result not of government policies but of market forces of consumer demands and market efficiencies and i think i have been out there saying that there is a real business case to be made for renewable energy and i think that, renewable energy as advocates have long touted is at a point now where it is competitive on its own, renewables are competitive on their own without the necessary backing of government subsidies or policies and i think when you look at markets over the course of time and you have one source of generation that has no fuel cost, that is going to win out over the course of time forces an alternative that has a fuel cost. so i think to answer your question, the role that ferc can play is creating a regulatory ecosystem that enables these technologies to flourish, by breaking down barriers for entry to those technologies, one of the measures that we moved through the commission canada i'm very proud of is our -- removing barriers to entry in com
out of the paris climate accords and yet we see the power sector carbon emissions are on the decline and i think that is the result not of government policies but of market forces of consumer demands and market efficiencies and i think i have been out there saying that there is a real business case to be made for renewable energy and i think that, renewable energy as advocates have long touted is at a point now where it is competitive on its own, renewables are competitive on their own without...
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it is about 20% of our energy and as you know it doesn't emit carbon. so i would look at those plants and make sure they're safe and figure out what upgrades we have to playbook to the plants. but i wouldn't expand numbering unless we can find safe storage and figure this out. and yucca mountain is not the answer. the seconds piece about this you asked about coal, no i wouldn't allow for building of new coal plants. what we are talking about here as he phase out the coal plants is how we can, while they are still existing how we can make them better for the environment. and one other thing wasn't noted is natural gas of course is a transitional fuel right now. and one of the things among many that the trump administration has done that is so bad for our environment that i would reverse is their changes to the methane rules and methane emission that's very dangerous. >> you and scientisting have aid said. -- they talked about the urgency with which people need to act. they said we need to end the fossil fuel era as soon as possible or we'll have the effe
it is about 20% of our energy and as you know it doesn't emit carbon. so i would look at those plants and make sure they're safe and figure out what upgrades we have to playbook to the plants. but i wouldn't expand numbering unless we can find safe storage and figure this out. and yucca mountain is not the answer. the seconds piece about this you asked about coal, no i wouldn't allow for building of new coal plants. what we are talking about here as he phase out the coal plants is how we can,...
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we need to make sure the carbon tax is on the polluters. not on the american people especially lower income people already suffering so much and climate change is only going to make it harder. >> let's take a question from the audience. we have aman da. from east canen, connecticut. she works on her families dairy farm and sells bio degradable flower pots made from cow manure. >> so the average american dairy farmer is 58 years old. i'm 34. my family is discussing the transition to the next generation. we're experiencing undprentsed weather events, economic and environmental challenges. and so i am wondering what you can do and what your plan is to bring stability back to the sector so farmers like me can meet the environmental regulations that will be put in place to combat climate change. and stay in business. >> right. this is so important. the entire way of life is being threatened. it's hard enough without climate change and harder under this administration. between the trade war and the things happening with consolidation. making it d
we need to make sure the carbon tax is on the polluters. not on the american people especially lower income people already suffering so much and climate change is only going to make it harder. >> let's take a question from the audience. we have aman da. from east canen, connecticut. she works on her families dairy farm and sells bio degradable flower pots made from cow manure. >> so the average american dairy farmer is 58 years old. i'm 34. my family is discussing the transition to...
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range valerie and linda that leaves us with a clear choice we are the stop emitting carbon in the oh we're going to die we have to accept that we have to make huge sacrifices but who cares when you have control of some control over your future. british police say they won't tolerate unlawful activity aimed at disrupting airlines and passengers including illegal drone flights but activists say with the world as stake they have to take a stand. and that's it for me add that the w. business team here in berlin for a war you can always go to did all they did out on slash business and said i'll do my law and thanks for watching and have a happy weekend. grappling with some tricks. to express his feelings i am not very creative yet but i would love to be considered an artist one day looking for new perspectives. to explain not to be replenished faced with the outcome not doing things differently. come to a place where we reflect on society and. marched to. people for information. they want to express g.w. on facebook and twitter updates and in touch come follow us. and i'm james brown news
range valerie and linda that leaves us with a clear choice we are the stop emitting carbon in the oh we're going to die we have to accept that we have to make huge sacrifices but who cares when you have control of some control over your future. british police say they won't tolerate unlawful activity aimed at disrupting airlines and passengers including illegal drone flights but activists say with the world as stake they have to take a stand. and that's it for me add that the w. business team...
