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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Australia’s carbon pricing plan—a core element in a new clean energy plan—in a short address to the nation. The Government intends to introduce legislation to underpin the carbon pricing mechanism into Parliament in the second half of 2011. Click to enlarge.

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New UK Report Welcomes Moves to Promote Green Cars but Stresses Importance of Policies to Reduce Car Use

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The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), the focal point for UK research on sustainable energy, today launched an extensive review of policies which could significantly reduce transport CO 2 emissions. The report reviews more than 500 international reports and papers on the subject, each of which was categorized and assessed for relevance.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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It also reviews policies and implications that could affect future market growth. Factors driving acceleration or deceleration of ZEV adoption include price, performance, choice, convenience, and public policy. Price: The most expensive component of a ZEV is the battery. ZEV sales increased 29.1%

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

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Transitioning from Time-Based to kWh Pricing At the beginning of the EV industry, charging fees were based on time, where EV owners paid for the duration of their charging sessions. With the rise of EVs, there’s a shift toward kWh-based pricing , which aligns more closely with the conventional model of gasoline refueling.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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A Federal Quadrennial Energy Review. The Unconventional Gas Technical Engagement Program shares best practices on issues such as water management, methane emissions, air quality, permitting, contracting, and pricing to help increase global gas supplies and facilitate development of the associated infrastructure that brings them to market.

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Green cars are good but reducing car use is better

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The UK Energy Research Centre has launched an extensive review of policies that could significantly reduce CO2 emissions and finds that in addition to promoting electric cars policies must play a big role in helping drivers leave their cars at home.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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In addition, although many experts say that the solution to our energy and climate problems is sending the correct price signals to industry and consumers, the transport sector’s behavior is highly inelastic in that it does not change significantly in response to changes in fuel prices, at least in the range that is politically acceptable.

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