Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Without decisive action, climate change this century is likely to accelerate at a much faster pace and cause more environmental damage than predicted, according to Professor Chris Field of Stanford University, and a leading member of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Chris Field.

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MARCH 15, 2010

C (1.26 °F) since 1960 and other observed changes in rainfall, sea level rise, ocean acidification and atmospheric CO 2 concentration show that “ climate change is real ”, according to a joint CSIRO/Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) statement and snapshot of the state of the country’s climate. C, 0.72 °F). to 9 °F] by 2070.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2014

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a policymaker’s summary of Working Group III’s (WG III) latest report showing that despite a growing number of climate change mitigation policies, annual anthropogenic GHG emissions grew on average by 1.0 GtCO 2 eq (1.3%) per year from 1970 to 2000.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Global sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) emissions peaked in the early 1970s and decreased until 2000, with an increase in recent years due to increased emissions in China, international shipping, and developing countries in general, according to a new analysis appearing in the open access journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Credit: Smith et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals. to a new low of 165.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

For the first time since UCS began the Automaker Rankings report in 2000, all eight major automakers reduced their average greenhouse gas (GHG) and smog-forming emissions compared to their fleet averages from 1998, the model year examined in the first report. Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency' Source: UCS.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

The SMP model calculates 2000?2050 The Ford team updated the SMP model with historical data for 2000, 2005, and 2010, and extended the model to calculate the total CO 2 emissions (tonnes) and the TTW (tank-to-wheel) emission rate (g CO 2 /km) for the new vehicle fleet. They converted from an absolute amount to scale relative to 2000.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Radiative forcing due to perpetual constant year 2000 emissions grouped by sector for 2020 (left) and 2100 (right) showing the contribution from each species. This approach will make it easier to identify sectors for which emission reductions will be most beneficial for climate and those which may produce unintended consequences.”.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

The calculates future global aviation emissions of carbon dioxide and NO x from air traffic under four of the IPCC/SRES (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/Special Report on Emissions Scenarios) scenarios: A1B, A2, B1, and B2. Tags: Aviation Climate Change Emissions. Owen et al. depending on the scenario.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

W m -2 relative to 2000. This increase may be as much as one-fifth to one-quarter of the expected increase in radiative forcing due to the buildup of CO 2 since 2000, according to the SRES emission scenarios. Climate and the Ozone Layer. Climate-friendly HFCs. —HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

However, the same studies indicate that the maximum global emissions for 2020, consistent with a goal of limiting land surface temperatures to no more than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, range between 40.0 GtCO 2 e, leaving a mid-range gap of about 5.85 Tags: Climate Change.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

“Water, like climate change, is set to be a key issue for the 21 st century. ” —Paul Dickinson, Carbon Disclosure Project CEO Ford launched its own voluntary Global Water Management Initiative in 2000, which included water conservation, reuse of storm and process water, and management of water quality.

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MAY 5, 2014

The RCPs were chosen to represent a broad range of climate outcomes, based on a literature review. These range from coughing and throat irritation to more serious problems, including aggravation of asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. In fact, 90% of the time, ozone levels would range from 27 to 55 ppb. The RCP 8.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2011

Global and regional zonal mean temperature changes relative to 2010 due to non-CO 2. Bars on the right show uncertainty ranges for 2070, including contributions from both forcing and climate sensitivity (67%; CI). Impacts of worldwide vehicle emissions in 2030 compared with 2000. Shindell et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2009

The probability of such a severe shortage by then runs as high as one-in-two, unless current water-management practices change, the researchers report in a paper to be published in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) journal Water Resources Research. entered the drought in 2000 with the reservoirs at approximately 95% of capacity.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

Shale gas in particular has grown rapidly, from less than one percent of US production in 2000 to 34% in 2012, and projections show strong production growth continuing for the foreseeable future. Over the range of scenarios that we examine, abundant natural gas by itself is neither a climate hero nor a climate villain.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In a quest to ease some of said burdens, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Autodesk Research, and Texas A&M University came up with a method to automatically assemble products that’s accurate, efficient and generalizable to a wide range of complex real-world assemblies.

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APRIL 14, 2014

The transportation sector accounted for approximately 19% of global black carbon emissions in the year 2000, according to the report. Global black carbon emissions from transportation by region among top 10 motorized regions, 2000-2050. Black carbon has been found to be second to carbon dioxide in terms of its climate forcing.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Historical analysis shows strong acceleration of plantation development in recent years: 70% of all industrial plantations have been established since 2000 and only 4% of the current plantation area existed in 1990. Tropical peatlands cover more than 25 Mha in Southeast Asia and are estimated to contain around 70 Gt of carbon.

