Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Otherwise, even the current reduction targets in fighting climate change are at risk. The EU Commission quickly needs to take action and set binding targets for the ramp-up of charging infrastructure in the member states. In addition to public charging infrastructure, we also need to put a stronger focus on workplace and home charging.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Under the Congressional Review Act of 1996 (CRA), Congress has 60 legislative days to review a major rule under expedited legislative procedures and consider a resolution to disapprove of the rulemaking. Congress stands in the shoes of the American people. Executive branch agencies, like EPA, carry out the laws passed by Congress.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2020

To develop their roadmap to carbon-neutrality by 2050 at the latest, the CEOs of Europe’s commercial vehicle manufacturers, under the umbrella of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), have joined forces with leading scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The California waiver authority does not exist to allow California to address national and global issues such as climate change. The action finalizes parts of the SAFE Vehicles Rule that was first proposed on 2 August 2018. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 21, 2021

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is the Brussels-based trade association of the 16 major car, van, truck and bus manufacturers in the EU. The oldest buses can be found in Greece (19.9

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

U-M’s framework is effective in testing designs of all battery types, from those used for decades to run internal combustion automobiles, to the smaller products that power our watches and cell phones. Despite changing attitudes, concerns remain over vehicle range (battery capacity) and the number of charging stations available to drivers.

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Batteries Battery Climate Change Design 243

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The 10 global sustainability megaforces that may impact business over the next two decades are: Climate Change: This may be the one global megaforce that directly impacts all others. Sector analysis: Automobiles.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

In the commentary accompanying the paper, Swinburn said the estimates add valuable information to the growing literature examining the nexus between obesity and climate change. Therefore, the researchers conclude, the total impact of obesity may be an extra emissions of ~700 megatons per year of CO 2 eq—about 1.6% Resources.

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Emissions Global Climate Change New Zealand 210

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Standards should be performance-based and build from EPA’s existing and long-standing approach to regulate pollution from automobiles, including assigning zero emissions to vehicles that have no tailpipe emissions. Designing standards in this manner will likewise help to support their timely adoption and durability.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

RobecoSAM AG has listed Volkswagen AG as the Industry Group Leader in the Automobiles and Components sector in this year’s review of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). The report analyzes the initiatives of the world’s largest listed companies in addressing countermeasures against climate change.

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JUNE 15, 2016

Reliable information about the actual local effects is essential, but has been lacking in food-biofuel-climate debates. —lead author Keith Kline of ORNL’s Climate Change Science Institute. Crops such as sugarcane, for example, can be eaten or converted into ethanol fuel for automobile engines. Kline et al.

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MARCH 13, 2018

Modern diesel drives were part of the solution, not part of the problem, he stressed—also with regard to climate change. billion, investments in property, plant and equipment in the Automobile Division remained at the previous year’s level. from 7.3%.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Our objective was to stand firm and not weaken our targets, in order not to hold back innovation in the car industry and EU efforts against climate change. The earlier agreement had capped supercredits at 2.5 grams per year. We accepted a very limited phase-in of one year only, combined with super-credits. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Illustration: Chris McLinden, Environment and Climate Change Canada. This suggests that China is implementing sulfur dioxide controls beyond what climate modelers have taken into account. Purple depicts the highest concentrations while white depicts the lowest. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Second, car manufacturers can react to standards through technology and innovation, shifting their automobile portfolio, but also by pushing additional fuel efficient cars into the market (e.g. The study CITIES indicates how the energy sector, in addition to the innovations of the automobile industry, can contribute to sustainable mobility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2015

The parties in the settlement agreed that certain important modifications to SDG&E’s original proposal were desirable to address issues raised by stakeholders and to support the Governor’s 2020 grid-integrated infrastructure and 2025 zero-emission vehicle deployment goals, as well as California’s equity, clean air and climate change objectives.

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San Diego Charging Sierra Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

The product meets European Union regulatory requirements for lower GWP refrigerants for automobile air conditioning systems. The issues were raised during a meeting of the SAE Interior Climate Control Committee at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Vehicle Systems.

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Manufacturer Climate Change Climate Automobile 199

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JULY 8, 2015

Diesel cars, having significantly lower CO 2 emissions per kilometer, are essential to manufacturers’ efforts to reach the EU’s 2021 CO 2 fleet average targets and thereby help reduce road transport CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change. Such measures make no sense from an environmental point of view. —from the joint letter.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Almost all of the energy consumed for transportation was supplied by petroleum-based products, with more than half being related to gasoline consumption in automobiles and other highway vehicles. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. The inventory tracks annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2008 at the national level.

