Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

“There is evidence that fossil fuel subsidies are socially inequitable, that they encourage smuggling and waste, and distort economies in ways that undermine economic efficiency while harming the environment and the climate,” wrote Jim Krane, the Wallace S.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Air pollution may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports, according to a new study published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Aircraft exhaust includes pollutants linked to a variety of health problems. ” Resources. Winer and Suzanne E.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2009

The “second peak” for Lake Oberaar supports the hypothesis of pollutant release from melting. Melting glaciers in the Alps may cause severe environmental damage due to the release of pollutants which have been frozen in ice for decades, according to research by Swiss scientists. Credit: ACS, Bogdal et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2020

In connection with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, satellite measurements made headlines showing how much the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) had decreased in China and northern Italy. In Germany, traffic density is the most important factor. As a precursor substance, it can also contribute to the formation of particulate matter.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

New clean fuel regulations in California and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce air pollution caused by near-shore ships, according to a new NOAA-led study published online in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. grams of emissions per kg of fuel to 0.39

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

The report found that in 2009, 58% of adults believe that “Individuals should try to limit their car use for the sake of the environment”. However, even the percentage agreeing that “Government should do more to persuade people to buy more fuel efficient cars” declined to 81% in 2009 from 87% in 2006.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Highway barriers erected along roadways to block the sound and sight of traffic for the adjoining neighborhoods may also be reducing the amount of pollutants, such as soot from diesel exhaust, reaching area residents, according to a study by NOAA and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Dennis Finn. Dennis Finn, Kirk L. 2009.10.012.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2009

Twenty research teams from across Europe are launching one of its largest pollution monitoring campaigns and are setting up sites in Île-de-France (a region containing the Paris metropolitan area) to investigate sources of particulate pollution in the urban environment. million (US$4.8

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JULY 17, 2023

A self-driving car is capable of driving itself sensing the environment with no help of a driver. Ability to analyze the environment and react according to the conditions is not an easy process. A self-driving car is supposed to analyze the environment and react based on the circumstances.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2018

They found that levels of pollutants that can contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, or smog, have failed to continue a fairly steady decline as estimated by the US Environmental Protection Agency. We were surprised by the discrepancy between the estimates of emissions and the actual measurements of pollutants in the atmosphere.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Potential harmful effects of air pollution are well known – but just what is the monetary cost of Europe’s largest polluting facilities? Indeed half [.].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

They accounted for other factors such as second-hand smoke exposure, lead, mother’s education and the quality of the home caretaking environment. IQ is an important predictor of future academic performance, and PAHs are widespread in urban environments and throughout the world. lead author Frederica P. Perera, Dr.P.H.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2009

Using biodiesel in construction vehicles offers promising environmental benefits in terms of reduced tailpipe emissions as well as reductions in fuel cycle emissions of selected pollutants, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University. Further study to characterize the speciation of HC and PM will also be useful.

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Green Car Congress

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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JULY 20, 2009

These great kids down under are taking part in a ‘flash mob’ on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, dancing as a creative protest at the Power Shift 2009 youth climate summit. carbon producers citizen volunteer climate change environment fossil fuels green jobs flash mob Power Shift 2009.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2011

Mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping were adopted by Parties to MARPOL Annex VI represented in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ), when it met for its 62 nd session from 11 to 15 July 2011 at IMO Headquarters in London.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

CARB, in partnership with CALSTART, launched HVIP and Low NO x Engine Incentives in 2009 to accelerate the purchase of cleaner, more-efficient trucks and buses in California. From its inception in 2009, more than $589 million has been allocated to HVIP.

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JUNE 1, 2011

The EU-27 and its Member States must meet legally binding limits for four air pollutants set by the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive). The road transport sector bears most of the blame for the anticipated exceedances, according to the EEA, contributing to more than 40 % of total EU-27 NO x emissions in 2009.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. dCi (type K9K) diesel is the brand’s best-selling engine with almost 900,000 units manufactured in 2009, in Valladolid (Spain) and Bursa (Turkey). New-generation 1.5 dCi engines.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

The air quality measurements were carried out using an automated monitoring station on the cruise ship Costa Pacifica which followed a fixed weekly route in the Western Mediterranean during 2009 and 2010. by weight, while previously, outside of Sulphur Emission Control Areas, a. sulphur content of up to 4.5% was allowed. (the Resources.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2009

At last week’s Ocean Innovation 2009 conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Craig Carter, Director of Marketing and Customer Service at Thordon Bearings detailed the company’s progress in the retrofitting of large ocean-going vessels with seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings to reduce waterborne pollution.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. Prof Cervero acknowledges “ that it is easier to get the pollution, rather than the people, out of the car ” and is a big supporter of car sharing. by Bill Cooke. Earlier post.)].

