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VANCOUVER The City of Victoria s efforts to reduce carbon emissions may soon be paying dividends. At Thursday s Committee of the Whole meeting, council voted to authorize the sale of roughly 400 low carbon fuel credits the city has accumulated through its compressed natural gas fueling station and electric vehicle charging stations. The revenue from the sale of the credits will be reinvested in the city s climate change initiatives, including electrification of the city s vehicle fleet and creating more public EV charging stations. Mayor Lisa Helps told CTV News Vancouver Island the city has been accumulating credits - which users of higher-carbon fuels must buy under B.C. s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act - for several years. ....
(Maryland Department of the Environment) State Pursues Ambitious Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50% by 2030 as Nation Officially Re-enters Paris Climate Accord The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has released a comprehensive plan that sets a clear and unifying path for the state to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, while also growing jobs and the economy for Marylanders. The 2030 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act (GGRA) Plan, which MDE is submitting to Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland General Assembly, meets and exceeds the goals required under current state law. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act calls for a reduction of emissions of 40% by 2030 (from 2006 levels), while pursuing more ambitious goals recommended by the independent, bipartisan Maryland Commission on Climate Change. The newly released GGRA Plan calls for a new goal: 50% reductions by 2030. The 2030 GGRA Plan also includes ....