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Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

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The obvious one is increased fuel taxes, but somehow governments need to make sure the benefits of better technology aren’t wiped out by increased demand for lower-priced fuel. hybrids, plug-ins, hydrogen) and at the same time leads to the diffusion of more efficient oil-powered vehicles. Jos Dings, T&E Director.

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UC report to CalEPA outlines policy options to decarbonize California transportation by 2045

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A team of transportation and policy experts from the University of California released a report to the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) outlining policy options to significantly reduce transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions. A second study led by UC Santa Barbara was released simultaneously.

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MIT Energy Initiative report on transforming the US transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges

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Going beyond improvements in conventional technologies and conservation measures, a long-term transformation of the transportation energy system to one or more alternative fuels and energy sources is the ultimate piece of the puzzle of reducing petroleum consumption and GHG emissions. —John Heywood.

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