Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is designating 31 areas across the country as not meeting the agency’s daily standards for fine particle air pollution (PM 2.5), or particulate matter. The December 2008 designations were never published in the Federal Register and have been under review. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2010

The study examined the fuel-cycle CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs in China in both current (2008) and future (2030) periods and compared them with those of conventional gasoline vehicles and gasoline hybrids. Generation mix of the six interprovincial power grids in 2008. and NO x emissions. Credit: ACS, Huo et al.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

However, the impact of these changes in HDDV exhaust emissions on ambient atmospheric pollutant concentrations and, more importantly, on human health outcomes across Canada have not been evaluated. the 2008-2012 global recession). —Rouleau et al. O 3 concentrations were highly dependent on NO x and VOC levels.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Globally, commercial ships emit almost half as much particulate matter pollutants into the air as the total amount released by the world’s cars, according to a new study led by NOAA and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ship pollutants affect local air quality and the health of people living along coastlines. Earlier post.).

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Pollution Commercial Exhaust Cleaner 150

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Issues covered in the briefing include emissions, air pollution, noise and renewable energy and the impact of transport on ecosystems and biodiversity. g CO 2 /km, the smallest annual decrease since 2006. Air pollution. The 2015 target of 130 g CO 2 /km was already met in 2013, 2 years before the deadline. g CO 2 /km, a 9.2%

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JANUARY 29, 2010

The report for the Department for Transport is based on a survey module included in the Office for National Statistics’ Opinions (Omnibus) survey which has been carried out each August since 2006. In 2008, 64% agreed with that; in 2007, 63%; and in 2006, 62% agreed. Almost exactly the same proportion disagreed with this.

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JUNE 25, 2010

The California Air Resources Board awarded $200 million in Proposition 1B funds to cut harmful emissions from heavy-duty trucks and other sources in the state’s four busiest trade corridors to clean up air pollution and protect community health. million for harbor craft projects.

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San Diego Los Angeles Emissions Diesel 170

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The proposed revisions were based on scientific evidence about ozone and its effects on people and the environment, and resulted from a reconsideration of the primary and secondary ozone standards set at 0.075 ppm in 2008. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

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MAY 4, 2009

The ARB estimates that as of October of 2008 there were approximately 493,000 motorcycles that would be subject to the requirements of this bill. The original 1975 standards applied to hydrocarbons (HC), one of the two most important contributors to smog, and carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic air pollutant. g/km to 14.0 g/km HC+NO x.

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Motorcycles California 2006 2004 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. The total volume measured in tonne-kilometers for EU Member States increased by 35% (650 million tonne-km) between 1996 and 2006. The number of kilometers travelled by passengers in EEA member countries grew by 1% (equivalent to 65 million kilometers) in 2006.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2017

Assembly Bill 32, signed in 2006, set California’s initial goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and directed CARB to develop a climate change scoping plan—to be updated every five years—detailing specific measures needed to reach the target. Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Reduction Strategy.

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California Cleaner Emissions Pollution 150

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FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The new design increases total driving distance and optimizes the use of electric power to achieve 35% pollution reduction and a 20% increase in fuel efficiency, compared to comparable gasoline motorcycle engines. In December 2008, ABAT entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire 55% of Wuxi Angell Autocycle.

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Motorcycles Lithium Ion Hybrid Indianapolis 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

While properly engineered conversion systems can reduce or at least not increase emissions, poorly designed systems can lead to much more pollution. MY 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and < useful life mileage. MY 2010, 2011, 2012 and < useful life mileage. Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing. Intermediate age.

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Alternative Fuels Conversion EPA Fuel 210

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In the 1990s, California adopted a reformulated diesel fuel program; started a heavy-duty diesel truck roadside inspection program; implemented particle pollution standards for urban transit buses; and established standards for off-road diesel engines. In 2006, California began requiring ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel. Estimating DPM.

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California Diesel Emissions Neighborhood 150

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Sampling was undertaken using a condensation particle counter (CPC) mounted in a vehicle traversing both tunnel bores at various times of day from May through July, 2006. Supplementary measurements were conducted in February, 2008. Lidia Morawska.

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Australia Environment 2006 Motorcycles 199

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JULY 22, 2016

The Commission’s investigation did not reveal any links between this cartel and allegations or practices on circumventing the anti-pollution system of certain vehicles (commonly referred to as “defeat devices”). The collusion was not aimed at avoiding or manipulating compliance with the new emission standards.

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Emissions Volvo 2004 2006 150

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JUNE 22, 2015

liter TSI Twincharger (2014-2006) by 69 points, have already rolled off the production line at the Française de Mécanique plant in Douvrin, France. Fuel consumption and pollutant gas emissions were cut drastically by optimizing the internal aerodynamics of the combustion chamber and using a variable intake and exhaust timing system.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

However, the National Development Plan for Oil Shale Use for 2008-15 calls for reducing annual extraction while preserving the country’s strong energy security. Eesti Energia started its international oil shale activities in 2006, and has oil shale operations in Jordan and the United States. In 2012, Estonia mined 15.86 million tonnes.

