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JULY 22, 2010

Illustration of projected ozone changes in the South Coast region due to climate change in 2050. In a new report released by the California Air Resources Board, scientists from the University of California at Davis and Berkeley estimate that rising temperatures from climate change will increase ozone levels in California’s major air basins.

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Resources Thea Riofrancos, Alissa Kendall, Kristi K. Dayemo, Matthew Haugen, Kira McDonald, Batul Hassan, Margaret Slattery, and Xan Lillehei (2023) “ Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining ,” Climate and Community Project

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

Worldwide, the vehicle fleet is not making enough progress on fuel economy and is failing to reach global targets aimed at reducing CO 2 emissions, cutting oil consumption and improving energy efficiency according to a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) ( earlier post ) released at the Paris COP21 Climate Summit.

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JULY 22, 2009

Winter chill, a vital climatic trigger for many tree crops, is likely to decrease by more than 50% in California during this century as global climate warms, making the state no longer suitable for growing many fruit and nut crops, according to a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Washington.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Although viewed as a potential target in the global effort to reduce climate change, atmospheric black carbon particles absorb significantly less sunlight than scientists have predicted, according to a new study by an international team of researchers, published in the journal Science. —Cappa et al. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 30, 2010

These findings show that stratospheric water vapor represents an important driver of decadal global surface climate change. Previous studies suggested that stratospheric water vapor might contribute significantly to climate change. Tags: Climate Change Climate models. —Solomon et al. —Solomon et al.

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JUNE 3, 2010

More than 60 scientists from a dozen institutions have begun a study in the Sacramento, California area to investigate how aerosols affect the climate. Participating scientists are from several DOE national laboratories, NASA and the University of California, Davis, along with many other academic and research institutions.

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MARCH 3, 2021

—James Archsmith, assistant professor in Agricultural & Resource Economics at UMD and lead author. Archsmith and the team hope to expand this research out beyond California and to other aspects of driver behavior research that plays an important role on fuel economy, and ultimately on environmental health and climate change.

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JUNE 28, 2018

The researchers set out a framework for gathering and analyzing local information about how cities contribute to pollution levels, and show how these insights could be used to target climate mitigation initiatives most effectively. Everything practical that you would need to do to reduce emissions happens at a city level.

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However, according to the World Resources Institute , “EVs need to account for 75 percent to 95 percent of passenger vehicle sales by 2030 in order to meet international climate goals aimed at keeping global warming to 1.5 Rapson, a professor at the University of California, Davis. “It degrees C (2.7 degrees F).” borders.

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MAY 14, 2018

—Dabo Guan, professor in climate change economics at UEA’s School of International Development and co-author on both studies. The success of international climate mitigation efforts may therefore depend on curtailing growth of coal-based energy and emissions in now-industrialising and urbanising countries.

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JUNE 8, 2017

and California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary D. At the close of the meeting, Governor Brown and Chair Nichols agreed to establish a new working group through the China-US ZEV Policy Lab at UC Davis to expand cooperation with Chinese zero-emission vehicle and battery technology companies. California Governor Edmund G.

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JULY 9, 2013

Jonn Axsen from Canada’s Simon Fraser University and Kenneth Kurani of the University of California, Davis, US surveyed three different types of American car buyers: conventional new vehicle buyers; hybrid vehicle buyers; and plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) buyers. —Jonn Axsen.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

An analysis by a team from the University of California, Davis, MIT and Yale suggests that households that buy a fuel-efficient vehicle tend to compensate for that purchase by buying a bigger, more powerful second vehicle. A central objective of my research as an environmental economist is to identify ways to fight global climate change.

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MAY 19, 2016

The partners and supporters of the Decarbonizing Transport Partners are: Aeromexico - Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) - Anheuser Busch InBev – Brisa Group – China Communications Constructions Company (CCCC) – Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) – COSCO Group – European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI) (..)

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MAY 27, 2009

A new tool to help decision-makers determine if, when and how to use managed relocation of species to help them adapt to rapid climate change and other threats is described in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) by a multi-disciplinary working group. David Richardson.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Mitloehner said that focusing on meat and dairy is not only scientifically inaccurate, but also distracts society from embracing effective solutions to global climate change. Clearing the air: Livestock’s contribution to climate change ” (ACS 239 Paper 83). Frank Mitloehner. Frank M Mitloehner, Maurice Pitesky DVM, Kim Stackhouse.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the US heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a new white paper released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University. Trucking ”.

