Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The findings are outlined in three new papers published in Earth System Science Data , Environmental Research Letters , and Nature Climate Change. —down 50% from its peak in 2005—displaced by cheaper natural gas, wind and solar power, as well as savings from energy efficiency. over 2018 emissions. That compares to 2.1%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Sulfur aerosols impact human health, ecosystems, agriculture, and global and regional climate. The analysis by researchers in the US and Europe estimates anthropogenic global and regional sulfur dioxide emissions spanning the period 1850–2005 using a bottom-up mass balance method, calibrated to country-level inventory data.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Total fuel used for road transport in the UK remained relatively stable from 1990 to 2017 as the fuel efficiency of newer vehicles has improved. Patterns in the fuel used by newly registered cars are changing. Diesel use exceeded gasoline use from 2005 onwards. of all new vehicle registrations.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

The increase from 2012 to 2013 was due to an increase in the carbon intensity of fuels consumed to generate electricity due to an increase in coal consumption, with decreased natural gas consumption, according to the report. By sector, power plants were the largest source of emissions, accounting for 31% of total US greenhouse gas pollution.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

Among the direct transportation-related provisions in the extensive package are a low-carbon fuel standard for all transportation fuels; financial support for large scale demonstrations of electric vehicles; and financial support for automakers retooling plants to make electric vehicles. Clean Fuels and Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. emissions in 2005. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we need to increase our supply of nuclear power and today’s announcement helps to move us down that path. That is why we need comprehensive energy and climate legislation to create a system of incentives to make clean energy profitable.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Geely Group and CRI intend to collaborate on the deployment of renewable methanol fuel production technology in China and explore the development and deployment of 100% methanol-fueled vehicles in China, Iceland and other countries. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. compared to 2005 levels.). Farmers are exempt from the carbon pollution compliance obligations in the bill. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.),

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Later in 2010, staff will propose formal regulatory changes to the ZEV program. In 2005, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger enacted Executive Order S-03-052,requiring a reduction in state-wide GHG emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. California GHG Targets and ZEV. Earlier post.).

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Emissions California Climate Change Vehicles 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

In a similar way, the full breadth of impacts attributable to conventional gasoline production, such as natural resource consumption and hazardous pollutant emissions, must also be considered in order to make balanced comparisons to biofuels. Process flow diagrams for E85 and gasoline. Credit: ACS, Yang et al. Credit: ACS, Yang et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2015

The rules establish the first national standards to limit CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants, with a target of a 32% reduction against a 2005 baseline by 2030. Fossil fuel-fired power plants are by far the largest source of US CO 2 emissions, making up 32% of US total greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2012

The proposed rule would apply only to new fossil-fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs); plants currently operating or new permitted plants that begin construction over the next 12 months are exempt. continental areas, which include Hawaii and the territories; and new units that do not burn fossil fuels (e.g., on controls.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Developing infrastructure plans to support terminal equipment electrification, alternative fuels and other energy resource goals. By 2023, the ports aim to cut emissions of DPM 77%, NO x 59%, and SO x 93% below 2005 levels. Expanding use of on-dock rail, with the long-term goal of moving 50% of all cargo leaving the ports by rail.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

Up to 77% of the world’s energy supply could be met by six key renewables by mid-century under the most optimistic scenario if backed by the right enabling public policies, according to a new report by more than 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). GHG emissions (grams CO 2 -eq)/VMT by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2009

Creation of this database is a big step forward for researching long-term changes in air pollution and correlating these with climate change. Thus, they conclude, the visibility data provide a valid source from which scientists can study correlations between air pollution and climate change.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 8, 2009

Hell, that entire property our refinery’s on will probably be a superfund site after they force us to stop producing our fossil fuels. In Torrance we don’t want citizens telling politicians what to do or controlling how the industries that pollute in own city act. That’s why they call me the Creative Greenius.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Help scientists and breeders improve maize crops, which are economically important and serve as globally important sources of food, fuel and fiber. The new maize sequence was produced by a consortium of researchers that was led by the Genome Sequencing Center (GSC) at Washington University in St.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2012

black carbon, BC—climate forcers. Diesel cars generally emit less CO 2 than gasoline cars, hence CO 2 emission taxes for vehicle registrations and fuels have been shown to enhance the consumer preference for diesel cars over gasoline cars, the authors note. CO 2 —and short-lived—e.g., —Tanaka et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Apart from contaminated sites, the mercury pollution detected today is often found in locations very far away from its original source. Overall, indications are that emissions from industrial sectors have increased again since 2005. Source: UNEP.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

Each Federal Agency was required to submit a 2020 GHG pollution reduction target from its estimated 2008 baseline to the White House Council on Environmental Quality and to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by January 4, 2010. billion on electricity and fuel in 2008 alone.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Sign the petition Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge www.sierraclub.org/arctic/ American Lung Association call for better EPA air pollution standards. Deffeyes, 2005 "The Coming Oil Crisis", by Colin Campbell "Crossing the Rubicon", by Michael C. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 8, 2008

For more than a year now in this blog I’ve been researching and reporting on climate change, energy and transportation issues and related environmental stories covering them on both a personal and a global perspective.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2011

The European Commission has adopted a comprehensive strategy (Transport 2050) for a transport system that it says will increase mobility, remove major barriers in key areas and fuel growth and employment. The widely held belief that you need to cut mobility to fight climate change is simply not true. We can and we must do both.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 18, 2022

economy away from fossil fuels. The Administration is undertaking multiple actions to place the United States on what it calls an “ irreversible path ” to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from a 2005 baseline, and then to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Other provinces may follow suit.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Batteries not ready. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable,” the task force noted in its recent assessment of GM’s restructuring plans. — Goodbye 2. — Dan 3. — Nick 6.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. For a Western Interstate, Alternative Fuels Beckon Electric Cars: What if There’s a Blackout? So how do energy companies cope with such upheaval?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Released in 2015 by the Obama Administration EPA, the CPP established the first national standards to limit CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants (Electric Generating Units, EGUs), with a target of a 32% reduction against a 2005 baseline by 2030. Earlier post.). Comments should be identified by Docket ID No.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

One thing is for sure; - electric cars bring down the air pollution, but they sure create another waste pollution problem. April 10, 2009 2:28 pm Link Nothing pollutes more than the tailpipe of a internal combustion engine car. We need to stop BURNING fuel in our cars. nk Related Posts From Green Inc. — Jared 9.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. Reductions in Emissions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. INTRODUCTION. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2022

First of all, President Biden has made a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% in 2030 from the 2005 level. For me, the most important thing is that there is an urgency across the planet to address climate change. Charged : I understand that the EPA sets emissions standards, and NHTSA sets fuel economy standards.

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