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MAY 3, 2023

announced that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) as facilitated by renewable fuels marketer Anew Climate to FuelCell Energy’s Tri-gen system to produce carbon-negative hydrogen and electricity for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.’s Anaergia Inc. The fuel cells will also produce a net 2.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) to reduce emissions of methane-rich landfill gas from new, modified and reconstructed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, updating standards that were issued in 1996. Currently, methane’s effect on climate change are also of concern.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2018

New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal a death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution. Ambient air pollution alone caused some 4.2 g/m 3 (for PM 2.5 ).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2011

The FY 2011-2012 plan focused primarily on five areas of interest: sustainable communities; behavior and technology adoption; health and air pollution exposures; air pollution science; and greenhouse gas targets. These regulations have led to considerable improvements in air quality throughout California.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In addition to examining the role batteries could play in helping to tackle climate change, the report finds that wider economic and societal benefits could also be accrued from systemically investing in the entire battery value chain from mining to reuse or recycling. This would also contribute to achieving the more ambitious 1.5°

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Aggregated damage costs by pollutant. Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The renewable natural gas from that digestion facility is already being used to fuel about 400 waste hauling trucks. Renewable natural gas is a carbon-negative fuel produced from waste and agriculture that can be used in trucks and buses, to generate electricity, fuel heating systems in homes and businesses, and for cooking.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. Short-lived climate pollutants.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

After initial scale-up, qualification by ASTM and the first commercial flight with Virgin Atlantic, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from captured pollution is ready for full-scale demonstration and commercialization. Following on from this agreement, ANA, strategic investor in LanzaTech, Mitsui & Co.,

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 25, 2024

possessed an illegal defeat device that allowed vehicles to pollute more under certain conditions. Jürgen himself has likewise been faulted as one of the many high-profile climate activists that have utilized private jets. Daimler and Toyota), the organization continues to receives criticism for claiming to be a non-profit.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

and Par Hawaii Refining that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations and protects public health by reducing air pollution at six refineries. Implementation of a detailed plan for reducing waste gas to flares. combustion efficiency at all times when waste gases are vented. Tesoro will also pay a $10.45 million civil penalty.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

The climate change benefit is estimated for a given year (2050) and human health and crop benefits are. Fast action on pollutants such as black carbon, ground-level ozone and methane may help limit near term global temperature rise and significantly increase the chances of keeping temperature rise below 2 °C (3.6 °F)—and

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2014

Air quality in most cities worldwide that monitor outdoor (ambient) air pollution fails to meet World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for safe levels, putting people at additional risk of respiratory disease and other health problems, according to WHO’s expanded ambient (outdoor) air pollution (AAP) in cities database 2014.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. Farmers are exempt from the carbon pollution compliance obligations in the bill. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Reducing Transportation Emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

The plant will gasify waste biomass, and use a Fischer-Tropsch process to convert the resulting syngas to biojet fuel and bionaphtha. At high plasma temperature, the PGV reactor does not produce any air pollutants such as SVOCs (dioxins/furans) or NO x , tar, fly ash or flue gas.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new initiative that aims to reduce pollution levels, improve resource efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs in cities across the world. Creating a network for cities and organizations to exchange experiences and peer-review projects for mutual benefit.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Our principal goal should be to mitigate problems that are global in scale, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, virus transmission, and invasive species. The growth of supply chains and networks of organizations involved in production is common in many parts of the economy, but not electricity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

Lead organization. Emergent Polymer Sensing Technologies for Gulf Coast Water Quality Monitoring This collaboration between Mississippi and Alabama develops advanced polymer-based sensing technologies to detect pollutants in Gulf Coast aquatic ecosystems. Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Description. Benjamin Poulter.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The fully electric van—based on the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter—combines a variety of innovative solutions designed to improve the quality of life in cities; to conserve resources and protect the climate; and to better the health and safety of the driver and other road users. This reduces energy use accordingly.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2011

