This book will help policy makers, university students, and the general public understand how the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is intended to work, and how it can be used to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in order to combat global warming. Unlike all other books on NEPA, this book focuses on the global warming problem in terms of thermodynamics and entropy. It explains how NEPA can help combat global warming by operationalizing the energy requirements and conservation potential analysis requirement in the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, 40 CFR 1502.16 (a)(7), and it puts the past, present, and future of the NEPA statute, the CEQ regulations, and energy analysis requirements all in one easy to find, portable place. It will be an excellent resource for university students and teachers, policy analysts, and those members of the public that want to know all about the NEPA Process.
As a third edition, the book contains new analysis on the amended NEPA statute (2023) and revised CEQ regulations (2024), CEQs January 9, 2023 interim guidance on how to incorporate GHG emissions into NEPA documents, the social costs of carbon, the long-term strategy of the United States to get to net-zero GHG by 2050, assessing climate risk in NEPA reviews, and the link between energy requirements analysis required by 40 CFR 1502.16 (a) (7) and reduced GHG emissions.
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1. A New Beginning.
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2. The Greenhouse Effect and Energy Laws.
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3. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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4. The CEQ NEPA Regulations.
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5. 5 GHG Analysis Under NEPA.
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6. Environmental and Climate Justice.
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7. Getting to Net Zero by 2050.
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8. Epilogue to the Third Edition.
David L. Keys, BS, MA, CEP, owns and operates Calthos, a veteran-owned National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) consulting company. Prior to starting Calthos, he was the first Regional NEPA Coordinator for the Southeast Region, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in St. Petersburg, Florida.
He is a Board Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) in environmental documentation and a Certified ISO 14001 Lead Auditor. He earned a Masters degree in Environmental Studies, a Bachelors degree in Forest Management, and the Duke University Environmental Leadership Programs NEPA certificate. At the University of South FloridaSt. Petersburg, he taught NEPA Implementation, Environmental Policy and Law, and Ocean Policy as an Adjunct Instructor. He was a senior environmental program manager with Jones Technologies, Inc. at the U.S. Army, Military District of Washington (MDW), Fort McNair, D.C. Later he was the environmental team chief at MDW where he was responsible for all facets of the commands environmental program. He is a retired U. S. Army officer.
He is a professional member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals (emeritus), and the Association of the United States Army.
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