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MARCH 26, 2021

Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Sam Hargreaves The UK will have enough renewable resources to meet its electricity demand for transport in 2050, a new T&E analysis finds. However, this is only possible if it reserves the use of e-fuels for shipping and aviation.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

A team of researchers in China suggest that, in the context of promoting the use of clean fuel vehicles and increasing vehicle fuel efficiency, CO 2 emissions of China’s urban passenger transport sector could reach a peak of 225 MtCO 2 in 2030. A paper on their study appears in the journal Energy Policy.

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JUNE 7, 2018

—have been selected by the Ministry for Economy, Transport and Infrastructure (METI) to receive grants under METI’s FY2018 Sustainable open Innovation Initiative (SII) to help fund “A Demonstrator Project for A Virtual Power Plant Utilizing Consumer Energy Resources (V2G Aggregator Project)”. .; and Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.—have

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JUNE 12, 2021

The chemical composition of atmospheric particles at a given location depends not only on the local environment and sources, but is also influenced by the history of the particles reaching the sampling location. Long-distance transport also affects the chemical composition of aerosol particles through the origin of the air masses.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The California Air Resources Board approved a $533-million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects. billion for low-carbon transportation projects from the cap-and-trade program.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Multiple step-change reductions in the environmental/climate footprint of combustion-based transportation systems, while maintaining the fitness for purpose and convenience for the end user, are achievable. A fuel tailored to these operating conditions and ambient environments might be preferred for optimum energy conversion to useful energy.

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APRIL 16, 2019

The program enables smaller groups and communities of concern that may not have the resources available to access funds for clean transportation choices. CALSTART is a nonprofit organization working with businesses and governments to develop clean, efficient transportation solutions.

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JUNE 27, 2019

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

Doing Well by Doing Good Sustainability and eco-friendly decisions are leading trends in the transportation industry today, and for good reason. According to the Environmental Protection Agenc y (EPA), the transportation industry is responsible for 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2023.

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MAY 19, 2016

The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD has launched a major global initiative towards carbon-free transport. Transport activity currently contributes 23% of global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with the share expected to rise. That is why we are launching today the Decarbonizing Transport project.

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JUNE 25, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded $20 million in grants to accelerate California’s transition to zero-emission off-road equipment in the freight, agriculture and waterborne mass transit sectors. million; Grantee: Center for Transportation and the Environment). million; Cap-and-Trade grant: $6.5

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OCTOBER 13, 2012

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a Center of Excellence for Environment and Energy during FY-2013. The demonstrated research and extension resources available to the applicant for carrying out the intent of the legislation. The extent to which the applicant has an established air transportation program.

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DECEMBER 16, 2018

An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. above sea level) indicated a systematic transport of particle matter from the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto to this high altitude station and subsequently to the lower free troposphere. Tilo Arnhold. Wiedensohler, A., Andrade, M., Weinhold, K.,

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Predictive knowledge of ion transport in electrolytes which bridges microscopic and macroscopic length scales is imperative to design new ion conductors and to simulate device performance. Their result is an extremely accurate figure representing the current carried by ions—the transport number. Resources. Steinrück, C.

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MARCH 7, 2023

More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery investment in the US and China continued to grow, and European companies have already signalled expansion in America.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced up to $205 million in grants for projects designed to accelerate the adoption of clean freight technologies and reduce air pollution caused by the movement of goods throughout the state. Partner match: $15.4 Partner match: $45.9 Partner match: $5.8 Partner match: $52.9 Partner match: $4.6

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AUGUST 26, 2012

A new study has found that pollutant particles carried by these flows prefer to accumulate in specific regions of the urban environment and even form coherent structures, rather than scattering randomly. It was not known if such structures were robust enough to manifest in the environment.

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APRIL 30, 2023

One of the challenges of constructing a global hydrogen economy is hydrogen transportation by sea. However, hydrogen is a particularly challenging product to transport safely. The process is divided into four main steps: hydrogen regasification, solid air transportation, hydrogen liquefaction, and liquid hydrogen transportation.

