Environmental Regulations & Policy Flashcards
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The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established the first federal Renewable Fuel Standard, requiring transportation fuels to contain minimum volumes of:
Answer: Renewable fuel as defined by lifecycle GHG thresholds
EPAct 2005 created the original RFS requiring transportation fuel sold in the US to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel based on lifecycle greenhouse gas performance criteria.
A company voluntarily participates in EPA's ENERGY STAR program. Earning the ENERGY STAR label for a building requires:
Answer: Scoring 75 or higher on EPA's 1-100 energy performance scale
Buildings earn the ENERGY STAR label by scoring 75 or above on EPA's 1-100 energy performance scale, meaning they perform in the top 25% of similar buildings nationally.
Which provision of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 established the cap-and-trade program to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions causing acid rain?
Answer: Title IV — Acid Deposition Control
Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments established the Acid Rain Program, which used a cap-and-trade system to achieve significant SO2 reductions from power plants.
An industrial facility is classified as a 'major source' under the Clean Air Act when its potential to emit (PTE) reaches:
Answer: 100 tons per year of any regulated pollutant
Under the Clean Air Act, a major stationary source is generally defined as one with PTE of 100 tons per year or more of any regulated air pollutant (or lower thresholds for HAPs).
The Montreal Protocol's Kigali Amendment, which the US Senate ratified in 2022, targets the phase-down of:
Answer: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in air conditioning and refrigeration
The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol commits parties to an 80-85% phase-down of HFC production and consumption, as HFCs replaced ozone-depleting CFCs but are potent GHGs.
Under FERC Order 2222, which type of energy resource is now permitted to participate in wholesale electricity markets by aggregating with other distributed resources?
Answer: Distributed energy resources (DERs) including batteries and demand response
FERC Order 2222 requires regional transmission organizations to allow aggregations of distributed energy resources to compete in wholesale electricity capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets.
A company calculating its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions under the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard must include:
Answer: Indirect emissions from the company's value chain activities
Scope 3 covers all indirect GHG emissions occurring in a company's upstream and downstream value chain, including supplier emissions, product use, and end-of-life treatment.