Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In 2009, EMRE launched what it calls a “significant” new program to research and develop advanced biofuels from photosynthetic algae that are compatible with today’s gasoline and diesel fuels. In this next phase of the program, we intend to broaden participation and invite others to build the ecosystem required for full-scale deployment.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The Fiscal Year 2018-19 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives , largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s comprehensive strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

The solicitation calls for the formation of a US-based consortium to work with Chinese counterparts to bolster collaborative efforts to help ensure energy, water, and environmental security and combat climate change. It builds on the contents of The Water-Energy Nexus: Challenge and Opportunities, which DOE issued in June 2014.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2009

An understanding of the rate of carbon release is necessary to estimate the strength of positive feedback to climate change, a likely consequence of permafrost thaw. Schuur (2009) The effect of permafrost thaw on old carbon release and net carbon exchange from tundra. Tags: Climate Change Climate models.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Expanding the Better Buildings Challenge. The Better Buildings Challenge targets helping American commercial and industrial buildings becoming at least 20% more energy efficient by 2020. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. —“Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”. Urbanization: In 2009, for the first time, more people lived in cities than in the countryside. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 23, 2016

Freight hauling by trucks is a significant source of energy consumption and pollution around the world, and the fuel savings promised by the technology advances under this CERC-TRUCK program will help to combat climate change while advancing low-carbon economies. CERC is a Presidential initiative launched in November 2009.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

The dispute has contributed to a significant split among the primary bloc of developing countries, and has highlighted an increased focus on climate adaptation strategies, in addition to emissions reductions, during the talks. ºF) above pre-industrial temperatures.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

FedEx will build on its successful FedEx Fuel Sense initiatives designed to reduce fuel consumption in its aircraft. The FedEx commitment builds on a history of sustainable practices. Sustainable Fuels. FedEx will continue to invest in alternative fuels to reduce aircraft and vehicle emissions.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 20, 2023

Climate change is a problem for communities around the world. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council , climate change contributes to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes, as well as long-term drought and regularly occurring heat events in traditionally moderate climate zones.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics have been jointly researching and developing oil from algae for use as a renewable, lower-emission alternative to traditional transportation fuels since launching the program in 2009. Earlier post.) —Oliver Fetzer, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Synthetic Genomics.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2010

org in June of 2009 , and I know myself well enough to understand that I’ve been keeping the throttle open to avoid thinking about the consequences of the global warming we’re already too late to stop. The 2010 focus for 350.org Personally I haven’t stopped working since I began organizing for 350.org

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AUGUST 5, 2023

Although neither ice sheet is expected to melt completely anytime soon, their incredible scale makes even small changes consequential for the future of our planet. And the data that Peregrine will gather will help scientists to understand how these critical areas will respond to climate change. At the time, two U.S.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

The seven themes are: Taking Action on Climate Change. Jackson said that EPA must follow up the progress it made in 2009 with a range of greenhouse gas reduction initiatives with ensuring compliance with the law. Improved monitoring, permitting and enforcement will be critical building blocks for air quality improvement.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The Fiscal Year 2019-20 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives, largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Sept 24, 2009, New York City ( Sourced from prnewswire ) - The Clinton Global Initiative announced this afternoon a breakthrough for the long overdue clean energy retrofitting of America’s homes, commercial and apartment buildings. And I intend to do everything in my power to help it succeed. County PACE President Clinton.

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MAY 2, 2010

Lead author Kharecha and colleagues note that current climate science indicates that atmospheric CO 2 concentrations, already at 387 ppm in 2009 and rising, need to be reduced to no more than 350 ppm. Tags: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Climate Change Coal Emissions Nuclear Policy. Kharecha et al.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 26, 2016

None of these frontline and fence line friends has to wait for the future impacts of climate change to reach their everyday lives, because they and their families have already been dealing with the consequences of living in what they knowingly call “the Sacrifice Zone” every day for a long long time now.