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MAY 2, 2022

Noise levels from the preceding system of bus transportation had been perceived as disturbing, especially on the uphill stretches. Previous noise-level measurements had indicated that disturbance from low-frequency noise in indoor environments was present in the residential area. —Kerstin Persson Waye. Study report (in Swedish).

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AUGUST 29, 2016

million loan to help Kazakhstan modernize its transport system. Improved transport connectivity will help increase trade links between Kazakhstan and the markets in East Asia, the Caspian Sea region, and further to Europe. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $240.3-million

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

According to the US Energy Information Administration, transportation accounts for nearly 30 percent of Tennessee’s end-use energy consumption. In connection with Clean Air Month, TDEC will host a recognition ceremony and sustainable transportation forum on 7 May 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee. —Bob Martineau.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The California Air Resources Board announced a new program that will fund a variety of projects promoting zero-emission transportation options for students, parents and staff members served by school districts in California. One major goal of the pilot project is to serve as a laboratory to test different approaches.

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APRIL 26, 2018

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has awarded New Flyer a contract for 10 Xcelsior hydrogen fuel cell electric, forty-foot, heavy-duty transit buses (10 equivalent units). This project is sponsored by a grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and is supported by the California Climate Investments (CCI) program.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

The Alliance to Save Energy has chartered a national commission of business, government and civil society leaders that will work together to develop a pathway and recommendations to reduce energy use in the US transportation sector by 50% by 2050 while meeting future mobility needs. We’re at a fascinating time in the transportation industry.

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MAY 16, 2022

A deep-sea ferromanganese crust, a potential unconventional resource of critical high-technology metals. Although it is controversial because of its unclear effects on the environment, it could supply large amounts of the many metals without which, for example, climate policy goals such as the energy transition cannot be realized.

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MARCH 10, 2012

A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. Automobile tire rubber in general consists of approximately 40?60%

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OCTOBER 25, 2020

They identified 32 transportation-related risk factors that affected health and concluded that 17 could negatively impact public health, while eight could have a positive impact. Then, the team outlined transportation-related risk factors that affect health. The discussion about the health implications of AVs is new and limited.

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MAY 17, 2020

Depletion of fossil energy resources [kg oil-eq.]. Depletion of metal resources [kg iron-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg N-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg P-eq.]. Land occupation in an urban environment [m 2 / year]. Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ].

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JULY 21, 2022

Solid-state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries by up to 39%, according to a study commissioned by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) from Minviro , a company specializing in raw material life-cycle analysis, which compared emerging solid-state technology to current battery chemistries.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The China Energy Group of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) recently released the eighth edition of the China Energy Databook —the most comprehensive publicly available resource known to exist covering China’s energy and environmental statistics. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

environmental program: since 2011, the consumption of resources in vehicle production has been reduced by an average of 24.3% ( Earlier post.) day, representatives from all Volkswagen sites presented their ideas and the measures they have already implemented to reduce the use of resources. At the fourth "Think Blue. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2012

A report released by the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD highlights. the role of national governments in improving pedestrian mobility and proposes 12 sets of measures to create safer walking environments. Urban environments are often making it difficult to enjoy this most fundamental form of moving.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Anheuser-Busch, BYD, the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), and ENGIE Services US announced that Anheuser-Busch will be deploying 21 BYD battery electric trucks in their California fleet as part of a state project to showcase economically and environmentally sustainable warehousing and distribution technology.

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MARCH 17, 2023

Nickel is an essential resource in the global push for electrification and clean energy technologies, and often makes up a substantial portion of the cost in electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Brazil’s Minister of Environment Izabella Teixeira and Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) President Luciano Coutinho announced the launch of a new credit line to support projects focused on greenhouse gas reduction and climate change solutions. These sub-programs include: Efficient transportation models.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

NEEs are currently believed to constitute the majority of primary particulate matter from road transport, according to Emissions Analytics. No legislation is in place to limit or reduce NEE, but they cause a great deal of concern for air quality. 2020.137823 (open access).

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AUGUST 23, 2010

The report, A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low Carbon Transport , finds that more than $1.5 trillion is spent annually on transport globally, mostly in ways that exacerbate rather than solve the problems associated with traffic growth, including congestion, health-harming air pollution, accidents, energy insecurity, and climate change.

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