Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2009

Speaking at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change (ISCCC), which opened today in Copenhagen, Yale University president Richard Levin announced that the university’s new Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI) will be led by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, who has headed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002.

Climate 150

Climate Climate Change Energy Congress 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

Transportation sector emission sources include combustion of fuels utilized in-state that are used by on-road and off-road vehicles, aviation, rail, and water-borne vehicles, as well as a few other smaller sources. The transportation sector remains the largest source of GHG emissions in the state, and saw a 1% increase in emissions in 2017.

2017 230

2017 2016 Transportation Emissions 230

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Although most countries have already revealed their opening emissions reduction proposals, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer pointed out Thursday that “ we still await clarity from industrialized nations on the provision of large-scale finance to developing countries for immediate and long-term climate action. by Jack Rosebro.

Climate 236

Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2019

The study determined that ozone levels in some major US cities are increasing by that amount, due in part to climate change. Ground-level ozone is mostly produced when ultraviolet light reacts with pollutants from fossil fuels. The annual averages of ozone levels in study areas were between about 10 and 25 ppb.

Pollution 223

Pollution Ozone Washington Universal 223

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The KPMG research finds that the external environmental costs of 11 key industry sectors jumped 50% from US$566 to US$846 billion in 8 years (2002 to 2010), averaging a doubling of these costs every 14 years. Source: KPMG. Source: KPMG.

Climate Change 310

Climate Change Water Climate Global 310

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2014

Ford has sold more than 140,000 Focus ST models in 40 countries worldwide since the car was first launched in 2002. The diesel Focus ST is the most fuel?efficient seconds, with fuel consumption of 4.4 seconds, fuel efficiency of 6.8 Diesel Engines Fuel Efficiency' liter TDCi achieves 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 8.1

Diesel 230

Diesel Ford MPH Engine 230

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: Energy; Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure; Agriculture; Water; Waste management; Natural lands; Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon); and Green Buildings. This is particularly true for fleets that have a central fueling hub.

Transportation 273

Transportation Emissions California Ozone 273

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. Since 2002, the average annual increase was almost 4%. Moreover, had 2008 not been a leap year—giving it an extra day—fuel consumption and emissions would have been even 0.3 Also in China, biofuels are increasingly being used as transport fuel.

2008 170

2008 Oil Renewable Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

Jacobson first showed in 2000 that black carbon was the second-leading cause of global warming after carbon dioxide in terms of radiative forcing and, in 2002, that its control was the most effective method of slowing warming. To date, fossil-fuel plus biofuel soot has caused about 12.5-15% Earlier post.). Mark Jacobson.

Carbon 150

Carbon EPA Pollution Ozone 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

—Alexander Ochs, director of Worldwatch’s Climate & Energy program. Between 1981 and 2002, China’s energy intensity declined 4.52% annually. Further highlights: Global energy intensity declined at an average annual rate of 0.98% in the 1980s and 1.40% in the 1990s. From 2001 to 2010, the rate dropped to 0.03%.

2010 246

2010 Global Energy 2008 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The actual contribution of black carbon, emitted largely as a result of burning fossil fuels and biomass, may be even higher than 30% because the inventories report less black carbon than what has been measured by observations at several stations in India. Unlike other aerosols, black carbon absorbs sunlight, similar to greenhouse gases.

Carbon 186

Carbon India 2000 Bangladesh 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley). The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. The request was subsequently denied in December 2007. Earlier post.)

EPA 150

EPA Grant California Rhode Island 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

CO 2 per capita emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production from the top 5 emitting regions. Since 2002, annual economic growth in China accelerated from 4% to 11%, on average. Click to enlarge. At 3%, the 2011 increase in global CO 2 emissions is above the past decade’s average annual increase of 2.7%. tonnes per capita.

2011 236

2011 Emissions CO2 Global 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

They collected data using a multi-part online survey, and elicited driving patterns and recharge potential using a plug-in potential diary of driving and parking for a vehicle purchased new (model year 2002 or later) that is driven several times per week by the respondent’s household. the electric range capability—of the PHEV.

Plug-in 210

Plug-in Plug PHEV Electric Vehicles 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

We know we eventually need to kick our addiction to costly, dangerous fossil fuels. We’re now in the crisis CalCars knew, when we began in 2002, would some day arrive. (We At last we will begin our recovery from fossil fuel addiction. At last we have ways to get far within a few years, not over decades!

Oil 252

Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands 252

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Minus points go to the old-school LCD screen in the center of the gauges, which could easily be from 2002. & On the screen are basic icons that are easy to read and understand, with a dedicated volume knob for the audio, as well as climate controls underneath. Traditional gauges for the driver are clear and easy to read.

Chevrolet 80

Chevrolet GM Yukon Miles 80

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Despite its progress however, it seems there is still an uphill battle to be fought both in terms of changing the perception of and reliance on fossil fuels – with a new study highlighting the startling gap between Federal subsidies for fossil fuels and renewable energy. Why is so much money dedicated to fossil fuels?

Green 36

Green Fuel Renewable Prius 36

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 14, 2009

Established in 2002 under Senate Bill 1078 and accelerated in 2006 under Senate Bill 107, California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) is one of the most ambitious renewable energy standards in the country. But setting a standard ain’t the same thing as keeping a standard. Tell your legislators to act: [link].

