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CARB releases 2022 draft Scoping Plan update

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan —the third update to the state’s initial 2008 Scoping Plan. Scenario 3 aligns with all applicable statues and Executive Orders while deploying a broad portfolio of existing and emerging fossil fuel alternatives and clean technologies.

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SwRI wins $20M EPA contract for emissions and fuel consumption testing, analytical services

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On 23 February, the EPA issued a new guidance letter to manufacturers to refine and to clarify the procedures to be used by vehicle manufacturers in establishing vehicle road-load force and dynamometer settings for emissions and fuel economy testing. Dynamometer settings are determined in two stages.

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MIT study concludes that absent climate policy, coal-to-liquids could account for around a third of global liquid fuels by 2050

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Production of CTL has a large carbon footprint, releasing more than twice the lifecycle greenhouse gases of conventional petroleum fuels. However, with the rise in energy prices that began in 2008 and concerns over energy security, there is renewed interest in the conversion technology, the report notes.

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AT&T to Deploy More Than 15,000 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles in Fleet Over Next 10 Years

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While there are no easy solutions to the challenges facing our nation, this investment is a first step on our part to help boost other industries while at the same time encouraging wider use and production of efficient vehicles and domestic fuel alternatives. Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T.