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MIT report finds China’s actions on climate change crucial; argues for global economy-wide greenhouse gas tax

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MAY 29, 2012

A new report from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change shows the importance of all major nations taking part in global efforts to reduce emissions—and in particular, finds China’s role to be crucial. C change by the end of the century. Without China, we miss that mark by about 1 °C.

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OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The report, Taxing Energy Use 2018 is based on OECD’s Taxing Energy Use database, a unique dataset to compare coverage and magnitude of specific taxes on energy use across 42 OECD and G20 economies (representing approximately 80% of global energy use), six sectors and five main fuel types. In road transport, 97% of emissions are taxed.

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Pew Center on Global Climate Change and GPI facilitating new Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative

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JULY 17, 2011

The EOR Initiative is facilitated by the Great Plains Institute (GPI) and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. The fiscal struggles facing federal and state governments combined with a challenging political climate demand new ideas for US energy policy.

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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

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MARCH 23, 2013

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Improving coordination and support for research efforts on climate change preparedness.

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NRC releases report on potential for climate change to pose or to alter security risks for the US over next decade

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NOVEMBER 11, 2012

The National Research Council of the US has released a report examining the potential for climate change to pose or to alter security risks for the United States over the next ten years. It also emphasizes climate-driven security risks that call for action within the coming decade either to anticipate or to respond to security threats.

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Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

The transport sector is not on track towards achieving sustainable mobility, according to the newly published Global Mobility Report 2017 (GMR). The GMR is the first study to assess the global performance of the transport sector and the progress made toward four main objectives: universal access, efficiency, safety, and green mobility.

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Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

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DECEMBER 16, 2018

Long-term measurement data of the equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations and particle number size distributions (PNSD) from the Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory Chacaltaya (CHC; 5240?m However, soot does not only have a negative effect on human health, it also contributes to global warming by absorbing solar radiation.

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Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

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JUNE 3, 2012

Projected changes in summer mean usable capacity of power plants in the US and Europe for the SRES A2 emissions scenario for the 2040s (2031–2060) relative to the control period (1971–2000). A study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that thermoelectric power plants (i.e., Source: van Vliet et al. Click to enlarge.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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MARCH 2, 2013

The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. TransCanada submitted a new application for the Keystone XL Project on 4 May 2012.

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Russia Moves To Rein In Gas Flaring, Mandating 95% Gas Capture by 2012; Signals About-Face On Climate Change

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Source: US NOAA and the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership. recapture rate by 2012. policy on climate change within the past week, replacing the previous. climate change as having the potential for “ catastrophic consequences ”. by Jack Rosebro. Video ) Click to enlarge. It is estimated.

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EPA: US greenhouse gases dropped 3.4% in 2012 from 2011; down 10% from 2005 levels

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APRIL 16, 2014

decrease in 2012 from 2011. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks , which is submitted annually to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions since 1990. from 1990 to 2012. The Inventory of U.S. Source: EPA. Tg CO 2 Eq.

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Study finds global carbon emissions reached 10 billion tonnes in 2010

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DECEMBER 4, 2011

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49% in the last two decades, according to the latest figures from the Global Carbon Project. Published in the journal Nature Climate Change , the new analysis shows fossil fuel emissions increased by 5.9% parts per million. Canadell and Michael R.

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Scientists call for careful use of time scales, reference dates and statistical approaches in analyzing climate change trends to avoid distortion and hampering of response

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JUNE 19, 2012

Demonstrating that the use of different time scales, reference dates, and statistical approaches can generate highly disparate results in climate reports, scientists at the University of Alaska Anchorage argue that careful use of these tools is critical for correctly interpreting and reporting climatic trends in Alaska and other polar regions.

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Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

g/m 3 ) increment of black carbon is associated with a 12% increase in LADC incidence globally. The research team found that it has increased globally by 3.6 ?g/m g/m 3 yearly from 1990 to 2012. Meanwhile, a 1% decline of smoking prevalence was associated with a 9% drop in LSCC incidence globally. Globally, a 0.1 ?g/m

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PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). In 2013, global CO 2 emissions grew to the new record of 35.3

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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Study finds that California clean diesel programs have slashed black carbon, a powerful short-term contributor to global warming

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JUNE 14, 2013

In California, reductions in emissions of black carbon since the late 1980s—mostly from diesel engines as a result of air quality programs—have resulted in a measurable reduction of concentrations of global warming pollutants in the atmosphere, according to a study examining the impact of black carbon on California’s climate.