The study also found that shows that water use for algae cultivation is much less if algae are grown in the US regions that have the sunniest and most humid climates: the Gulf Coast, the Southeastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes. As carbon dioxide-consuming organisms, algae are considered a carbon-neutral energy source.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

A combination of reducing deforestation on land, allied to restoring the coverage and health of these marine ecosystems could deliver up to 25% of the emissions reductions needed to avoid dangerous climate change. Marine-living organisms range from plankton and bacteria to seagrasses, saltmarsh plants and mangrove forests.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: Energy; Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure; Agriculture; Water; Waste management; Natural lands; Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon); and Green Buildings. Transportation.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Here’s what two organizations— Resource-Media and Recurrent —had to say about the advantages of electric vehicles (EVs) in frigid weather. Gas and diesel vehicle owners in cold climates face reduced mileage, frozen fluid lines, dead batteries, and long warm-up periods. Electric vehicles are popular in cold climates.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

A 2021 study published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin found that despite technical advances, cruising remains a major source of air, water and land pollution affecting fragile habitats and human health. The microwave-assisted pyrolysis technology, known as MAP, takes food, biowaste and cardboard waste and turns it into small pellets.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

So, I think it would be a better option to be a part of an organization that focuses on electric vehicles. #2 By reducing reliance on fossil fuels, EVs help to mitigate climate change and improve air quality. EVs convert a higher percentage of electrical energy from the battery into actual propulsion, resulting in less energy waste.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 8, 2009

In Torrance we don’t want citizens telling politicians what to do or controlling how the industries that pollute in own city act. 4. Waste & Recycling. That’s because what’s good enough for Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach isn’t good enough for Torrance. That’s too much democracy for Torrance.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

SYNC, is Ford’s in-car free connectivity system offering hands-free control of phones, entertainment, climate control and navigation. In addition, for every car produced in China last year, the company sent 86% less waste to landfills compared to 2011, and used 19% less energy. —John Lawler, chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Five of the 28 innovations will help protect the grid from wildfires/PSPSs, four of these five will provide climate and weather risk prediction to electric infrastructure and services, and one is a hard tech innovation to reinforce transmission lines. Leap Photovoltaics Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. Additionality is generally considered to be the most significant factor that determines the integrity of the offset. FLAWS IN THE UN APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CARBON OFFSETS. Lack of Additionality. CONCLUSION.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

The Scoping Plan describes the comprehensive range of efforts California must take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and meet the state’s long-term goals to combat climate change. What steps must California now take to meet the state’s climate goals beyond 2020? Waste Management. Agriculture.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

As the climate change crisis goes from bad to worse (while the deniers get nuttier and more cult-like with each passing day) and Australia gives Californians an advanced sneak preview at what is without a doubt headed our way sooner than you expect , your Creative Greenius has only gotten more Fired Up, Ready to Go! The Greenius in Yosemite.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Parts with short life cycles last longer, and manufacturers waste less money on unnecessary repairs, maintenance and production. Powder coatings provide EVs with increased corrosion resistance and defense against volatile climates. Powder coatings magnify eco-friendly benefits in several ways, which levels climate discourse.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2018

The ICT is part of a statewide effort to reduce emissions from the transportation sector, which accounts for 40% of greenhouse gas emissions and 80-90% of smog-forming pollutants. The transition to zero-emission technologies, where feasible, is essential to meeting California’s air quality and climate goals.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest set of proposed standards to reduce emissions of methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the oil and natural gas industry. The proposed updates also add emissions reduction requirements for sources of methane and VOC pollution that were not covered in the 2012 rules.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JULY 30, 2022

In the case of India, the cost of oil imports, rising pollution, and international pledges to combat global climate change are the most important driving factors of the country’s investment in this shift to electric mobility. We all are aware of the paradigm shift happening in the global automotive industry.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

In general, biofuels made from organic waste are environmentally more benign than those from energy crops. The task force also suggested that, “ Additional analysis of detailed nutrient pollution contributions from multiple sectors, including point sources and non-agricultural contributions needs to be undertaken. ”. Bekunda, C.

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