Teslarati

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Luxury sports car maker Lamborghini plans to go all-electric in the coming years, and now the automaker has set another climate goal for itself by pledging to reduce CO2 emissions across its operations. The post Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030 appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Carbon Emissions CO2 Cars 118

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Diesel cars are a popular choice for those looking to buy a used vehicle in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere. After all, diesel cars cost less to maintain, burn less fuel, and have a longer engine life. Older models don’t even have the emission-control features that newer ones do.

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Carbon Diesel Emissions Bangladesh 104

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. over 2018 emissions. increase in carbon dioxide emissions for 2019.

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Carbon Global Emissions Climate Change 195

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Volvo Cars successfully placed its first green bond, raising €500 million from a diverse group of institutional investors and further increasing the company’s financial flexibility. A green bond is a type of fixed-income instrument that is specifically earmarked to raise money for climate and environmental projects.

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Volvo Green Luxembourg Cars 514

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2022

Polestar has released its second Annual Review and Sustainability report , highlighting progress towards its ambitious climate goals. In 2021, Polestar reduced greenhouse gas-emissions per car sold by 6% through its focus on increased efficiency and use of renewable energy. —Fredrika Klarén?,

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Emissions Gas Climate Automobile Industry 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Some of the world’s leading automotive industry suppliers, including SSAB steel, Hydro renewable energy, ZF electric powertrains, ZKW control systems and Autoliv safety equipment, are joining forces with intent to collaborate on the Polestar 0 Project, which aims to develop a truly climate-neutral car by 2030 ( earlier post ).

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Climate Cars Carbon Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. By 2040, Volvo Cars aims to be a climate-neutral company. The new contract addresses the last 30%.

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Volvo Renewable Power Powered 389

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

Volvo Cars is significantly cutting CO 2 emissions in its logistics operations by switching transports between its manufacturing plants and new car depots from trucks to trains. On another route, from Ghent to a second depot in Austria, emissions were cut by almost half since switching to rail transports.

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Volvo Emissions South Carolina Belgium 307

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

A preliminary analysis of global data has found that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17% in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Percentage change in global daily fossil CO 2 emissions, Jan-May 2020.

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Emissions CO2 Climate Change Fuel 355

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2021

Tenneco is putting its 100-plus years of powertrain expertise in improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing emissions to work to explore synthetic fuels (e-fuels) as a viable near-term solution to further maximize the efficiency and minimize the carbon footprint of internal combustion engines (ICE).

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Climate Fuel Emissions Engine 243

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2021

Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased by 3.8% The large decline in emissions, achieved before the COVID-19 crisis, was mainly due to reduced coal use for power generation. This decrease brought EU emissions to 24.0% These data confirm the EEA’s preliminary estimates, published in October 2020.

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2019 Emissions Transportation Gas 243

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. Results show that in more aggressive scenarios—i.e.,

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Climate Change Pollution Climate 2014 261

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2022

Volvo Cars is the first car maker to sign up to the SteelZero initiative , which aims to increase demand for fossil-free steel and accelerate a transition to carbon neutrality in the global steel industry. Globally, steel production is responsible for around 7% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier post.).

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Volvo Cars Carbon Emissions 334

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

As part of a pilot project, Audi is procuring 20-inch wheels for the Audi e-tron GT electric car that are made from low-CO 2 emission aluminum supplied by Alcoa to RONAL GROUP, the wheel’s manufacturer. The Audi e-tron GT is the first Audi electric car to be built in the Böllinger Höfe at the Neckarsulm site in Germany.

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Audi Supplies Carbon Climate Protection 418

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The funds will support the deployment of thousands of zero-emission trucks, school buses and transit buses to deliver clean air benefits to communities hit hardest by the impacts of pollution from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. 15 million zero- and near-zero-carbon fuel production and supply. $15 15 million for low-carbon fuels. $10

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Transportation California Emissions Energy 370

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2021

Origin Materials has developed technology which turns sustainable wood residues into cost-advantaged, carbon-negative materials that reduce the need for fossil resources. The Origin platform converts C-6 cellulose into four isolated building-block chemicals in one chemo-catalytic step in liquid-phase reactors with almost zero carbon loss.

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Carbon Ford Climate Change Climate 300

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

has set the goal to achieve carbon neutrality across the company’s operations and the life cycle of its products by 2050. The company will also strive for greater energy and material efficiencies to support longer-term carbon neutrality ambitions. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Nissan Carbon Market Climate Change 418

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills to strengthen emission standards for trucks, semis and other high-pollution vehicles. The Governor also issued an executive order directing the leveraging of the state’s $700-billion CalPERS, CalSTRS and UC Retirement Program portfolio to drive investment toward carbon-neutral technologies.

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Climate California Emissions Standards 191

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2019

Canada-based Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) CE) has received equity investment from two global energy companies: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation; and Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital arm of Chevron Corporation. since 2015.