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2008 Emissions EPA Transportation 231

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APRIL 16, 2014

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. Climate Change Emissions' decrease in 2012 from 2011. The Inventory of U.S.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Inspired by the Japanese concept of sato-umi —the convergence of land and sea where human and marine life can harmoniously coexist—Honda has established the Honda Marine Science Foundation , a new initiative to address marine ecosystem restoration and the impact of humans and climate change on oceans and intertidal areas.

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Mariner Honda Long Beach Climate Change 150

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

More than 90% of automobile energy consumption and carbon emissions occurs during the use phase, with the mining, production and manufacturing phases accounting for just 10% or less. Compared to a lightweight steel vehicle, the breakeven point is at 27,340 miles (44,000 km). Source: Sujit Das, ORNL. Click to enlarge. —Sujit Das.

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Emissions Vehicles CO2 SUV 281

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MAY 12, 2011

Similar to past EIS practice, NHTSA plans to analyze environmental impacts related to fuel and energy use, emissions including GHGs and their effects on temperature and climate change, air quality, natural resources, and the human environment. In particular, NHTSA requests: Background.

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2017 Standards Climate Change Fuel Economy 186

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

RUF Automobile GmbH unveiled the Stormster, an electric SUV based on the Porsche Cayenne, for the European Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, (COP 15). The Stormster is driven by a Siemens electric motor, with 270 kW (367 bhp) as in the eRUF sports car. The lithium-ion battery pack is supplied by Li-Tec Battery GmbH.

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SUV Cayenne Li-ion Lithium Ion 170

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MARCH 16, 2018

Require the automobile industry to contribute to a new clean air fund, following the ‘polluter pays’ principle, on a scale that adequately compensates for the health costs of diesel pollution.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The Auto Alliance represents 77% of all car and light truck sales in the United States, including the BMW Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen Group of America and Volvo Car USA. Background.

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EPA Light Auto Aston Martin 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

In their study, they assess the benefits and drawbacks of the joint production in a sugar cane-based biorefinery—using technology that is currently available and cost-competitive—of ethanol and electricity for fueling privately-owned automobiles. times the value usually reported in the literature for biofuels.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

If cap-and-trade in the United States were to become reality along the lines of proposals now before Congress, up to 2 billion of the new credits would be drawn from carbon offsets, potentially increasing the worldwide supply of such credits by a factor of seven. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Passenger trains and buses cause four to five times less impact than automobile travel for every mile a passenger travels. Findings for freight transport (year 2000) include: The specific climate impact of air transport is 3 to 42 times higher, for a light truck it is 2 to 8 times higher than average truck transport. Technol. ,

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

As key participants in the goods movement and freight transport sectors, the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers assembled here today recognize the importance of energy security, improved fuel efficiency and climate change. programs that are compatible with the complexities of the heavy-duty marketplace.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

—Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is the Brussels-based trade association of the 15 major car, van, truck and bus producers in Europe.

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Standards CO2 Automobile Manufacturer Emissions 281

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2009

This is an important step in the fight against climate change. For the 2011 Model Year, the draft regulations would require auto companies to comply with unique fleet average GHG emission standards for passenger automobiles and light trucks aligned with applicable US fuel economy standards for the 2011 model year.

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Canada Light Emissions Gas 236

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

and climate change (focused on avoidance costs rather than damage costs). Of course, the selection of any value for climate change costs is somewhat arbitrary. The discussion about greenhouse gas reductions in transport is primarily left to automobile technology experts.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

“The most significant impact that can be made in reducing CO 2 emissions from automobiles in the coming decades is reducing the average weight and engine size of vehicles.” Bottom-up methods are economically efficient but do not always achieve their full potential for change. Future of Mobility Roadmap.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

I firmly believe the fight against climate change and how we use resources will decide the future of our society—and of the BMW Group. In this way, the BMW Group aims to ensure its partners fight climate change with the same determination and impact as it does itself.

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BMW Fully Electric Emissions Climate Change 259

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Almost all of the energy consumed for transportation was supplied by petroleum-based products, with more than half being related to gasoline consumption in automobiles and other highway vehicles. Other fuel uses, especially diesel fuel for freight trucks and jet fuel for aircraft, accounted for the remainder.

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MARCH 26, 2010

Instead, the Board will pursue a performance-based approach as part of its vehicle climate change program to reduce CO 2 from air conditioning and provide cooler car interiors for California motorists. The cool cars regulation was early action item under AB 32 and adopted by the Air Resources Board (ARB) in June 2009.

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