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Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

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All regions of the world do not—and will not—experience the effects of CO 2 emissions in the same way. They find that while the distribution of carbon reduction pledges in the Paris Agreement is roughly in line with the LSCC, the pledges have only a very small impact on reducing emissions and limiting warming.

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Germany wants tax breaks for synthetic fuels, doubts EVs will win zero emissions race

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Germany says race for drive train of the future is wide open, and it wants tax breaks for synthetic fuels for internal combustion engine cars. The post Germany wants tax breaks for synthetic fuels, doubts EVs will win zero emissions race appeared first on The Driven.

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Transportation’s Future Is Hybrid – in More Ways Than One

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by Alec Shkolnik, co-founder & CEO of LiquidPiston Months before stepping down as CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda zigged at a time when the rest of the automotive industry zagged: he argued for an electrified future powered by both EVs and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Emissions produced. I couldn’t agree more. Manufacturing costs.

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CMU study finds taxes on emissions would result in more rapid electrification by ridesharing companies

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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering have found that with an emissions-based incentive towards electrification, ridesourcing companies such as Uber and Lyft would electrify more and cut their emissions by amounts ranging from 10% in New York to 22% in Los Angeles. —Bruchon et al. Source: Bruchon et al.

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Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

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The inherently lower soot forming propensity of ethanol compared to diesel fuel would allow ClearFlame to operate the engine closer to stoichiometric conditions, enabling the use of three-way catalyst (TWC) aftertreatment systems to control NO x emissions. EGR and air flow component modifications. per mile, lower than natural gas by $0.09

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Fortescue Future to acquire Nikola’s Phoenix Hydrogen Hub project

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Nikola Corporation and Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a global green energy and metals company, announced that FFI will acquire Nikola’s Phoenix Hydrogen Hub (PHH) project. Earlier post.) Rendering of PHH. The PHH is a fast-to-market, green hydrogen project located near Phoenix, in the city of Buckeye, Ariz.,

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With gas phase-out in view, Europe could lose $160 billion in fuel taxes

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With Europe’s gas phase-out plans now within view, the countries there could be set to lose significant funding from fuel taxes in the coming years. Still, the change could have some latent effects, especially as most countries get crucial revenue from taxes on gas. What about in other countries?

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