Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

The brief concentrates on six topics: climate change policy, carbon capture and storage policy, oil security policy, energy-technology innovation policy, electricity market structure, and infrastructure policy. Climate change policy. Oil security policy. Acting in Time on Energy Policy”.

Energy 150

Energy Price Oil Prices Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

Oil 150

Oil Standards Price Oil Prices 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. As the world’s economies recover, higher world oil prices are assumed to return and to persist through 2030. In the IEO2009 reference case, world oil prices rise to $110 per barrel in 2015 (in real 2007 dollars) and $130 per barrel in 2030.

2006 150

2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2010

Debate about the future of oil sands development is so contentious that even the name of the resource is disputed: proponents typically use oil sands while opponents use tar sands. A growing supply of unconventional transportation fuels would tend to moderate oil prices and would drive up emissions on a life cycle basis.

Oil-Sands 225

Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Coal 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

It will protect us from volatile oil prices and provide consumers with cleaner fuels and provide the nation with greater energy security. Tags: Climate Change Fuels Policy. In response to the lawsuit, Mary Nichols, CARB chairman, issued the following statement: Their actions are shameful. LCFS Complaint.

California 199

California Oil-Sands Oil 2005 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2010

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. Market Risks : The economic competitiveness of oil shale and CTL is contingent on high oil prices.

Coal 210

Coal Oil Water Oil Prices 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Congress should not pick [vehicle technology] winners—policymakers have a hard time being neutral. Given high initial costs, volatile oil prices, improving competition, an industry in poor financial shape and consumers who aren’t perfectly rational.who actually are quite risk averse.advanced technology may be a hard sell.

PHEV 150

PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

EU climate policy aims to limit the global mean temperature increase from anthropogenic climate change to below 2 °C. High carbon prices, stringent regulation, or other significant policy intervention will likely be needed to induce market penetration of breakthrough passenger car and aircraft technologies. Lynnette M.

Transportation 199

Transportation Europe Climate Change Emissions 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

savings stimulated by high oil prices led to a decrease of 3% in CO 2 emissions in the European Union and of 2% in both the United States and Japan. tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. tonnes per capita. the United States (16%).

2011 236

2011 Emissions CO2 Global 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2009

The focus of the work was on alternative jet fuels that could be available commercially in the next decade using primarily North American resources. For world crude oil prices in the range of $100 per barrel, this amounts to a price impact of roughly $5 to $13 per barrel. million bpd. Hileman, David S. Ortiz, James T.

MIT 250

MIT Oil-Sands Commercial Available 250

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

In contrast to arguments that peak conventional oil production is imminent due to physical resource scarcity, a team from Stanford University and UC Santa Cruz has examined the alternative possibility of reduced oil use due to improved efficiency and oil substitution. —Brandt et al.

Oil 207

Oil Oil-Sands Fuel Economy Transportation 207

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Pacala and Socolow proposed a way to stabilize climate using existing greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation technologies, visualized as interchangeable, global-scale ‘wedges’ of equivalent emissions reductions. rather than relative prices of technology, energy, or carbon as. reduction in fuel costs even with electricity prices doubled.

Climate 262

Climate California Fuel Gas-Electric 262

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Although biofuels have other economic or security advantages, DOE understands that any drop-in liquid fuel will not insulate consumers from the global oil price. Yet, reliance on oil is the greatest immediate threat to US economic and national security, and also contributes to the long-term threat of climate change.

Transportation 218

Transportation Fuel Economy Light Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2011

Current high prices of food, oil and many other resources are indications of increasing scarcity. Global Resource Scarcities and Policies in the European Union and the Netherlands”, examines scarcity using a framework comprising three dimensions: physical, economic and political. Source: PBL. Click to enlarge.

Market 186

Market Netherlands Price Oil 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

LNG as fuel eliminates SO x emissions, significantly reduces NO x and particulate matter, and also reduces GHG emissions—although not to the levels that would be required for addressing climate change. They will then be followed by larger ocean-going vessels when bunkering infrastructure becomes available around the world.

Alternative Fuels 231

Alternative Fuels Fuel Gas-Electric Mariner 231

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

China is about to become the largest oil-importing country and India becomes the largest importer of coal by the early 2020s. The US moves steadily towards meeting all of its energy needs from domestic resources by 2035. However, this does not imply a new era of oil abundance, the report cautions.

Oil 275

Oil 2013 Energy Emissions 275

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

However, consumer demand for PEVs is quite uncertain and, barring another global spike in oil prices, may be limited to a minor percentage of new vehicle purchasers (e.g., The potential impacts of PEVs on climate change are of particular concern. Plug-in Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress.

Plug-in 218

Plug-in 2015 Plug Recharge 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Notable changes since the prior Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement include an expanded analysis of potential oil releases; an expanded climate change analysis; an updated oil market analysis incorporating new economic modeling; and an expanded analysis of rail transport.

Oil-Sands 220

Oil-Sands Nebraska Oil Montana 220

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2011

The conference report summarizes the presentations and discussions of the two-day conference and includes a resource list of relevant documents and research reports. For example, at peak oil price in 2008, Indonesia was spending 40% of its budget on transport fuel—more than health, education and infrastructure development combined.

Fuel 240

Fuel Global 2008 International 240

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply. But the average oil price remains high, approaching $120/barrel (in year-2010 dollars) in 2035. Oil and the Transport Sector: Reconfirming the End of Cheap Oil. —WEO 2011. Click to enlarge.

Oil 247

Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet 247

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Factors that influenced the overall emissions decrease included record-high oil prices and a decline in economic activity in the second half of the year. Oil-related emissions declined by 6%, accounting for the bulk of overall reduction in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Tags: Climate Change Emissions.

2008 150

2008 Emissions Carbon Transportation 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

Grid 28

Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands 28

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Oil and gas companies have had a tough time over the past year trying to weather the storm of falling oil prices. Drilling oil and gas wells requires a lot of money. For companies that have seen their revenues vanish because of collapsing oil prices, access to credit is obviously critically important.

Oil 150

Oil Climate Industrial Industry 150