Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

According to a new report from Pike Research, the various national-level initiatives and programs to promote the awareness of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Asia-Pacific region will help make the region the largest market worldwide for electrified vehicles, led by strong demand in China, Japan, and Korea. billion in 2015.

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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”.

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Energy Price Oil Prices Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2013

With prices expected to increase in the long term, however, the world oil price in real 2011 dollars reaches $106 per barrel in 2020 and $163 per barrel in 2040, according to IEO2013. Biomass Climate Change Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) Emissions Forecasts Fuels Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Market Background'

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2010 Transportation Fuel Energy 317

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The 10 global sustainability megaforces that may impact business over the next two decades are: Climate Change: This may be the one global megaforce that directly impacts all others. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.

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Climate Change Water Climate Global 310

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2011

Proponents of the concept of peak oil supply argue that the world faces a situation—possibly very soon—in which its capacity to produce oil hits a ceiling, with demand subsequently having to adjust as supply begins to decline and alternatives to oil move into the market to fill the gap. Earlier post.).

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Oil Oil Prices Climate Change Supplies 225

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.

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Oil Standards Price Oil Prices 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

Natural gas is projected to be the fastest growing fossil fuel, and coal and oil are likely to lose market share as all fossil fuels experience lower growth rates. OECD oil demand peaked in 2005 and in 2030 is projected to be roughly back at its level in 1990. The fuel mix changes over time, reflecting long asset lifetimes.

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Energy Economy Global Oil-Sands 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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Coal Oil Water Oil Prices 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

Without significant additional policy interventions to induce market penetration of breakthrough passenger car and aircraft technologies, the overall European (EU27) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals for 2050 will be difficult to meet, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Cambridge, Stanford University and MIT.

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Transportation Europe Climate Change Emissions 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Because the carbon intensity metric of fuels within the LCFS accounts not only for a fuel’s physical characteristics, but also the energy necessary to bring the transportation fuel to market in California, chemically identical fuels are assigned different carbon intensities under the LCFS, the complaint notes. LCFS Complaint.

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California Oil-Sands Oil 2005 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

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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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Los Angeles Canada 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

not enthusiast or pioneer—adoption of coming plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), given current market conditions and consumer awareness and attitudes. The Most Plausible Early Market consumers value fuel economy. Expect mostly incremental change unless the market is helped, or unless technology progress surprises us again.

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PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change 150

Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

In the wake of rising oil prices, demand for hybrid models has grown rapidly, leading Nissan to reconsider its previous stance of cooperating with Toyota on hybrid developments, the sources said. H ere is another very encouraging development Nissan to end Toyota hybrid tie-up The Yomiuri Shimbun N issan Motor Co. sources said Friday.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2009

The expected influx of large amounts of alcohol-based fuels and fuels derived from unconventional petroleum over the next decade may cause long-term world oil prices to be between 5 and 12% lower than they would be in the absence of those fuels. If these criteria are met, then aviation appears to be a ready market for their use.

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MIT Oil-Sands Commercial Available 250

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

The underlying assumption is that the world will immediately use whatever oil can be pumped from the ground, and that supply is independent of demand—that is, oil exploration investments bear no relation to the current oil price or expectations of future demand.

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Oil Oil-Sands Fuel Economy Transportation 207

Plug In Partners

JUNE 11, 2008

Event Summary Oil prices are at record highs. The overwhelming dependence of our cars and trucks on oil strains family budgets, threatens our national security and contributes to global warming. Plug-in electric vehicles have the potential to significantly reduce the United States’ dependence on oil.

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Plug-in Toyota Plug Nickel Metal Hydride 100

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

In setting priorities for our R&D activities, DOE will support technologies that can integrate with existing energy infrastructure to ease market adoption. Electrification is the next greatest opportunity to dramatically reduce or eliminate oil consumption in the light-duty vehicle fleet.

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Transportation Fuel Economy Light Fuel 218

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 20, 2010

Concerns about carbon emissions and their impact on climate change plus high and volatile oil prices are increasing the popularity of hybrid and electric vehicles despite their higher costs. Orocobre went public in December 2007 and now has a current market capitalization of nearly A$150 million.

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Toyota Argentina Nickel Metal Hydride Lithium Ion 124

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. Biofuels will have only limited penetration in the marine fuels market in the next decade, according to the paper.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Gas-Electric Mariner 231

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The Middle East becomes the world’s second-largest gas consumer by 2020 and third-largest oil consumer by 2030, redefining its role in global energy markets. Globally, fossil fuels continue to meet a dominant share of global energy demand, with implications for the links between energy, the environment and climate change.

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Oil 2013 Energy Emissions 275

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The report, Plug-In Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress , examines public policies toward PEVs, taking into account the promise and limitations of PEVs, recent improvements in battery technology, market dynamics, and the proliferation of policies around the world that promote the use of PEVs. Market Drivers.

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Plug-in 2015 Plug Recharge 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2011

Current high prices of food, oil and many other resources are indications of increasing scarcity. This scarcity, however, has little to do with stock depletion; badly functioning markets and wrong policy reactions play a particularly important role, according to a new analysis by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.

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Market Netherlands Price Oil 186

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.

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Oil-Sands Nebraska Oil Montana 220

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Alternative technologies, such as hybrid and electric vehicles that use oil more efficiently or not at all, continue to advance but they take time to penetrate markets. Without a bold change of policy direction, the IEA warned at the launch, the world will lock itself into an insecure, inefficient and high-carbon energy system.

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Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet 247

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. In addition, climate change demands that we harness new, renewable sources of energy.

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2009 Industrial Industry Electric Cars 39

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 15, 2009

World oil demand is poised for recovery driven by emerging markets but demand from developed countries is unlikely return report finds. Demand for oil in developed countries—currently 54 percent of all oil demand—has passed its peak, the latest research suggests. million barrels per day (mbd) in 2009 to 89.1 mbd in 2014.

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Oil 2005 Alternative Fuels Transportation 36

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.

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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.

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Oil Climate Gas Industrial 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt.

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Chinese Companies Electric Cars BYD 28

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s often the key argument for why you’re paying more at the pump — apparently, it’s all about climate change.& If the oil industry is truly hamstrung by logistical issues created by climate change, it probably would not be enjoying such staggering profitability.

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Price Fuel Oil Climate Change 76