The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed rule to implement the next step of the nation’s HFC* (hydrofluorocarbons) phase-down to a 40% reduction below historic levels starting in 2024. HFCs are a class of powerful greenhouse gases regularly used in refrigeration and air conditioning, aerosols, and foam products. Their negative climate impact can be hundreds to thousands of times stronger than the same amount of carbon dioxide.
The proposal follows the Senate’s bipartisan ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a global agreement to phase down HFCs and avoid up to 0.5-degrees Centigrade of global warming by the end of this century. It’s the latest step in assuring US Global Leadership on fighting Global Warming and Extreme Climate Change, which are people, jobs and planet killing. The Senate voted 69-27. Forty-eight Democrats and 21 Republicans voted aye. Four members abstained. The opposition largely came from the Republican party of Nope. The United States was the 137th country to ratify the amendment. Continue reading
GMC Debuts Electric Sierra Pickup
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GMC debuted today the Electric Sierra Pickup, with an emphasis on the most expensive and profitable 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition. GMC claimed it offers un-compromised capability, a GM-estimated 400 miles of range1 on a full charge and unique technology made possible by its dedicated EV truck platform.
The 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 will be available in early 2024 starting at, gulp, $107,000. GMC will introduce the Sierra EV AT4 and Elevation trims in the 2025 model year, which GMC says will be priced starting in the $50,000 range (AutoInformed.com on: GMC Teases Electric Sierra Denali Pickup)
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