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California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

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—Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-Central Coast). Light duty vehicles cause 28% of California’s total carbon emissions and pollute the air near freeways and busy roads. The bill now goes to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, where it will be heard on 25 April.

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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—first author Jordan Schnell, a postdoc with the Ubben Program for Climate and Carbon Science in the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern. —Jordan Schnell. Across scenarios, we found the more cars that transitioned to electric power, the better for summertime ozone levels.

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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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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. Black carbon, a product of burning fossil fuels or biomass such as wood or dung, can worsen a number of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Source: Shindell et al.

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Study Finds that US Subsidies for Fossil Fuels Are Almost 2.5x Those for Renewables

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These figures raise the pressing question of whether scarce government funds might be better allocated to move the United States towards a low-carbon economy. billion—are attributable to corn-based ethanol, the climate effects of which are disputed. Tags: Climate Change Fuels Policy. Adeyeye et al.

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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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Ceres is a national network of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change. < —Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres and director of the $9 trillion Investor Network on Climate Risk /p>.

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