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you say low carbon, everyone cheers.uction at hinkley point in somerset, some feel less comfortable. critics add it's big, it's slow, and at £20 billion, it's expensive. builders edf argue it's the perfect back—up when the wind doesn't blow. people who are furious about climate change really need to rethink nuclear. it's low carbon, it's safe and it can be made affordable, and if we are really, really serious about taking carbon out of the way we make electricity, then we need nuclear. and we're going to need a lot of electricity if we're going to replace petrol and diesel engines. it seems very odd looking under the bonnet and seeing nothing, really. you get used to it! nearby dealer in second hand electric vehicles andy farmer says business is brisk. the change has been huge. it's gone from being more of a niche thing to now anyone's buying an electric car. for the school run, if two or three people get an ev, everyone starts to go, "wait, i could do that, i could live with an ev". despite a fivefold increase in sales
you say low carbon, everyone cheers.uction at hinkley point in somerset, some feel less comfortable. critics add it's big, it's slow, and at £20 billion, it's expensive. builders edf argue it's the perfect back—up when the wind doesn't blow. people who are furious about climate change really need to rethink nuclear. it's low carbon, it's safe and it can be made affordable, and if we are really, really serious about taking carbon out of the way we make electricity, then we need nuclear. and...
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and fossil fuel meaningful price on carbon and fossilfuel subsidies meaningful price on carbon and fossils and terminate all coal power worldwide. i want to once again salute those countries that have already increased their climate finance support, especially those that have doubled their contributions to the green climate find. today, today others went even beyond doubling their overall climate finance commitments. we absolutely must guarantee the implementation of the commitment by developed countries to mobilise 100 billion us dollars each year from private and public sources by 2020, for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. and i: all governments to provide a stronger mandate for climate and development goals to that national and business finance solutions in order for that to be achievable. dearfriends, i was deeply moved by many examples of inspiring leadership in countries that have done the least to contribute to the climate crisis. small island states together, committed to carbon neutrality, and to move to 100% renewable energy by 2030. we saw new initiatives to u
and fossil fuel meaningful price on carbon and fossilfuel subsidies meaningful price on carbon and fossils and terminate all coal power worldwide. i want to once again salute those countries that have already increased their climate finance support, especially those that have doubled their contributions to the green climate find. today, today others went even beyond doubling their overall climate finance commitments. we absolutely must guarantee the implementation of the commitment by developed...
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elsewhere let's take a closer look here are some of the world's most developed economies and their carbon emissions per capita the u.s. and germany exhibit much more c o 2 per head than china for example but now look at africa its population is similar to china but emissions are a fraction of those other economies $1.00 tonnes per year and head let's bring in joy the durian. from nairobi joy are people fed up in africa if they're being asked. are they find that fair. that. is a strong word but yes you know a number of experts have actually i.q. that africa has actually had the least contribution to the couple footprint at just one percent and ackerman's is africa has been short changed but africa should not be short changed climate change finance that is what the africa development bank actually about and they're saying that you know the fact that the rest of the world has shoot changed africa by contributing the mosque to the cabin footprint and it shouldn't be short changed in terms of financing to help it we need to get some of that climate change effects and saw that akamai and africa
elsewhere let's take a closer look here are some of the world's most developed economies and their carbon emissions per capita the u.s. and germany exhibit much more c o 2 per head than china for example but now look at africa its population is similar to china but emissions are a fraction of those other economies $1.00 tonnes per year and head let's bring in joy the durian. from nairobi joy are people fed up in africa if they're being asked. are they find that fair. that. is a strong word but...
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it more compliant as prime for traction so alternative renewable fuels is the one answer and the carbon pricing and that in an intelligent way is the other side of the story but just that is that the same when it comes for example to the taxation cop uprising does it work equally well for both domestic as well as medium and long haul flights there is no difference well that is exactly the critical point of the government ideas you know that the government still follows the idea to implement unilaterally carbon pricing in aviation and that is most counterproductive it is counterproductive in in terms of climate change and counterproductive in economic terms right but yes one under executive director of the german ideation association thank you so much for your time thank you very much well everyone points at the aviation sector but others also pollute the environment including users of social media because the internet isn't emission free for example a search query on google causes about northpoint 2 grams of c o 2 and email about one gram of c o 2 and i was video streaming or downloadin
it more compliant as prime for traction so alternative renewable fuels is the one answer and the carbon pricing and that in an intelligent way is the other side of the story but just that is that the same when it comes for example to the taxation cop uprising does it work equally well for both domestic as well as medium and long haul flights there is no difference well that is exactly the critical point of the government ideas you know that the government still follows the idea to implement...
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sequestration rates in the soil. >> reporter: carbon sequestration is the process of taking carbon dioxide in the ground. according to a study published last year by another cal researcher wetlands effectively sequestered carbon. in her lab at uc ariana is building on that study. going deep into the marsh's past she takes her samples from a freezer and cuts them into one centimeter slices so she can analyze the amount of carbon that's been sequestered underground. >> we have 20 years of greenhouse gas exchange data and so i'm going to look at the soils and the carbon capture to integrate like short time scales with longer time scales. >> reporter: in theory scientists believe restoring more wetlandcoulresu i >> we can bury carbon effectively and so we feel that restoring marshes in the bay area can be a very effective natural carbon solution to this greenhouse problem we're all facing. >> reporter: eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> and we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them joining our building a better bay area group on facebook. >>> next, how the giants want f
sequestration rates in the soil. >> reporter: carbon sequestration is the process of taking carbon dioxide in the ground. according to a study published last year by another cal researcher wetlands effectively sequestered carbon. in her lab at uc ariana is building on that study. going deep into the marsh's past she takes her samples from a freezer and cuts them into one centimeter slices so she can analyze the amount of carbon that's been sequestered underground. >> we have 20...
