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US COVID-19 mitigation efforts resulting in significant decline in traffic, emissions and fuel-tax revenues

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Fuel saved, tax revenue lost. Fuel use dropped from 4.6 It also resulted in fuel-tax revenue reductions, which vary by state. The study acknowledges that the emissions benefits of stay-at-home orders could go away once normal activity resumes. (UC Davis Road Ecology Center). billion per week.

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UC Davis report proposes mileage fee for EVs, maintaining fuel tax for ICEs to support road repairs

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A research report submitted to the California Legislature this week by the University of California, Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies proposes switching EVs to a mileage-based road-funding fee (road user charge, RUC) while continuing to have gasoline-powered cars pay gasoline taxes.

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MIT study finds fuel economy standards are 6-14 times less cost effective than fuel tax for reducing gasoline use

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In a study published in the journal Energy Economics , MIT researchers have found that a fuel economy standard is at least six to fourteen times less cost effective than a fuel tax when targeting an identical reduction in cumulative gasoline use (20% by 2050). —Karplus et al.

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UC Davis study: roadkill declines as COVID-19 continues

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Fewer wild animals, including threatened mountain lions, are becoming roadkill during shelter-in-place orders, according to a study on three states from the University of California, Davis. Traffic on all roads—not just state highways—in California decreased 71% during the study period. Before stay-at-home orders, 8.4

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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Fossil fuel combustion has driven an increase in outdoor air pollution that in 2019 killed 29.15 The team studied trends in air pollution in Africa to determine impacts on human health and economic development in 54 African countries. In addition to the toll on human health, air pollution imposes economic costs, the study found.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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China’s status as a battery gatekeeper—along with its stationary storage capabilities in power grids and its emergence as the “factory to the world” on energy, non-fuel minerals and other key commodities—presents major challenges according to Foss. Source: CES worldwide minerals trade visualization, [link] trade-dashboard.

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API releases latest report on US and state fuel taxes

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Diesel taxes, January 2014. The nationwide average tax on gasoline is $0.4972/gallon (49.72 22 cpg from the October 2013 study. The federal tax on gasoline is 18.40 The average state gasoline excise tax is 20.88, down nearly.50 The nationwide average tax on motor diesel fuel is 55.41 Source: API.

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