TRANSATLANTIC FIGHT OVER GAS-POWERED CARS: Plans to institute a phase-out of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035 are moving ahead in several U.S. states over Republican objections while hitting a snag in Europe, where a handful of countries seek to soften EU measures requiring only zero-emission vehicle sales by the middle of the next decade.
“One state should not be able to set national policy and Americans should not be coerced into making purchases they cannot afford,” said Rep. John Joyce. German officials and industry players have argued the proposal precludes the possibility for technological developments and said the proposal needs an exemption for synthetic fuels, which will be needed to power ICE vehicles already on the road beyond 2035 if net-zero transport is to be achieved.
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“Without mandating that these resources periodically be made available to the public, federal wind leases remain at the mercy of the executive branch,” said the letter, which was addressed to leadership of the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources Committees. The proposed renewable leasing schedule, part of a larger attempt by the agency to “modernize” regulations governing wind leasing, would similarly provide the anticipated lease sales intended for the subsequent five years.
Regulators argued that the nearly 2 million gas-powered appliances in homes and buildings in the Bay Area are a major source of pollution, and account for a similar amount of nitrogen emissions as passenger vehicles. They estimate the ban will save residents an estimated $890 million per year in health impacts due to air pollution exposure.
The plan calls for the EU to mine 10% of the critical minerals it consumes, such as lithium, cobalt, and other rare earth minerals by 2030, and to recycle an additional 15% by the end of the decade. UH-OH – 2.5 TONS OF URANIUM REPORTED MISSING IN LIBYA: The International Atomic Energy Agency told the U.N. yesterday it is searching for 2.5 tons of uranium that has gone missing from a site in war-torn Libya, raising concerns over safety and nuclear proliferation.
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