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

The California Air Resources Board estimates that significant GHG reductions from passenger vehicles can be achieved through improvements in vehicle technology and the low carbon fuel standard; however, these reductions will not be enough to achieve 1990 levels if current trends in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) continue. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 12, 2010

A team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Dartmouth College have compiled national data on switchgrass yield as it relates to site location, plot size, stand age, harvest frequency, fertilizer application, climate, and land quality. Resources. Low precipitation west of the Great Plans limited yields in that region.

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JULY 5, 2011

trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty; increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources; and avert the climate change catastrophe. Claims that “the technology exists to solve the climate problem” underestimate the scale of efforts required.

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

The research, conducted by Argonne researchers in collaboration with Stanford University and the University of California, Davis, analyzed the Eagle Ford shale formation in Texas and the Bakken play mainly in North Dakota.

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AUGUST 6, 2014

The DOE’s ALCC’s mission is to allocate supercomputer time for projects of interest to the Department of Energy (DOE) with an emphasis on high-risk, high-payoff simulations in areas directly related to the DOE mission and for broadening the community of researchers capable of using leadership computing resources. Resources.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A study by researchers at UC Davis suggests that a properly designed vehicle scrappage (i.e., An earlier, separate study by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel concluded that the US scrappage program paid nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario to reduce GHG emissions.

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APRIL 22, 2016

and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis.

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MAY 13, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is developing a proposal for more stringent emission requirements for new passenger vehicles, to be considered by the Board later this year. ITS-Davis, 2010. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. EDAG, 2009. Future Steel Vehicle: Phase I. Volkswagen, 2008. The workshop will be webcast.

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JULY 22, 2010

A new report released by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has sent a stark warning on the effects of climate change on ozone levels in the state’s major air basins.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Meanwhile, significant gains in vehicle fuel economy over the coming decades are possible and very much needed globally in order to address pressing issues of climate change, energy security and sustainable mobility. The global vehicle fleet is predicted to double by 2050 with 80% of that growth in the developing world.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Ice shelves are retreating in the southern section of the Antarctic Peninsula due to changes in global climate, according to a newly study published by the US Geological Survey, prepared in cooperation with the British Antarctic Survey, the Scott Polar Research Institute, and the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie. Ferrigno, J.G.,

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MAY 5, 2017

A new report from a team at the University of California, Davis, and the New York-based nonprofit Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) has concluded that shared mobility is a critical enabler for realizing the benefits of electrification and autonomous driving. Further, in 3R, governments play a central role.

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MAY 25, 2009

The truth is we’re not exactly sure why this technology reduces drag but with the pressure of climate change we can’t afford to wait around to find out. Carpenter and Christopher Davies (2007) Is Helmholtz Resonance a Problem for Micro-jet Actuators? University of Warwick Turbulence Flow Control Group. Lockerby, Peter W.

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

This implies that if winter Arctic stratospheric temperatures drop just slightly in the future, for example as a result of climate change, then severe Arctic ozone loss may occur more frequently. Haffner, Jonathan Davies, Valery Dorokhov, Hartwig Gernandt, Bryan Johnson, Rigel Kivi, Esko Kyrö, Niels Larsen, Pieternel F. Poole, Mark R.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Early in September, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced it would consider in a 23-24 October meeting amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into the market. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 1, 2009

More than a million acres (4,000 square kilometers) of farmland may be idled as a result of the restrictions, and UC Davis economist Richard Howitt has estimated that the San Joaquin Valley alone will suffer a loss of approximately 70,000 jobs and US$2 billion in economic activity this year as a result of restrictions on agricultural water.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

For these reductions to be realized, however, international and domestic policy intervention is required, the authors write. Developing an effective path forward that facilitates the adoption of meaningful policies remains both a challenge and an opportunity.

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MARCH 2, 2016

To support objectives related to climate change mitigation, air pollution and energy security, numerous governments have set specific goals for the market adoption of AFV technologies. These waves of attention are indicative of sequential and repeated shifts in society’s focus from one emerging technology to another over time. Metlon et al.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Dr. Ken Kurani from the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) presented results from the latest in a series of electric drive consumer studies seeking to learn from consumers whether or not PHEVs are a good idea. Start talking about more than just climate change. Tax the fuel.” Jonn Axsen and Kenneth S.

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