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2. Cross-Cutting Approaches to Reducing Emissions
- 2.8 Behavior (Ch. 3)
- 2.28 Financing Large-Scale Projects (Ch. 5)
- LPDD Model Law: Federal Green Private Activity Bonds Act
- LPDD Model Law: Green Bank State and Local Legislation
- 2.37 Financing at the Grid Edge (Ch. 6)
- LPDD Model Law: Legislation Enabling Guaranteed Conservation Performance Contracting for Public Entities
- LPDD Memorandum on State “Public Utility” Definitions
- LPDD Model Law: Green Bank State and Local Legislation
- 2.48 Materials Consumption and Solid Waste (Ch. 7)
- LPDD Model Law: State Legislation Supporting Sustainable Management of Food Waste
- LPDD Model Resolution: Local Resolution in Support of a Circular Economy
- 2.58 International Trade (Ch. 8)
3. Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Buildings and Industry
4. Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Transportation
- 4.1 Transforming Transportation Demand (Ch. 13)
- 4.7 Light-Duty Vehicles (Ch. 14)
- LPDD Model Law: Electric Bike Rebates
- LPDD Model Law: State Demand Charges Legislation
- LPDD Model Law: Federal Interoperability Provisions for Commercial EV Chargers
- LPDD Model Law: State Tax Credits for EV Charging Stations
- LPDD Model Law: State EV Charging Station Rebates
- LPDD Model Law: State Income Tax Credit Legislation For Purchasing New AFVs
- LPDD Model Law: State Income Tax Credit Legislation For Purchasing Used AFVs
- LPDD Model Law: Federal Income Tax Credit Legislation For Purchasing Used Alternative Fuel Vehicles
- LPDD Model Law: State Statute Providing Rebates for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles and Hydrogen Refueling Stations
- LPDD Model Law: Transportation Electrification Statute
- LPDD Model Law: Curbside EV Charging and Reserved Parking Ordinance
- LPDD Model Law: EV-Ready Commercial Building Code
- LPDD Model Law: Federal Hydrogen Refueling Station Funding Act
- LPDD Model Law: Federal Statute Providing Tax Credits for Hydrogen Refueling Stations
- LPDD Model Law: State Statute on HOV Lane Benefits
- LPDD Model Executive Order: Green Fleets
- LPDD Model Law: Clean Fleet Legislation
- LPDD Model Law: EV Ready Building Code for One- and Two-Family Homes
- LPDD Model Law: Municipal Ordinance for Using Street Light Poles for Electric Vehicle Charging
- LPDD Model Law: Municipal Ordinance for Alternative Fuel Vehicle Parking Benefits
- LPDD Model Law: State Statute Providing Rebates for Electric Vehicles
- LPDD Model Law: Designation of Parking Spaces for Electric Vehicles and Installation of Electric Charging Devices
- LPDD Model Law: Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Common-Interest Developments
- 4.23 Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Freight (Ch. 15)
- LPDD Model Law: State Demand Charges Legislation
- LPDD Best Practices: Hydrogen Fueling Station Siting, Permitting, and Construction
- LPDD Model Law: Local Ordinance Adopting NFPA Hydrogen Technologies Code
- LPDD Model Law: State Statute on Updating Fire Codes Periodically
- 4.47 Shipping (Ch. 17)
5. Electricity Decarbonization
- 5.13 Distributed Renewable Energy (Ch. 19)
- 5.65 Electricity Charges, Mandates, and Subsidies (Ch. 23)
- LPDD Model Law: Achieving Regulatory Realignment of Public Utility Policies with Energy and Environmental Goals
- LPDD Model Law: State Demand Charges Legislation
- LPDD Model Law: State Legislation to Decarbonize the Generation of Electricity
- 5.78 Phasing Out the Use of Fossil Fuels for the Generation of Electricity (Ch. 24)
6. Fuel Decarbonization
- 6.1 Bioenergy Feedstocks (Ch. 25)
- 6.9 Production and Delivery of Low-Carbon Gaseous Fuels (Ch. 26)
7. Carbon Capture and Negative Emissions
- 7.1 Carbon Capture and Sequestration (Ch. 28)
- LPDD Model Instruction Memorandum: Geologic Carbon Sequestration on Federal Lands
- LPDD Model Law: State Legislation for the Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide
- 7.17 Agriculture (Ch. 30)
- 7.26 Forestry (Ch. 31)
8. Non-Carbon Dioxide Climate Pollutants
- 8.1 Black Carbon (Ch. 32)
- LPDD Model Law: Reducing Black Carbon in Arctic Shipping
- LPDD Model Executive Order: Green Fleets
- LPDD Model Law: Clean Fleet Legislation
- 8.21 Nitrous Oxide (Ch. 35)