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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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The researchers argue for a global economy-wide greenhouse gas tax that spreads the burden of responsibility. The researchers tested various levels of emission reduction plans—a global carbon tax of $10, $30 or $50. The various taxes would slow warming to 3.5, we’re really being left behind.”.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. Among the most articulate and almost certainly the wonkiest is Jesse Jenkins , a professor of engineering at Princeton University, where he heads the ZERO Lab—the Zero-carbon Energy systems Research and Optimization Laboratory, that is.

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Opinion: Alternatives to the RFS

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Carbon Intensity. California implemented its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) starting in 2010 as part of its effort to regulate CO 2 emissions on top of the fuel blending requirements. The goal was to reduce fuel carbon intensity (CI) by 10% in 10 years (between 2010 and 2020). tax credit) for blending biofuels.

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Japan to offer ~$20K in subsidies per fuel cell vehicle

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I will support companies that resolutely take on the challenge of innovating new ideas. For example, fuel cell-powered vehicles are revolutionary vehicles that are environmentally friendly, emitting no carbon dioxide. What will open the door to this is regulatory reform. Earlier post.).

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Perspective: Government Leadership Needed for Electric Vehicles to Succeed

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Jack Rosebro, founder of Perfect Sky in Los Angeles [and a contributor to Green Car Congress ], spoke of the need for government policy makers to move beyond incremental changes that are not providing enough incentive for the market to produce alternatives to oil as the almost exclusive source of energy for road and rail transportation.

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Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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Carbon dioxide recycling in the methanol economy Source: Olah et al. The report’s authors presented four policy options: (1) market-driven approach; (2) regulatory push for carbon capture and utilization; (3) “methanol islands”; and (4) scenario-driven transition strategies. 2009, earlier post. Click to enlarge. Market-driven approach.

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Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

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The loans for solar power, authorized under California’s AB 811 , are added as assessments to a homeowner’s property tax bills and are passed on to the new owner if a home is sold. We know carbon taxes are coming and we won’t always be floating in a sea of profits we made at your expense.

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