Sacramento 191

Sacramento Solar California Environment 191

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

Fuel consumption ( ECE ) 1 (L/100km). 1 Given that US EPA fuel economy figures for the vehicles are not yet available, we are using the ECE fuel consumption figures from Europe as a means to provide a comparison across vehicles, and are providing the estimated EPA figure where available. Fuel consumption for the XC90 T6 is 8.0

Volvo 150

Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion. In its place, automakers promised the fuel-cell electric car, a type of propulsion system that does not easily lend itself to bidirectional power flow.

Grid 133

Grid Power Powered Vehicles 133

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Revolutionary New Honda EV In a first-ever technology pairing for series production, Honda is mating plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V—e:FCEV. This breaks the norm of a fuel cell vehicle run solely on hydrogen or simply with a battery for energy storage. kg of hydrogen).

Honda 69

Honda Hydrogen Plug-in Hybrid 69

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

In 2002 when she was just a freshman California Assemblywoman, this former school teacher worked with Bluewater Network (which later merged with Friends of the Earth ) to author the Assembly Bill that made California the first state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in automobiles. See, you really should have been there.

Convert 150

Convert Plug-in i-MiEV Plug 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

As Toyota learned with the introduction of the Prius and its efforts on the 2002 RAV4 EV, O’Brien said, it is difficult to force technology adoption by consumers. We believe the variation [in natural demand] exists because there are regional differences in importance in buying an environmentally friendly vehicle or fuel efficiency.it

Plug-in 236

Plug-in Toyota 2015 Plug 236

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2018

To find out, Rice and colleagues analyzed data from 1,522 Boston-area children born between 1999 and 2002 whose mothers had enrolled in a long-term study called Project Viva, which was established to examine how behavioral and environmental factors—such as sleep and eating habits or exposure to pollution—impact children’s health.

Pollution 150

Pollution Boston MPH 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Ruppert "The End of Oil", by Paul Roberts "High and Mighty: The dangerous rise of the SUV", by Keith Bradsher, 2002 "High Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis", by Julian Darley "The Hype about Hydrogen", by Joseph J. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

Plug-in 30

Plug-in America Plug EV1 30

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

. “Electric vehicles are one of the technologies we can use to incorporate renewable energy into transportation,&# said Danish Minister of Climate and Energy, Connie Hedegaard. “That is why we are making it possible for electric cars to enter the market in order to replace conventional fuel.

Grid 34

Grid Ireland Electric Cars Building 34

Plug in America

DECEMBER 17, 2020

My ex and I got solar at home on his birthday in 2002, then our first EV, the RAV4, a couple months later, on the winter solstice. Finally, I was doing something that could really make a dent in climate change. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently urged world leaders to dramatically reduce fossil fuel production.

Gore 80

Gore Solar Al Gore Gas-Electric 80

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007. Global climate change may also complicate the response of global ecosystems to mercury emission reductions, through its profound effects on many aspects of the movement and chemical transformations of mercury in the environment.

Mercury 262

Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

Green Cars News

AUGUST 19, 2009

The Institute of Science in Society (SiS) which published the research says that climate policies that focus exclusively on carbon sequestration could be disastrous for all oxygen-breathing organisms including humans. Tags: Green credentials climate CO2 emissons isis. Read the full article here: [link].

CO2 32

CO2 2003 Climate Change Climate 32

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us CalCars Frequently Asked Questions Jump to: Environmental Effects and Benefits Alternative Fuels Batteries PHEV Conversions Other Questions Note: This page is overdue for a major overhaul. Alternative Fuels to top Whats the deal with ethanol?

PHEV 37

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

By 2002, BYD had become one of the top four manufacturers worldwide - and the largest Chinese manufacturer - in each of the three rechargeable battery technologies (Li-Ion, NiCad, and NiMH), according to a Harvard Business School case study of the company. "Its a completely different business model." tons of carbon dioxide.

BYD 62

BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. Minus two when people realize that if theyre going to get stuck in traffic, they might as well do so in the climate controlled comfort of a car. Photos: GM, Segway purr about PUMA Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. E-mail Martin.

GM 48

GM Green 2009 Vehicles 48

Green Cars News

MAY 13, 2009

New roads built in the UK since 2002 have lead to an increase in carbon emissions of 10,000 more than was originally forecasted by the government. “This environmental disaster shows that the Government’s concern about climate change is little more than greenwash.&#. .

Emissions 32

Emissions 2002 Climate Change CO2 32

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It says the Volt is too little, too lateand too expensive to save the beleaguered automaker, and it recently chastised GM for pumping so much money into the Volt instead of developing more fuel-efficient gasoline cars. GM is developing more fuel-efficient vehicles. Thats short-sighted. It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more.

Volt 41

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

But in a year that has seen both a worsening recession and state budget crisis, residents’ support for urgent action on climate change has slipped and a partisan divide on the issue has widened. But in the current economic climate their support has dropped a notch. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Market Background Policy.

Economy 170

Economy Los Angeles Climate Change 2008 170