Increased regulation on carbon emissions

Akshitha M., Dougherty Valley High (San Ramon, CA) Period 2 AP Gov 19-20

Podcast that highlights the importance of regulating carbon emissions.

Citations

EPA https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions

Shows the trends of emissions, and how it has been increasing with time.

Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-limits-epas-ability-to-regulate-greenhouse-gas-emissions/2014/06/23/c56fc194-f1b1-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html

Explains a court ruling, and describes implications of ruling.

The New York Times https://www.epa.gov/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/climate/greenhouse-gas-emissions-increase.html/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions

Discusses the increasing issue of how there are still increased carbon emissions despite the closing of nonrenewable energy sources, so issues is mainly surrounding our regulation

California Institute of Technology- Earth Science Communications Team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/

Discusses the effects of climate change in regards to the earth as a whole and how it effects us on a micro scale as a civilization

NASA- Global Climate Change https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2930/a-third-of-california-methane-traced-to-a-few-super-emitters/

This article touches upon the trend of increasing temperatures becoming more prominent in the state of California. This trend is not only breaking records, but may have a root cause as well.

Issues

Climate/Climate Change

Location

SAN RAMON, California

Co-hosts

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