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it is called carbon capture. it is a capitalist view of capturing carbon and utilizing it. house resolution 3861. i would encourage you all, not now, look it up. get on your little computers, you know how to use them better than i do. i would encourage you all to read it and see what it is and i applaud you all for being here. i applaud your enthusiasm. i am incredibly proud you are concerned this much about our environment and world and think you for being here. mister chairman, i yield back the remainder of my 55 seconds. >> thank you. >> thank you very much mister chairman. to all of the chairs and ranking members for bringing us together today. while the panelists, our witnesses here today, i want to thank you as well. before i begin my questions i want to remind my colleagues that the mobile phones that were once too big or a desktop that weighs thousands of pounds, they got smaller because of federal, taxpayer investment by the united states of america, investing in the research. so i hope there is an openness and willingness that we take the same steps. let's put our
it is called carbon capture. it is a capitalist view of capturing carbon and utilizing it. house resolution 3861. i would encourage you all, not now, look it up. get on your little computers, you know how to use them better than i do. i would encourage you all to read it and see what it is and i applaud you all for being here. i applaud your enthusiasm. i am incredibly proud you are concerned this much about our environment and world and think you for being here. mister chairman, i yield back...
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all that's needed is the installation of carbon monoxide detectors. however, many people remain unaware of the importance of carbon monoxide detectors or don't know how to install or maintain them properly. his legislation aims this legislation aims to change that. it will educate consumers on the proper use of carbon monoxide detect yrs and provide states with grants so states can purchase and install carbon monooption -- monoxide detectors in the homes of elterly and low-income citizens as well as in educational facilities. i call on all my colleagues to support this commonsense measure and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from missouri is recognize. mr. long: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. long: unfortunately, once again, i can relate to what this bill is trying to address. i was an auctioneer for over 30 years before i came to this body and there was a college professor that attended hundre
all that's needed is the installation of carbon monoxide detectors. however, many people remain unaware of the importance of carbon monoxide detectors or don't know how to install or maintain them properly. his legislation aims this legislation aims to change that. it will educate consumers on the proper use of carbon monoxide detect yrs and provide states with grants so states can purchase and install carbon monooption -- monoxide detectors in the homes of elterly and low-income citizens as...
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ashley's mother had died of carbon monoxide poisoning. when the medical examiner arrived, ashley knew it was time to leave. i didn't want to see them bring my mother's body out in a body bag, she said. and i didn't want my children to see that, either. anthony fleming, ashley's father, was found unconscious and was taken to a hospital. he never regained consciousness. these deaths and many others were preventable. since 2003, 13 people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning in federally subsidized housing. in fact, the centers for disease control report that 50,000 individuals per year are sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning and over 400 die per year. it is unconscionable that the very people our government seeks to provide shelter for are dying in their homes. all it takes is a detector. just like smoke detectors, we already require in every building. secretary carson himself said it himself and i quote, a simple, inexpensive, widely available device can be the difference between life and death of the give the unevenness of state and
ashley's mother had died of carbon monoxide poisoning. when the medical examiner arrived, ashley knew it was time to leave. i didn't want to see them bring my mother's body out in a body bag, she said. and i didn't want my children to see that, either. anthony fleming, ashley's father, was found unconscious and was taken to a hospital. he never regained consciousness. these deaths and many others were preventable. since 2003, 13 people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning in federally...
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neutral we don't want a carbon pricing plan especially since people want to fly more and more actually they're not curbing their behavior but it looks like in this package we don't see any efforts to help industry for example find a carbon neutral fuel which you know is supposedly out there but needs help and support in other ways we do see efforts to really help industry through support of packaging and does this deal provide industries what they've been looking for i think for the car industry we should really look at that it does provide them 2 key things that they needed and wanted one was an extension of a tax subsidy or no sort of talk subsidy it was a it was a return i believe of $4000.00 credits for the 0 credits extends that actually increases that for cars electric cars under $40000.00 euros that's something that could help sell cars and then importantly charging stations there's a plan in here to build those out to 1000000 charging stations in germany by 2030 currently there are 17000 across the nation so you can picture how much investment that's going to require but that's
neutral we don't want a carbon pricing plan especially since people want to fly more and more actually they're not curbing their behavior but it looks like in this package we don't see any efforts to help industry for example find a carbon neutral fuel which you know is supposedly out there but needs help and support in other ways we do see efforts to really help industry through support of packaging and does this deal provide industries what they've been looking for i think for the car...