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SEC removes emissions requirements from climate rules draft

Teslarati

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has edited out some of its stricter emissions requirements from corporate climate risk rules. Scope 3 emissions refer to greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which are released into the atmosphere through the supply chains of many companies, as well as the use of the products by consumers.

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On National Golf Cart Day (seriously), here’s 10 ways they beat cars

Baua Electric

Once powered by polluting combustion engines, these days, most golf carts use quiet and emissions-free electric motors, charging up their batteries for mere pennies and offering plenty of around-the-town range. Eco-friendly transportation Electric golf carts produce zero emissions during use, making them an environmentally friendly option.

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Volkswagen Group invested €11.5B (US$12.9B) in R&D in 2014; ongoing focus on electromobility and digitalization of vehicles

Green Car Congress

Oil will not be as cheap as it is at the moment for ever. For example, emissions by the EU new vehicle fleet were brought down to approximately 125 grams CO 2 /km last year—13% less than 2010 and 31% less than 1995. This means the Group is already well below the legal limit for 2015.

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PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

Green Car Congress

The current proposals by developed countries on the table for the upcoming climate negotiations in Copenhagen to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions do not yet suffice to limit global warming to a rise of 2 °C (based on a long-term 450 ppm concentration of GHG), according to a new report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Dan Kalb of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Bonnie Holms-Gen of the Lung Association were there to lend their voices of protest against the auto industry's continuing legal assault on California. Plugging into the California electric grid today would lower the carbon emission of cars tremendously. We’ve seen this all before.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Like electric cars, electric bicycles are classified as zero-emission vehicles, meaning they emit no exhaust gases. Emissions, however, are produced elsewhere, when the electricity used to power the vehicles is generated. Advertising info Legal disclaimer Accessibility Privacy policy Terms & Conditions Help.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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