article thumbnail

California 2017 GHG inventory shows 1.2% total drop from 2016; transportation sector emissions up 1%

Green Car Congress

Transportation sector emission sources include combustion of fuels utilized in-state that are used by on-road and off-road vehicles, aviation, rail, and water-borne vehicles, as well as a few other smaller sources. MMTCO 2 e (6%) from 2013 to 2017. This is, however, the lowest growth rate over the past 4 years. Source: ARB.

2017 230
article thumbnail

Nissan cut CO2 emissions 22.4% over past decade

Green Car Congress

Nissan Mexico’s use of renewable energy sources, including wind power energy and biomass, accounts for 50% of the energy used at the Aguascalientes plant since 2013. Progress on sustainability at Nissan has accelerated due to the success of the Nissan Green Program, first introduced in 2002.

Nissan 150
article thumbnail

Honda Plans to Launch Hydrogen Vehicle Using FCEV Technology

Electric Vehicles India

In addition to developing its fuel cell technology, since 2013, Honda has been collaborating with General Motors to develop fuel cell systems and hydrogen storage technology. The only byproduct of this process is water, making FCEVs a zero-emissions vehicle option and emitting only water vapor.

Honda 76
article thumbnail

ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

Green Car Congress

GW; NHAAP, 2013). TWh/year, roughly 128% of the average 2002–2011 net annual generation from existing plants (272 TWh/year; EIA, 2013). GW, slightly lower than the current existing U.S. conventional hydropower nameplate capacity (79.5 Undeveloped NSD generation with these areas excluded is estimated to be 347.3

Missouri 207
article thumbnail

IPCC Chairman To Head Climate and Energy Institute At Yale

Green Car Congress

Speaking at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change (ISCCC), which opened today in Copenhagen, Yale University president Richard Levin announced that the university’s new Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI) will be led by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, who has headed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002.

Climate 150
article thumbnail

EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

Green Car Congress

After completing a re-assessment of energy use for a broad range of countries for the period 2013-14, EIA updated its historical data, with the largest changes occurring in China and other non-OECD countries. Methanol, like ethanol, is an alcohol with inherent issues such as its solubility in water and corrosiveness. Methanol in China.

2000 150
article thumbnail

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Green Car Congress

The session is expected to culminate in the adoption of a new convention by the 147 states attending the session to reduce mercury emissions and releases to the air, water and land. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007. Three types of sources of aquatic releases were considered.

Mercury 262