The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing an exemption for road and intermodal container transport refrigeration units (TRUs) from the leak repair requirements established under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. In the final rule "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020," the EPA established, among other provisions, leak repair requirements for refrigerant-containing appliances with a charge size of 15 pounds or more that contain a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) or certain substitutes for HFCs. The EPA intended to exempt refrigerant-containing road and intermodal container TRUs from the leak repair requirements and is issuing this proposal to clarify the applicability of these requirements. The EPA is not proposing other amendments or taking comment on any other aspects of the 2024 "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020."
NMFS seeks public comment on proposed regulations to implement management measures described in amendments to four fishery management plans (FMPs) in the Gulf of America (Gulf), South Atlantic, and Atlantic, referenced here as the Commercial Electronic Logbook Amendments. If the Commercial Electronic Logbook Amendments are implemented by NMFS through this proposed rule, submission of certain commercial fishing logbooks would be required in an electronic format rather than the current paper format. NMFS is also proposing minor changes to some of the required data fields in the logbooks determined to be necessary to successfully transition from paper to electronic reporting. The purpose of this proposed rule is to increase the accuracy and efficiency of fisheries data that NMFS receives from federally permitted fishermen participating in the applicable commercial fisheries that occur in the Gulf, South Atlantic, and Atlantic.
This interim final rule temporarily suspends the continuance referendum requirement under the Federal marketing order for South Texas onions. The continuance referendum scheduled for 2026 overlaps with the formal rulemaking process to amend the marketing order that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) commenced via a notice of hearing published on January 23, 2026. This suspension delays the enforcement of the continuance referendum requirement to give precedence to the formal rulemaking process, which may include a producer referendum. In addition, if the marketing order is amended, this temporary suspension provides industry time to operate under the amended marketing order before the next scheduled continuance referendum.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions provision of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), which authorizes the Administrator to restrict fully, partially, or on a graduated schedule, the use of a "regulated substance" in the sector or subsector in which they are used. This final rule addresses administrative petitions and input received from regulated industry and other interested parties relevant to requirements and restrictions across various refrigeration and air conditioning subsectors, including: refrigerated transport--intermodal containers; industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing; retail food supermarket systems; retail food remote condensing unit systems; cold storage warehouses; refrigerated laboratory centrifuges and laboratory shakers; and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This final rule also allows the inventory of residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment that was manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States before January 1, 2025, to continue to be installed.
[ESG경제신문=김제원 기자] 미국 증권거래위원회(SEC)가 상장기업의 분기보고 의무를 완화하는 방안을 제안하면서 미국 자본시장의 공시 체계를 둘러싼 논쟁이 나오고 있다. 완화 방안의 핵심은 기업이 지금처럼 3개월마다 실적과 재무상황을 보고할지, 아니면 6개월 단위로 보고할지 선택할 수 있도록 하는 것이다.의결권 자문사 글래스루이스는 21일(현지시각) 이번 제안을 단순한 규제완화나 기업 비용 절감 문제로만 보기는 어렵다고 평가했다. 글래스루이스는 이 사안이 기업지배구조와 투자자 보호, 그리고 투자자의 스튜어드십 책임과 연결된 문제라
[ESG경제신문=김제원 기자] 세계 건물·건설 부문의 탄소 감축 속도가 국제사회가 요구하는 수준에 크게 미치지 못하고 있다는 분석이 나왔다.유엔환경계획(UNEP)은 19일(현지시간) 공개한 ‘2025~2026 글로벌 건물·건설 현황 보고서’에서 세계 건물·건설 부문의 탈탄소 전환 속도가 2030년 목표 경로에 크게 못 미치고 있다고 밝혔다. 보고서는 이 부문이 국제에너지기구(IEA)의 넷제로 배출 시나리오 기준 경로보다 현재 35억tCO₂ 뒤처져 있으며, 목표 궤도에 오르기 위해서는 2024년 배출량 대비 2030년까지 56%를 감
[ESG경제신문=김제원 기자] 선진국들이 개발도상국의 기후변화 대응을 돕기 위해 제공한 자금이 2023년과 2024년 모두 연간 1000억달러(약 150조원)를 넘어섰다.OECD의 ‘2013~2024년 개발국 제공·동원 기후재원’ 보고서에 따르면 2024년 선진국이 개발도상국에 제공·동원한 기후재원은 1367억달러(약 205조원)였다. 기후재원은 개발도상국이 온실가스를 줄이거나, 홍수·가뭄·물 부족 같은 기후피해에 대비하도록 지원하는 돈이다.보고서는 연간 1000억달러 목표가 2022년 처음 달성된 뒤 2023년과 2024년에도 이
Building on the success of the first three cohorts of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has launched the application period for the fourth cohort.
[ESG경제신문=이신형기자] 과학기반 감축목표 이니셔티브(SBTi)가 올 연말까지 기업 넷제로 표준 개정판인 버전 2를 공개하겠다고 밝혔다.SBTI는 또한 2027년말까지 넷제로 표준 버전 2 사용을 위한 고무결성 탄소 크레딧 사용 등 시잠 메커니즘 활용 지침을 공개하는 한편, 산업별 넷제로 프레임워크도 제시할 것이라고 밝혔다.SBTi는 21일 공개한 ‘2026~2030년 전략’ 보고서에서 이같이 밝히고 새로운 넷제로 표준 2를 비롯한 SBTi의 활동이 종전의 목표 중심에서 이행 중심으로 전환할 것이라고 강조했다. 기업의 기후 목표