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MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

A three-year study by a team of researchers based at MIT has concluded that fundamental changes are needed in the US energy-innovation system. Neither the failure of global and US climate policy nor the emergence of other pressing issues changes the facts about climate and energy.

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IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

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APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e., Source: IEA.

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. Parties to this second period will turn their economy-wide targets into quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives and submit them for review by 1 May 2012. existing climate change.

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CARB draft of updated AB 32 Scoping Plan for climate change actions post-2020; pushing for greater transportation reductions

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

The Scoping Plan describes the comprehensive range of efforts California must take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and meet the state’s long-term goals to combat climate change. It would provide important air quality benefits on a global scale and help to avoid increasing black carbon deposits in the Arctic.

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Study suggests current levels of methane leakage would result in numerous decades of more rapid climate change from a shift to natural gas vehicles

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APRIL 10, 2012

Hamburg, EDF—assessed the climate-forcing implications of three US-specific fuel-switching scenarios: from gasoline, diesel fuel, and coal to natural gas. Hamburg (2012). Considering streams of emissions is more reflective of real-world scenarios that involve activities that occur over multiyear time frames, they suggest.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

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MAY 2, 2012

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative ( GFEI ) ( earlier post ) launched its second three-year effort to improve vehicle fuel economy around the world at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. per year, whereas to hit the 2030 target we need a more than 3% improvement per year from 2012. 2012 is therefore a very important year.

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New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

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MARCH 24, 2012

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) paper published in Computers & Geosciences outlines a process that might help to determine the relative importance of population increases vs. climate change. Our work establishes a new method to couple geographic information system data with global climate outputs and statistical analysis.

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Circle areas are proportional to values for (A and B) climate change, (C and D) human health (values for population over age 30), and (E and F) agriculture. In addition, they darken ice and snow, reducing their reflectivity and hastening global warming. Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge. —Shindell et al.

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4 Exciting Global EV Trends and Milestones

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JANUARY 18, 2022

As we look at the latest news related to electric vehicles, we are encouraged to read about recent and forecasted global EV trends and milestones that support a more accelerated transition to electric mobility—and we love to see it. Last month, we wrote about exciting EV standouts in November’s LA Auto Show.

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Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

The maritime industry emitted close to 1000 million tonnes of CO 2 in 2012, representing about 2.2% of global CO2 emissions. This makes the sector pivotal in bringing down global emissions. In 2019, Maersk is planning to initiate open and collaborative dialogue with all possible parties to tackle climate change.

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Trump Administration revocation of California waiver reprises US denial of California waiver in 2007

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, President Trump said that his administration “ is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions ”—a reference to the waiver of preemption under the federal Clean Air Act granted California by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Obama Administration in 2012.

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Nano One to acquire Johnson Matthey Battery Materials Canada; JM takes stake in AEM electrolyzer pioneer Enapter

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MAY 26, 2022

The Candiac production facility was acquired by Johnson Matthey in 2015 and has been in operation since 2012. Strategically located in Candiac, Québec, it has the benefit of access to a North American ecosystem which will serve the broader global community with cost-effective, resilient, and environmentally sustainable cathode materials.

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Global CO 2. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. Indexed global CO 2. Source: JRC.

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Study finds that under business-as-usual scenario, average global air quality to worsen; China, North India and Middle East are the hot spots

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Following this BAU scenario, the researchers projected that air quality for the global average citizen in 2050 would be almost comparable to that for the average citizen in East Asia in the year 2005—an outcome which underscores the need to pursue emission reductions, according to the authors. Lelieveld (2012). Zimmermann, U.M.

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National Research Council outlines fight against climate change

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MAY 20, 2010

The National Research Council has suggested the US needs a measurable domestic greenhouse gas emissions budget target in the range of 170-220gigatons of CO2 for the period 2012-2050.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

PwC analysis finds a need for global carbon intensity to drop an average of 5.1% Since 2000, the global rate of decarbonization has averaged 0.8%; from 2010 to 2011, global carbon intensity fell by just 0.7%. Because of this slow start, global carbon intensity now needs to be cut by an average of 5.1% Click to enlarge.

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UN scientific panel ranks overhaul of global environmental governance to meet 21st century challenges as top emerging issue; GEO-5 summary issued

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

A complete overhaul of global environmental governance is urgently needed if the challenges of global sustainability are to be met for seven billion people, according to a wide-ranging Foresight Process conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). —Foresight Report.

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Lufthansa to include costs from new EU carbon emissions trading scheme in ticket prices

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JANUARY 2, 2012

Based on the average allowance price, Lufthansa anticipates total additional charges of €130 million (US$168 million) for 2012. In 2012, 82% of the necessary certificates for airlines will be free allocations; an additional 15% of the certificates must be purchased by the airlines, with 3% held back for new airlines.