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MARCH 13, 2016

A range of advanced technologies developed under Topic Areas 1-4 will be deployed on a truck to demonstrate improvements in vehicle fuel economy and emissions reduction using one of the following approaches: modifying/utilizing an existing “off-the-shelf” or prototype truck; or building a full prototype truck. Building Energy Efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 as a group, partly thanks to large emission reductions from economies in transition in the early nineties and more recent reductions due to the 2008-2009 recession, according to the report. Global CO 2. Source: JRC.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

trillion is spent annually on transport globally, mostly in ways that exacerbate rather than solve the problems associated with traffic growth, including congestion, health-harming air pollution, accidents, energy insecurity, and climate change. Transportation is central to the social and economic activity of people across the world.

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MAY 24, 2010

The Panel convened in Australia at the Greenhouse 2009 climate change conference to consider new research that could build an understanding of changes in the behaviour of ENSO. The paper’s lead author is Dr. Mat Collins from the Met Office Hadley Centre in the UK.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

in 2009, will increase by 2.1% million bbl/d in 2009, up about 370,000 bbl/d from 2008. The primary contributors to the production growth in 2009 and 2010 are the Thunder Horse, Tahiti, Shenzi, and Atlantis offshore fields in the Federal Gulf of Mexico (GOM). per gallon in 2009 to $2.84 billion gallons in 2009 to 12.3

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

increase over FY 2009 actuals and a 7.4% When combined with budget authority from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and supplementals, and accounting for mandatory outlays, the DOE will have the capability of $31.165 billion in total outlays in FY 2011—a 30% increase over FY 2009 actuals, and a 7.8% 2010 est. 2011 prop.

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APRIL 24, 2009

Emissions of two of the most important climate change gases increased last year, according to a preliminary analysis for NOAA’s annual greenhouse gas index, which tracks data from 60 sites around the world. Tans (2009) A new look at atmospheric carbon dioxide. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. Credit: NOAA.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

As the climate change crisis goes from bad to worse (while the deniers get nuttier and more cult-like with each passing day) and Australia gives Californians an advanced sneak preview at what is without a doubt headed our way sooner than you expect , your Creative Greenius has only gotten more Fired Up, Ready to Go!

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 24, 2023

His team entered its “Project Spread the Light: Provide Electricity in a Small Settlement” in the 2009 IEEE Presidents’ Change the World Project Competition, which was for students who had developed solutions to real-world problems. Having these [stations] in place will help fight climate change.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Other elements of the PBR to support lower-carbon transportation include: The PBR 2009 confirms that—as announced at Budget 2009—fuel duty will increase by one penny per liter (US$0.06 The 2009 Pre-Budget Report announces that the duty differential will continue for biofuels made from used cooking oils for two years.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

People produce GHG emissions through a wide array of activities and across multiple locations, including the goods and services we consume, the homes in which we live, the buildings where we work, the transportation of ourselves and our goods from place to place, and the materials we discard.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

This should allow us to change the way we build, operate and maintain our equipment; manufacture cleaner and more efficient products; develop imaginative energy sources and then store that energy for when it is needed most; and increase the use of lighter metals and composites for structures and products.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Title II, Energy Efficiency , has seven subsections: Building Energy Efficiency. The draft promotes energy efficiency in new buildings by providing federal training and funding assistance to states that adopt advanced building efficiency codes. Manufactured Homes. Appliance Energy Efficiency.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

Washington Governor Chris Gregoire and legislative leaders have introduced a Green Jobs and Climate Action legislative package that proposes investments totaling $455 million in the next biennium for energy-reducing transportation projects, energy efficiency projects, green buildings and clean-energy technology.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. Credit: ACS, Kennedy 2009. Tonnes CO 2 e/capita.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The European Commission has sent a formal communication [ 1 ] to the European Council and European Parliament, laying out the Commission’s recommendations to Council and Parliament on positions that the European Union should take during international climate change negotiations later this year in Copenhagen. energy sources.”

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AUGUST 31, 2009

—Chi-Jen Yang of the Duke-based Climate Change Policy Partnership (CCPP). Source: Yang, 2009. Developers won’t invest in building renewable-generating capacity until transmission becomes available, and transmission investors won’t invest until sufficient renewable power generating capacities are developed.

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APRIL 19, 2009

By Miguel Reza - 04/16/2009 - 3:15pm. Habitat for Humanity San Diego is building this particular home with the support of the Jimmy Johnson Foundation. That’s Miguel there on the roof with me wearing the red shirt and the orange hard hat - a daring fashion choice, but he makes it work. But, it sure won’t be the last.

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