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Chevron Carbon Fuel Companies 351

Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A new study has revealed that jelly plankton blooms can offset as much carbon dioxide emitted by millions of car. The post Offsetting carbon emissions with salps appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Carbon Emissions Cars Climate Change 98

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Photo credit: Nick Starichenko / Shutterstock.com Contrary to common misconceptions , electric vehicles (EVs) generally have a smaller carbon footprint compared to traditional gasoline cars. One key distinction is that EVs produce no direct tailpipe emissions.

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Climate EPA 98

Teslarati

APRIL 7, 2024

A new study from the University of California (UC) Berkeley shows a steady, albeit modest, decline in carbon emissions with increased electric vehicle (EV) adoption over the last few years. The data shows a gradual decline in carbon dioxide emissions, representing a 1.8-percent California made up a third of all U.S.

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California Emissions San Francisco New Jersey 139

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Volvo Cars is teaming up with Swedish steel maker SSAB to jointly explore the development of fossil-free, high-quality steel for use in the automotive industry. The result is expected to be fossil-free steelmaking technology, with virtually no carbon footprint.

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Teslarati

MARCH 5, 2024

Tesla says an Australian automotive industry lobby group is attempting to delay climate action by making false claims about the government’s clean car policy. The FCAI has several members that have ambitious climate goals, including Ford, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, and Jaguar Land Rover.

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Climate Tesla Land Rover Cars 84

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Twenty homes scattered across Canada and the northern United States are keeping warm this winter using prototypes of the latest iteration in residential heating systems: cold climate heat pumps. To prove it, eight manufacturers are publicly testing their prototypes in the Cold-Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge , hosted by the U.S.

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Climate Davis Gas-Electric Arlington 141

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 21, 2023

At daybreak, the cranks pull the ring back up to the surface to soak up sunlight and carbon dioxide. The Climate Foundation , the Seattle-based company behind the project, has found that this deep cycling makes kelp grow three times as fast as it can when kept in shallow waters, as seaweed farmers do now.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Philippines 123

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing comprehensive new regulations to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry—including, for the first time, reductions from existing sources nationwide. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that traps about 30 times as much heat as carbon dioxide over 100 years.

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EPA Oil Gas Emissions 243

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2023

The report says that reordering the US transportation system through policy and spending shifts to prioritize public and active transit while reducing car dependency can also ensure transit equity, protect ecosystems, respect Indigenous rights, and meet the demands of global justice. 2°C of warming.

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Batteries Battery Vehicles Cars 397

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As the world grapples with the pressing issue of climate change, it is evident that we need swift action to avert its worst impacts. One avenue to combat this crisis is a rapid reduction in carbon emissions from our daily transportation, one of the leading contributors of CO 2 emissions.

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Carbon Emissions CO2 Gasoline-Electric 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The report, which uses existing, open-source data to model the current trajectory for emissions stemming from the car industry, was carried out by global management consulting firm Kearney. … —Pathway Report Passenger vehicles currently account for 15% of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally.

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Industrial Industry Emissions Supplies 195

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year.

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Gasoline Carbon Conversion BMW 321

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 17, 2023

Chinese EVs achieve greater emissions reductions over time due to improved efficiency and a greener power grid, states a study. While over 10% of Chinese car sales are now electric, the entire life cycle of EVs still generates carbon emissions.

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Emissions Power Grid Electric Cars Chinese 130

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Replacing fossil fuels with Neste’s renewable fuels reduced global climate emissions altogether by a 8.3 The figure equals removal of 3 million passenger cars from the roads for a full year—more than the amount of cars in the city of London, UK, for example. million metric tons—8.3 million tons from 2016.

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Renewable Climate 2017 Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

Now I want to be clear: I am inspired by the Administration’s commitment to phasing out carbon emissions. We do have a climate crisis that needs to be addressed. The US transportation sector accounts for the largest portion of US greenhouse gas emissions, and I firmly believe it is a human right to breathe clean air.

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F-150 Climate Petrol Hummer 459

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2014

Black carbon emissions and BC emissions intensity per year. A study led by a team from Peking University has estimated that global black carbon (BC) emissions increased from 5.3 Black carbon has two deleterious effects on the environment. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge. —Wang et al.

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2007 Emissions Carbon Global 268

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The companies are joining efforts to implement the carbon-negative UBQ thermoplastic ( earlier post ) into auto parts manufactured by Motherson Group for the automotive industry. UBQ GHG Neutralizer additives enable processors to directly compensate cO 2 -equivalent emissions (GHG) generated by plastic polymers.

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Parts Carbon Auto Polymer 362

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2019

Daimler AG aims to have a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet by 2039, said Ola Källenius, the future Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, and currently still responsible for Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development as a member of the Board of Management. emissions: 0 g/km, combined power consumption: 13.7

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