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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

However, the impact of these changes in HDDV exhaust emissions on ambient atmospheric pollutant concentrations and, more importantly, on human health outcomes across Canada have not been evaluated. —Rouleau et al. the 2008-2012 global recession). These changes would likely be well below any possible verification by ambient monitoring.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

To support the introduction of all-electric vehicles to the state of California, Frito-Lay received a grant from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC), specifically in the South Coast Air Quality Management District. —Leslie Starr Keating, senior vice president, supply chain for Frito-Lay North America. ?.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Net petroleum imports as a share of total US liquid fuels consumed drop from 49% in 2010 to 38% in 2020 and 36% in 2035 in AEO2012. million barrels per day in 2007 to 5.5 million barrels per day in 2020, a level not seen since 1994. quadrillion Btu in 2007, grows from 98.2 million barrels per day in 2010.

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MARCH 27, 2012

The proposed standard provides flexibilities for new power plants to phase in technology to reduce carbon pollution: New power plants that use CCS would have the option to use a 30?year On 2 April 2007, in the Massachusetts v. Currently, there is no uniform national limit on the amount of greenhouse gases new power plants can emit.

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JULY 10, 2011

Gillard said that by 2020, this would cut emissions by some 160 million tonnes per year. During the flexible price period, an overall cap will be placed on Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions from all sources of pollution covered by the carbon price. a year in real terms. the trading scheme.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

While current state and federal measures are on target to reduce toxic diesel locomotive emissions 65% or more by 2020, additional measures recommended by ARB staff would ultimately provide up to 85% or greater emissions reductions within the rail yards over the same period, resulting in cleaner air for nearby residential neighborhoods as well.

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JULY 24, 2009

The California Air Resources Board adopted amendments to help business owners comply with its 2007 regulation aimed at reducing toxic diesel emissions from the state’s estimated 180,000 off-road vehicles such as tractors and bulldozers used in construction, mining and other industries. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Since 2007, roughly 80% of spending on consumption subsidies occurred in countries that are net exporters of fossil fuels. The US National Academy of Sciences estimates that fossil fuel subsidies cost the United States $120 billion in pollution and related health care costs every year. in 2020 and 5.8%

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DECEMBER 18, 2010

With the amended regulations in place, diesel particulate matter emissions will be reduced from today’s levels by 50% by 2014 and 70% by 2020, according to ARB. No other state, and no other nation has such an extensive set of rules to slash pollution from diesel engines. forklifts). Off-Road (e.g., construction equipment) Regulation.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

per gallon, EV penetration in the US could reach 6% of the light-duty vehicle fleet by 2020, whereas with gasoline at $3.34, the EV share could be 9%. The orthodox view of unlimited oil demand growth simply does not hold in a world of super-efficient engines, electric vehicles, desperate air pollution problems, and action on climate.

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MAY 22, 2009

As part of ARB’s 2006-2007 budget, the California legislature allotted $25 million for the purposes of encouraging the use of biofuels and high efficiency, low-emitting vehicle technologies. These funds were used to support projects that reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by using alternative fuels.

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APRIL 23, 2009

The Alternative and Renewable Fuels Vehicle Technology Program was established by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) and is an essential element of the California's climate change and energy policies. Vehicles are the major contributor to global warming pollution.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

Estonia is also working to halve energy sector-related CO 2 emissions in 2020 from the 15.7 million tonnes emitted in 2007. Estonia’s latest technological breakthrough could catalyse a new approach to exploring the vast global reserves of this fossil fuel frequently perceived as a significant pollutant, the IEA article suggests.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations. AR4 also affirmed that warming would have to be held to no more than 2 ºC to 2.4

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Because quickly rising natural gas production outpaces domestic consumption, the United States will become a net exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2016 and a net exporter of total natural gas (including via pipelines) in 2020. The share was 29% in 2007.). Renewable fuel use grows at a much faster rate than fossil fuel use.

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JULY 9, 2009

In a 2007 study, Winebrake and James Corbett from the University of Delaware (who is a co-author of the current study) concluded that pollution from marine shipping causes approximately 60,000 premature cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths around the world each year. S (5,000 ppm) as early as 2020. case and ~43,500 for the 0.1%

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APRIL 1, 2009

The draft requires states to establish goals for reducing global warming pollution from the transportation sector and requires large metropolitan planning organizations to submit transportation plans to meet those goals. Title III, Reducing Global Warming Pollution , (the cap-and-trade title), has eight subsections.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

This advances our ability to reduce greenhouse gases and other pollutants on a global scale. Ships generate the lion’s share of air pollution associated with port activity. Since 2007, Maersk Line has reduced GHG emissions associated with its vessel operations by 42% on a per container, per kilometer basis.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

The program is expected to reduce GHG emissions between 18 and 27 MMTCO 2 e in 2020. The cap will decline to a level in 2020 designed to ensure that emissions decline over time and California achieves the AB 32 GHG emissions target in 2020. Allowance Distribution and Trading. Resources.

