Refineries Could Face GHG Rules Under California Climate Cap

February 3, 2006
California is considering a first-of-its-kind effort to include refineries and other non-utility emitters under an upcoming emissions cap on greenhouse gases (GHG), which would go beyond current state GHG control efforts that target power plants. Observers say the proposed cap, if fully implemented, would go beyond an approach recently agreed to by northeastern state officials that restricts GHG emission curbs to utilities. Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) President Ned Helme, whose group has advised California on GHG emissions reduction...


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