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JANUARY 19, 2013

The Minamata Convention on Mercury—named after a city in Japan where serious health damage occurred as a result of mercury pollution in the mid-20 th Century—provides controls and reductions across a range of products, processes and industries where mercury is used, released or emitted.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

A sample of said metrics is listed below: Fleet-wide greenhouse gas intensity; Renewable fuels use; Emissions of pollutants; Fuel efficiency; Others. FedEx won the first such Domestic Delivery Services contract, and UPS was awarded the current DDS2 contract in 2009, which expires in September 2014.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ATOFMS) measurements were carried out at an urban site from April 2009 to January 2013. This may have caused substantial atmospheric pollution and worsened the current air-pollution situation in megacity Shanghai. Credit: ACS, Liu et al. Click to enlarge. —Liu et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2020

According to a report by the Japan Transport Safety Board, there were 2,863 marine collision accidents in Japan alone between 2009 and 2019, with an average of 286 accidents per year. Collisions involving large vessels can have a major impact on society, in terms of crew safety, damage to vessels, and marine pollution. The Field Trial.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Health Canada is the Canadian Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health; Environment Canada is the Federal agency tasked with, among other things, protecting the environment. the 2008-2012 global recession). O 3 concentrations were highly dependent on NO x and VOC levels.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Unlike some sectors, transport’s impact on the environment continues to be closely linked to economic growth.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

While the existence of higher CO 2 levels overs cities—CO 2 domes—has been known for more than a decade, their effects on local air pollution has up to now not been explored. As such, reducing locally emitted CO 2 may reduce local air pollution mortality even if CO 2 in adjacent regions is not controlled. Mark Jacobson.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

These acidic compounds persist in the environment, taking up to 10 years to break down. NAs are resistant to breakdown and persist as pollutants in the water used to extract the oils and tar. Society for General Microbiology Autumn Meeting, 7 Sep 2009). This water is contained in large settling or tailing ponds. Richard Johnson.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Credit: ACS, Kennedy 2009. Miroslav Havránek, Charles University Environment Center. The releases include carbon dioxide; air pollutants, sewage and other water pollutants; and even excess heat that collects in vast expanses of concrete pavement and stone buildings. Tonnes CO 2 e/capita. Credit: ACS, Kennedy et al.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 26, 2016

.” He always was so ahead of the curve… Like I say, I live in Torrance, home of the exploding Exxon Mobil refinery where our Air Quality Management District just gave the refinery operators exemptions to exceed pollution limits while they restart the aging climate wrecker back up. .

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Equally, any technology currently available, for burning these renewable fuels, uses a flame during the combustion process, producing the pollutant emissions that are harmful to human health. European Environment Agency, 2009. [ This creates risk around investing in fuel infrastructure today that could become redundant tomorrow.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Although studies widely agree that widespread deployment of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and the associated infrastructure would reduce air pollutant emissions from the transportation sector, the extent to which air quality in an urban airshed will be affected by these reductions is a more complex matter than simply quantifying emissions.

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Green Car Congress

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. Key policy-relevant scientific uncertainties related to BC. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 27, 2009

The study, which appeared in the July issue of the journal Atmospheric Environment , measured ultrafine particle concentration levels outside a vehicle travelling through the 4-km, twinbore (eastbound and westbound) M5 East tunnel in Sydney. Atmospheric Environment Volume 43, Issues 22-23, Pages 3510-3519 doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.04.029.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Although the presence of microplastics in the environment is raising concerns, the amount of microplastics in air and water is small compared to another polymer that pollutes air and water: micro rubber. 22 kilotonnes of micro rubber have accumulated in the environment in Switzerland. —Christoph Hüglin. 2019.113573.

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