Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The report calculated that if companies had to pay for the full environmental costs of their production, they would lose 41 cents for every US$1 in earnings on average. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. Source: KPMG.

Climate Change 310

Climate Change Water Climate Global 310

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JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. Source: PBL.

2008 170

2008 Oil Renewable Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres is a national network of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change. < —Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres and director of the $9 trillion Investor Network on Climate Risk /p>.

Coal 210

Coal Oil Water Oil Prices 210

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MAY 27, 2009

World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. As the world’s economies recover, higher world oil prices are assumed to return and to persist through 2030. In the IEO2009 reference case, world oil prices rise to $110 per barrel in 2015 (in real 2007 dollars) and $130 per barrel in 2030.

2006 150

2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The NPRA complaint claims that the LCFS violates the Commerce Clause because: It directly regulates interstate and foreign commerce and extraterritorial conduct, including the extraction, production and transport of transportation fuels and fuel feedstocks outside of California. Tags: Climate Change Fuels Policy. LCFS Complaint.

California 199

California Oil-Sands Oil 2005 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

EIA projects that world oil consumption will grow by 1.5 This growth is the result of an expected recovery in the global economy, with world gross domestic product (GDP, on an oil-weighted basis) assumed to rise by more than 3 percent per year. US crude oil production averaged 5.32 per gallon last summer.

2008 186

2008 2010 Emissions Fuel 186

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 20, 2010

“When it comes to mass production of hybrids, the main hurdle has been a shortage of batteries,&# said Yoshihiko Tabei, chief analyst at Kazaka Securities. “When it comes to mass production of hybrids, the main hurdle has been a shortage of batteries,&# said Yoshihiko Tabei, chief analyst at Kazaka Securities.

Toyota 124

Toyota Argentina Nickel Metal Hydride Lithium Ion 124