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IMPEAQ is RAP’s initial effort to develop a model process that states, local agencies, and EPA can apply to comprehensively and simultaneously reduce all air pollutants, including criteria, toxic, and greenhouse gases (GHGs). IMPEAQ seeks to identify least-cost pathways to… View Summary +
Coal continues to be the dominant fuel choice for power generation around the world. How that coal is burned can influence the rate and quantity of emissions produced by its combustion. For decades, many countries have established standards and specifications… View Summary +
The U.S. electricity system faces multiple urgent challenges to address transmission needs, adapt to smart grid technologies, expand energy efficiency and renewable energy use, and meet increasingly stringent environmental requirements. Air quality management faces equally daunting challenges driven by the… View Summary +
China’s new state-of-the-art national air pollution standards for thermal power plants went into effect January 1, 2012, replacing standards that had been in effect since 2003.1 Not only are these standards much more stringent than the previous standards, but they… View Summary +
Emissions trading is an established practice in air quality management programs around the world. China has been evaluating emission trading schemes since the 1980’s and is now planning major expansion in geographical scope and depth. Specifically, China is considering emissions… View Summary +
Climate-friendly air quality management refers to techniques, policies, and regulations that promote concurrent reductions of criteria and toxic pollutants and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recent studies have shown that significant benefits can be achieved through integrating climate change mitigation and… View Summary +
John Shenot, Ken Colburn and Chris James presented a webinar on October 25, 2011 for air quality regulators from eastern states on “Engaging with Your Public Utility Commission.” The webinar was convened through the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use… View Summary +
RAP’s Chris James and Rebecca Schultz, along with Catherine Witherspoon, former executive officer of the California Air Resources Board, made recommendations on revisions to China’s air quality index and ambient air quality standards in this letter to the regulation drafting… View Summary +
A set of recommendations for China’s effort to establish a system of regional air quality management. Lessons from regional environmental planning in the US and EU are provided to illustrate the recommendations. View Summary +
In consultation with Chinese environmental officials on air pollution law and regulation, the authors of this report have prepared an in-depth analysis of U.S. and other international air regulation experience related to thirteen key issues. View Summary +
本文对美国东北部十个州共同合作的区域温室气体行动（RGGI）计划制定的背景和原则进行了详细的阐述，对首个排放权拍卖过程和结果进行了深入的分析。文中特别强调了RGGI在促使各参与州在法规规定的基准之上争取额外的减排量，以及将排放权拍卖获得的资金用于投资能效与其它减排方案这两大优点。… View Summary +
This paper is a brief description of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s emission allowance auction process. This article first describes the background principles of the RGGI program, and then explains the auction process by which emissions allowances are allocated. View Summary +
This model rule applies to smaller-scale electric generating resources, referred to collectively as “distributed generation,” and regulates five air pollutants: nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxice, and carbon dioxide. View Summary +
