| Vehicles | Renewable energy | Power plants | State caps on global warming pollution |
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Smog and soot.
What pollutants were regulated by the clean cars program in the 1990s?
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Its first strong renewable electricity standard. 20% clean energy by 2017.
What standard did California adopt in 2002?
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Mercury, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide
What pollutants did we originally seek to limit from power plants, in the 1990s and early 2000s?
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Hoped to set standard for what should happen federally.
Why did we put effort into passing state-level pollution caps?
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Added global warming pollution standard.
What modification did California make to the clean cars program in 2002?
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Increase the amount of rooftop solar energy by 20x and make solar a mainstream form of energy.
What did the Million Solar Roofs program seek to do?
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Caps carbon pollution from power plants in northeastern states, sells permits for pollution, and uses auction revenue to help cut emissions.
How does the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative work?
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An economy-wide cap on global warming pollution.
What was California's AB32 in 2006?
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Raised federal standards to match California's.
What did the Obama administration do in 2009?
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Yes.
Has CA achieved the goals of the Million Solar Roofs program?
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Limits on carbon pollution from new and existing power plants.
What national policies were adopted after RGGI?
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CA, NJ, MA, MD, CT, HI
Name three states that adopted economy-wide caps on global warming pollution.
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Announced the phase-out of new gas vehicles by 2035.
What did California do in 2020 to further reduce emissions from vehicles?
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CA, OR, WA, NM, VA, NY, ME, IL
Name three states that have 100% clean energy commitments.
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Virginia
Which state most recently joined RGGI?
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No.
Did we win the national economy-wide cap we had hoped?
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