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Estonia Oil Cleaner Jordan 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The cap-and-trade program also works in concert with other measures, such as standards for cleaner vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable electricity and energy efficiency, and complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants. ARB Staff presentation on Cap-and-Trade Program.

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California Climate Climate Change Gas-Electric 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

While properly engineered conversion systems can reduce or at least not increase emissions, poorly designed systems can lead to much more pollution. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing 2. Certification application. Intermediate age. Data submission 3.

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Conversion EPA Fuel Clean Alternative 230

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 11, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will pinpoint 31 areas across the country that are not meeting its daily standards for fine particle air pollution (PM 2.5) The areas have been designated as “non-attainment” because their 2006-2008 air quality monitoring data shows they did not meet the agency’s health-based standards.

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EPA Standards 2006 2008 36

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

Research on ISA in the UK has been going on for more than 10 years, including a major ISA-UK project funded by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) between 2001 and 2006. The new report builds on and extends this previous work, including the final report on the ISA-UK project published by DfT in September 2008.

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London 2001 Transportation Emissions 186

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JUNE 2, 2011

Engineers focused on improving thermal efficiency and reducing friction of the engine’s internal moving parts, especially during warm-up—the time when an engine emits higher levels of CO 2 and other pollutants. It was Ford’s largest small car month since May 2008. —Derrick Kuzak. Ford US small car sales.

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Ford Engine Hybrid 2012 247

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Data gathering for the Beijing study was completed in 2008. Consequently, vehicle emissions have become an increasingly conspicuous contributor to air pollution in Chinese urban areas. Discussion Paper 2008-08, Cambridge, Mass.: Similar studies by the partners are being done in Beijing and Shanghai. Oliver, Hongyan He. “

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Emissions China Fleet Taxi 150

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Following the successful completion of cargo terminal tests during 2008 of the demonstration Balqon truck, the Los Angeles Harbor Commission approved the purchase of 20 production, electric trucks from the manufacturer as part of the “green terminal” program. If those 1.2 tons of tailpipe emissions would be eliminated, including: 21.8

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Los Angeles Production Deep Cycle Electric 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Average annual capital needs and gap estimates, all levels of government, 2008-35 (in 2008 dollars). From 1980 to 2006, the total number of miles traveled (VMT) by automobiles increased 97%; truck VMT increased 106%. Click to enlarge. a federal mileage fee—as a way to reform financing of the US transportation infrastructure.

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Mileage Tax Fuel Tax Tax Financing 170

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MARCH 6, 2010

A 2008 EPA study analyzed the economic impacts of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. Erosion control may reduce water pollution from non-point sources, a leading source of water pollution in US waterbodies. EPA, EPA Analysis of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (2008).

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Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Creative Greenius

MARCH 8, 2009

In Torrance we don’t want citizens telling politicians what to do or controlling how the industries that pollute in own city act. Californians disagree with the notion that state leaders, who must fill a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, should wait to implement AB32, the 2006 law that set goals to slash greenhouse gas emissions.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The South Bay is defined by the LAX Airport to the north and the Port of Los Angeles to the south - two of the biggest polluters in Southern California. They’re kind of funny that way. The Greenius wishes the Govenator walked the walk as well as he talks the talk. But, it’s not Heidi Aten’s job to be the that leader.

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Los Angeles Climate Change Climate Obama 199

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AUGUST 24, 2016

Their study, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , found that that atmospheric lead pollution attributable to leaded aviation gas (avgas) contributes to US$1.06 Lead is a persistent toxic pollutant that impacts human health and welfare through inhalation and ingestion pathways. Credit: ACS, Wolfe et al.

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MIT Emissions Fuel EPA 150

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

The largest one-year emissions drop California has ever achieved was at the height of the Great Recession in 2009, when climate pollution fell 6.1%. in a year while not experiencing an economic downturn since California passed AB 32 in 2006. lower than 2008 and 2003, respectively. Now the state must double that each year.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

The new regime will come into force April 6, 2011 and will see discounts on company car tax currently available for Euro 4-standard diesel cars registered before 1 January 2006, higher-emitting hybrid cars and alternative fuel company cars, such as those powered by bi-fuels, road fuel gas and bioethanol, being scrapped.

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Alternative Fuels Companies Fuel Tax 36

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ).

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

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MARCH 22, 2010

These issues highlight the challenges of turning carbon into a commodity, with the undertaking’s simultaneous goals of imposing financial penalties on polluters, luring more investors into the market, and channeling money toward renewable energy technologies that would reduce emissions. CONCLUSION. Mr. Donovan is CEO of Renergie, Inc.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Additionally, including these fuels in the program provides a consistent price on GHG pollution throughout the economy and ensures a level playing field across all fuels and consumers. —ARB Staff Initial Statement of Reasons.

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2015 Transportation Fuel Emissions 210

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

From there she went on to author and spearhead AB 32 our Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Right now the dock workers and the people who live near the ports are choking on the worst air pollution anywhere in the area. You can read all about it in my Greenius guide to plug-ins and my coverage of Plug-In 2008.

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JULY 1, 2015

California’s annual statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory is an important tool for establishing historical emission trends and tracking the state’s progress toward the goal set by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). The law set a target of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. overall during the same period.

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