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WHO data: global annual PM10 increased by 6% during recent 3-year period; based on data from 851 cities

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MAY 8, 2014

The 2014 database covers the period from 2008 to 2013, with the majority of values for the years 2011 and 2012. The 2011 version of the database contains data for 2010 or earlier, and the 2014 version for 2012 or earlier. Globally, annual PM 10 levels are estimated to increase by 6% during the recent three? Earlier post.).

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Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

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JANUARY 7, 2012

Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). In addition to a reduction in uncertainty, their new model can be used to develop a global on-road vehicle BC emission inventory with spatial and temporal resolution, the researchers suggest. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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AUGUST 23, 2010

trillion is spent annually on transport globally, mostly in ways that exacerbate rather than solve the problems associated with traffic growth, including congestion, health-harming air pollution, accidents, energy insecurity, and climate change.

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European Commission: Global Climate Strategy Needed To Avoid “Potentially Unmanageable Consequences”

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The European Commission has sent a formal communication [ 1 ] to the European Council and European Parliament, laying out the Commission’s recommendations to Council and Parliament on positions that the European Union should take during international climate change negotiations later this year in Copenhagen.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

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California Air Resources Board releases draft regulations for cap-and-trade program linkage with Québec

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MAY 10, 2012

The Air Resources Board will consider the proposed regulations at its regular meeting on 28 June 2012. Linking with Québec is a significant advance in California’s efforts to fight climate change and steer our economy toward a clean energy future. Just last month Mexico also passed climate change legislation.

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Study finds that gaps in research on topics critical to the global biofuels industry warrant caution; a call for more interdisciplinary work

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JANUARY 13, 2012

A new study by researchers from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds substantial gaps in the amount of research on the numerous critical topics relevant to the global biofuels industry. Global Trade Analysis Project [GTAP] and others). Their paper appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Caroline E.

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MIT researchers build model simulating atmospheric transport of PAHs; how chemicals get to the Arctic

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Selin, and assistant professor in MIT’s Engineering Systems Division and Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, and Carey Friedman, a postdoctoral associate at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, had their latest results published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivered its starkest warning ever. The IPCC concluded that human influence has unequivocally warmed the planet and changed weather patterns. At the same time, it noted, there is still a window in which humans can alter Earth's climate path. percent of global CO 2 emissions.

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MIT report finds China’s actions on climate change crucial; argues for global economy-wide greenhouse gas tax

OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

Pew Center on Global Climate Change and GPI facilitating new Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative

PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

NRC releases report on potential for climate change to pose or to alter security risks for the US over next decade

Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

Russia Moves To Rein In Gas Flaring, Mandating 95% Gas Capture by 2012; Signals About-Face On Climate Change

EPA: US greenhouse gases dropped 3.4% in 2012 from 2011; down 10% from 2005 levels

Study finds global carbon emissions reached 10 billion tonnes in 2010

Scientists call for careful use of time scales, reference dates and statistical approaches in analyzing climate change trends to avoid distortion and hampering of response

Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

Study finds that California clean diesel programs have slashed black carbon, a powerful short-term contributor to global warming

MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

CARB draft of updated AB 32 Scoping Plan for climate change actions post-2020; pushing for greater transportation reductions

Study suggests current levels of methane leakage would result in numerous decades of more rapid climate change from a shift to natural gas vehicles

Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

4 Exciting Global EV Trends and Milestones

Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

Trump Administration revocation of California waiver reprises US denial of California waiver in 2007

Nano One to acquire Johnson Matthey Battery Materials Canada; JM takes stake in AEM electrolyzer pioneer Enapter

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

Study finds that under business-as-usual scenario, average global air quality to worsen; China, North India and Middle East are the hot spots

National Research Council outlines fight against climate change

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

UN scientific panel ranks overhaul of global environmental governance to meet 21st century challenges as top emerging issue; GEO-5 summary issued

Lufthansa to include costs from new EU carbon emissions trading scheme in ticket prices

WHO data: global annual PM10 increased by 6% during recent 3-year period; based on data from 851 cities

Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

European Commission: Global Climate Strategy Needed To Avoid “Potentially Unmanageable Consequences”

I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

California Air Resources Board releases draft regulations for cap-and-trade program linkage with Québec

Study finds that gaps in research on topics critical to the global biofuels industry warrant caution; a call for more interdisciplinary work

MIT researchers build model simulating atmospheric transport of PAHs; how chemicals get to the Arctic

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