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ITF: worldwide transport activity to double by 2050, emissions to rise 16% compared to 2015

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According to the ITF Transport Outlook 2021 , the biennial flagship report of the International Transport Forum, a sister organization of the OECD, global transport activity will more than double by 2050, and traffic emissions will rise by 16% compared to 2015 even if existing commitments to decarbonize transport are fully implemented.

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Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

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Many countries, cities, companies, and individuals have made pledges to reduce emissions, and it is stark reminder that despite all this rhetoric, global fossil CO 2 emissions are more than 5% higher than in 2015, the year of the Paris Agreement. growth) for coal, but decline by 2.3% for oil, 1.1% for natural gas, and 7.0% for cement.

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Germany Launches H2 Mobility Initiative to Expand Infrastructure for Refueling Hydrogen Vehicles

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The H2 Mobility launch comes one day after leading automakers signed a Letter of Understanding regarding the commercialization and series production of fuel cell electric vehicles from 2015 onward. Earlier post.). In Phase One partners intend to leverage plans to install new hydrogen fuelling stations by 2011. Earlier post.).

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

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A key goal of the Obama administration is to have one million ‘PHEVs’ or a fully electric vehicle on the road by 2015.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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But that’s nothing compared to what Germany — who, to my recollection, wins its first-ever Top EV Country medal — did last year… Coming out of the first Covid lockdown, most Western European countries passed some version of a “mini green new deal” in their stimulus packages. Ok, if you made it thus far, then…. drumrollllll.

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