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APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. Earlier post.). Based on a limited number of. W m -2 , with a best estimate of +0.6

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AUGUST 7, 2012

Since 2000, the BP Institute for Multiphase Flow has formed an important part of the relationship and in 2010 BP funded the new McKenzie Chair in Earth Sciences. The University of Cambridge also has a long association with BP.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2011

The introduction of EcoLPi.represents another key pillar in Ford’s plan to bring a range of sustainability initiatives to market, following the launch of Australia’s first locally-produced diesel vehicle with the new SZ Territory, as well as the introduction of Ford’s patented EcoBoost engine technology on Mondeo.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Biofuels are commonly touted as a dual solution to the problems of dependence on foreign energy sources and climate change, but their impacts are not confined to these two areas. They found a wide range of research activity. We also examined geographic trends. —Ridley et al.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 1, 2021

“There’s definitely change on the horizon,” said Sinclair, who is a member of both the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Women of Electric Vehicles (WEV) , as well as EV Gals, a smaller, Bay Area-only group. Sinclair believes that the longer range of the Tesla and other vehicles now on the market will draw more women toward EVs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

In the US alone, oil reserves have expanded 59% between 2000 and 2014, and natural gas reserves have expanded 94% in the same time. For example, our calculations are based on total carbon emissions ranging from 12,744 to 17,407 gigatons of CO 2. F of warming.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

In addition, oil sands imports could ultimately increase to a range of 20% to 36% of US oil and refined product imports by 2030 from the 2009 level of 8%, according to the Dialogue ’s first report, The Role of Canadian Oil Sands in US Oil Supply. That WTW range is lower than that determined by a number of other studies, IHS CERA notes.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

Strict internal leak definitions: 500 ppm for valves and 2000 ppm for pumps. Refineries also emit greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, as well as fugitive VOCs. Training, including refersher courses, for refinery personnel with ELDAR responsibility. Required ELDAR compliance audits.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Prior work on the overall RF (including the highly uncertain indirect aerosol effect) of shipping in 2000 from preindustrial suggested that shipping has a net cooling impact today. The paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. —Lud et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

tonnes per capita—within the range of 6 to 19 tonnes per capita emissions of the major industrialized countries. Emissions from OECD countries now account for only one third of global CO 2 emissions—the same share as that of China and India. combined, where emissions increased by 9% and 6% respectively in 2011. tonnes per capita.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2021

Barnhart was responsible a range of clean energy legislation, including including statutes granting apartment renters and condominium owners the right to install electric charging stations in parking areas so long as they paid for the equipment and installation. He drives a gigantic pick-up truck but he fuels it now with 95% biodiesel.”

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A lot of current and upcoming electric cars are in the 300-mile range. And that will get you to your destination with something like 25 or 30 percent of battery range remaining. Steven Cherry What is a 300-mile range in real life? So what are these ranges in real life? Right now, my Subaru Impreza, with its 14.5

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A lot of current and upcoming electric cars are in the 300-mile range. And that will get you to your destination with something like 25 or 30 percent of battery range remaining. Steven Cherry What is a 300-mile range in real life? So what are these ranges in real life? Right now, my Subaru Impreza, with its 14.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Moving goods by road consumes about 50% of all diesel produced; 80% of the global net increase in diesel use since 2000 comes from road freight. However, achieving climate change targets will also require the widespread adoption of solutions that are not yet fully developed, whether in logistics or technology.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

Before any licences are awarded, the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will carry out a screening exercise on the areas applied for, to assess whether the activities likely to result from the issue of oil and gas licences will have significant effects on any protected nature conservation sites (called “Natura 2000 sites”).

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JUNE 23, 2012

Projected sea-level rise off California, Oregon, and Washington for 2030 (blue), 2050 (green), and 2100 (pink), relative to 2000, as a function of latitude. Solid lines are the projections, and shaded areas are the ranges. MTJ = Mendocino Triple Junction, where the San Andreas Fault meets the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Two possible futures: One in which no climate policies are implemented (red), and one with strong action to mitigate emissions (blue). The researchers, involving scientists from Germany, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, concluded that the limit is 1,000 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide between the years 2000 and 2050. Frieler, K.,

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