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International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts revised strategy to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping.

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IMO is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for developing global standards for shipping and supporting countries to implement those rules. Life cycle GHG assessment guidelines adopted. The MEPC also adopted Guidelines on life cycle GHG intensity of marine fuels (LCA guidelines) for consideration and adoption.

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SAE International publishes revised SAE J2880 standard for recommended Green Racing protocols

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SAE International has published the revised J2880_201406 Standard, superseding the older J2880_200810 Standard. Since 2008, The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), in a partnership with, EPA, DOE, and SAE, promote the development and use of alternative technologies and renewable fuels in the motorsports industry.

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ISO 19880 – New technical ISO document for hydrogen fueling station standardization

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Quality control: guideline for sampling frequency. ISO Technical Report (TR) 19880-1 is a first step towards standardizing hydrogen filling stations, and providing more up-to-date guidance than that developed as the earlier ISO TS 20100, published in 2008. Hydrogen and electrical safety. Layout & safety distances.

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EPA Finds California South Coast air basin meets health standard for coarse particulate matter

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The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to find the California South Coast air basin in attainment for the coarse particulate matter standard (PM 10 ). EPA is also proposing to approve the state’s maintenance plan that demonstrates how the area will continue to achieve the standard for at least the next ten years.

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ISO/TS 19880:2016 – New technical document for hydrogen stations

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It is essentially a safety and performance guideline for hydrogen stations, including the interface to fuel vehicles. The TS is the first step towards standardizing hydrogen filling stations. WG 24 is already working on the next step—the development of an International Standard (IS) to be published in 2017. Source: ISO.

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ICCT: IMO committee agrees to establish first climate framework for international shipping

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The ICCT team reports that the IMO strategy includes quantitative carbon intensity and GHG reduction targets for the international shipping sector, including: At least a 40% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030 and pursuing efforts towards a 70% reduction by 2050, both compared to 2008 levels.

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ICF report finds California Low Carbon Fuel Standard can be achieved with modest changes in diversity of fuels

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The requirements of the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) can be achieved through modest changes in the diversity of transportation fuels supplied to California, according to a report of the first phase of a two-phase, year-long project assessing the economic and environmental impacts of compliance with California’s LCFS out to 2020.