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JULY 1, 2015

The law set a target of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Overall trends in the inventory also demonstrate that the carbon intensity of California’s economy, the amount of carbon pollution per million dollars of GDP, is declining. The 2013 inventory shows a decline of 1.5 million metric tons in emissions compared with 2012.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

In the larger proposal, EPA and NHTSA are seeking public comment on a wide range of regulatory options, including their preferred alternative that freezes the standards at the MY 2020 level (specifically, the “footprint” or “size-based” target curves for passenger cars and light trucks) through 2026.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

In a 2007 study CAISIO estimated that it would need to acquire significant additional ancillary services to meet the 20% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) goal, largely due to the uncertainty or lack of forecasting for renewable generation. million ZEVs on California roads.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 1, 2009

I initially gave Exxon/Mobil till 2020 to get out of Torrance and clean up their toxic mess here in my town. But now that I’ve found out they’re still lying and covering up their role in climate change and the size of their own carbon footprint, I’m going to have to get tougher with them.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 3, 2009

“Pack Up Your Toxic, Fossil Fuel Factory With Its Climate-Changing Products & Get Out of Town By 2020!&# Consider this fair and legal warning, world’s largest and most polluting oil company - I’m giving you 10 years to pack up and hit the road. 2020, Exxon/Mobil. Greenius Rules. The clock is ticking.

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APRIL 29, 2009

Here are some examples of actions that would be required to achieve the target of at least 35 mpg specified by EISA 2007: [Note: NHTSA has released CAFE standards for MY 2011, but is engaging in further consideration and analysis prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. Earlier post.)]. CAFE mpg US (cars / trucks). 27.5 / 22.2.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In an effort to reliably predict efficiency and pollutant emissions for new engines and fuels, computer simulations are used to study fundamental turbulence-chemistry interactions. Fahey (2007) S3D: Petascale Combustion. Earlier post.) J H Chen et al. 2 015001 doi: 10.1088/1749-4699/2/1/015001. David Lignell, C.

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MAY 17, 2023

Best known as a robotics researcher, academic, and entrepreneur, Brooks is also an authority on AI: he directed the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT until 2007, and held faculty positions at Carnegie Mellon and Stanford before that. CEOs of major auto companies were all saying by 2020 or 2021 or 2022, roughly.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

We Californians are very proud of our state’s Global Warming Solutions law, AB 32, that mandates greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by the year 2020. I’ve been blogging on the environment since October of 2007. Things don’t grow well anymore in the places they have for generations.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

California has made tremendous gains cutting pollution without detrimental economic impacts. The findings follow on California’s hitting its 2020 emissions reductions goals four years early. At our current pace, we are nowhere near hitting the state’s target of a 75% recycling rate by 2020. Noel Perry, founder of Next 10.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Renault estimates that electric vehicles will account for 10% of the world market by 2020; even given that aggressive forecast for electric vehicle penetration, 9 out of 10 vehicles will still be powered, at least in part, by a combustion engine. Renault introduced the 1,149cc TCe 100 for Twingo, Clio and Modus in 2007. Select Engines.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the California Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The goal is to ramp up production to 2,500 trucks by 2020, creating 1,500 high-paying jobs. Electric vehicles components. Earlier post.) million tons of CO 2.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, NHTSA does not have the statutory authority for setting CAFE standards for more than five years at a time—i.e., At that time there will be better estimates of volumes for each type in the 2020 to 2025 time frame so that a better estimate of cost can be calculated.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Asked when there might be one million electric vehicles on the road that could also feed their battery capacity back into the grid in a two-way exchange, the panelists generally said between 2017 and 2020. The coal ash is known to have many toxic metals and other pollutants. the biggest cuts anywhere in the world.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready.

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AUGUST 16, 2009

Some 66 per cent support the 2006 California law requiring greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020 - but that’s down from 73 per cent in July 2008 and down from 78 per cent in 2007. It found that in a year with a worsening recession, residents’ support for urgent action on climate change has slipped.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

To get there, the draft presents several targets for emission reductions from developed countries, ranging from 25% to 45% below 1990 levels by 2020. The European Union (EU) is committed to a 20% cut in emissions by 2020. A ballpark figure could be on the order of US$ 250 billion in 2020.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Most residents (66%) support the 2006 California law (AB 32) that requires greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020. Support has declined 7 points from July 2008 (73%) and 12 points from 2007 (78%). The decline is sharpest among Republicans (57% 2008, 43% today).

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