Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The EEA report ‘ Electric vehicles from life cycle and circular economy perspectives ’ reviews current evidence on electric cars’ impacts on climate change, air quality, noise and ecosystems, compared with conventional cars. This was the first time the average emissions increased since the monitoring started in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2011

Climate response to non-CO 2 vehicle emissions. Global and regional zonal mean temperature changes relative to 2010 due to non-CO 2. Bars on the right show uncertainty ranges for 2070, including contributions from both forcing and climate sensitivity (67%; CI). Shindell et al. trillion avoided health damage and $US1.1-4.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

53% say climate change is the world’s biggest problem. By comparison, 66% of those polled have owned a gasoline engine vehicle and 38% have owned a diesel engine vehicle. —Barb Samardzich, vice president, Product Development, Ford of Europe. Other key findings of the survey: 74% identify car ownership with independence.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2014

population weighted comparisons in annual mean PM 10 for a three?year The 2011 version of the database contains data for 2010 or earlier, and the 2014 version for 2012 or earlier. year comparisons do not necessarily represent trends, in particular when changes are limited. Regional city?population Source: WHO.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2012

Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 Despite increasing awareness of climate change in that period, the rate of peat destruction was higher in this last 3 year period than ever before.

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Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Climate 314

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2013

Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. The preferred fuel path(s) will depend to a great extent on their climate and environmental performance, which is of national concern. Until then, however, these NO x and SO 2 emissions are a disadvantage of EVs in comparison with CNGVs.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

By comparison, Hyundai/Kia electric cars, powered by the same kind of LG lithium ion batteries made in South Korea, and suffering from the same spontaneous combustion issue, were found to have a defect and all of them were replaced with new batteries for all owners. The 2007 EV Parade in Santa Monica with State Senator Fran Pavley.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2015

Based on future world energy demand projections, they estimate that if growth of unconventional heavy oil production continues unabated, the incremental GHG emissions that results from replacing conventional oil with heavy oil would amount to 4–21 Gt-CO 2 eq over four decades (2010 by 2050). By comparison, oil shale has NERs (or EROI) of 1.6−2.0

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2013

Emissions reductions focused on anthropogenic climate-forcing agents with relatively short atmospheric lifetimes, such as methane (CH4) and black carbon, have been suggested as a strategy to reduce the rate of climate change over the next several decades. degrees to a high of 0.35

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

In comparison, the proportional Brazilian fleet would be comprised of 20 million hybrid and 12 million electric vehicles. According to their results, based on 2010 values: 2 million ha of land are sufficient to power the Brazilian automobile fleet; 25 million ha are enough to satisfy the needs of the US fleet; and.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Each data center independently develops and maintains a global climate dataset on a monthly basis, using its own peer-reviewed methodologies. Comparison of land surface temperature trends, as analyzed by HadCRUT, NCDC/NOAA, and GISS/NASA climate data models, using land, ocean, and satellite-based records. Source: WMO.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2010

Our comparison of the GPS data to models for glacial isostatic adjustment suggests that some parts of western coastal Greenland were experiencing accelerated melting of coastal ice by the late 1990s. It’s been known for several years that climate change is contributing to the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet.

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Miami Iceland Mariner Universal 207

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2010

For all crops, the entire plant was used to facilitate comparison on a total energy basis. The land use changes implicit in large-scale bioenergy deployment are expected to have important implications for climate change and other impacts. Biofuel conversion processes were excluded from the scope of the analysis.

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Water Waste Energy Emissions 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

By comparison, meeting Japan’s standards for 2004-2015 requires a 1.9% They include a battery-electric Transit Connect commercial van in 2010, a battery-electric Ford Focus passenger car in 201l, and the next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2012. annual increase in average fuel economy through 2016. annual increase.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2012

Moreover, whilst climate change and energy security remain high on the political agenda, and countries across the globe face severe economic challenges, the potential of fuel economy to save expenditure on oil and ease international financial imbalances adds to the imperative to make greater progress.

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Fuel Economy Economy Global Fuel 231

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2010

However, the two conclude in their review, substantial advances in catalyst, electrolyte, and reactor design are needed to enable CO 2 utilization via electrochemical conversion a technology that can help address climate change and shift society to renewable energy sources. Whipple and Paul J. 1, pp 3451–3458 doi: 10.1021/jz1012627.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

The new report, part of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2011 series, examines the key factors that could result in a more prominent role for natural gas in the global energy mix, and the implications for other fuels, energy security and climate change. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge. MIT: The Future of Natural Gas. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

grams in 2010 (the latest year for which figures are available) and a mandatory target of 175 grams in 2017. The proposals will cut average emissions from new cars to 95 grams of CO 2 per km (g CO 2 /km) in 2020 from 135.7 grams in 2011 and a mandatory target of 130 grams in 2015. Europe and the US. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Today’s results show that total CO2 emissions have dropped by 2% between 2005 and 2007, with emission levels now reduced by 21% in comparison to 1990 levels. Energy and Climate Change Minister, David Kidney said: “I am very encouraged by the results published today. In 2010, we’ll start trialling “Pay As You Save”.

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CO2 Emissions Climate Change Climate 32

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

A study published earlier this year in the journal Nature Climate Change that cast doubt on whether biofuels produced from corn residue could meet federal mandates for cellulosic biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% compared to gasoline ( earlier post ) has drawn critical response published as correspondence in the same journal.

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Climate Change Climate Nebraska Carbon 265

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

Tom Cackette, Chief Deputy Executive Office of the California Air Resources Board, spent the bulk of his talk during the opening panel discussing the response to climate change, which he called “ the defining environmental challenge of this century. Comparison of Emission Standards (g/mi). . smog and particulates.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Moving to zero emissions vehicles, as the cliche goes, is the low hanging fruit in New Zealand’s fight against climate change. There needs to be a massive uptake in active and public transport, as well as the provision of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), changes to urban development, and the way we work.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Change in primary oil demand by sector and region in the central New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035. At a high level, the report notes that there are few signs that the urgently needed change in direction in global energy trends is underway. Click to enlarge. The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 billion in 2035.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Key findings of the report include: Total anthropogenic emissions of mercury to the atmosphere in 2010 are estimated at 1,960 tonnes. Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry.

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Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

technologies to help attain the state’s climate change policies. This survey data will be considered as the Energy Commission develops a funding strategy for its fiscal year 2010-2011 allocation of $10.2 In comparison to passenger vehicles, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles serve a broader variety of purposes, however.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Notable changes since the prior Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement include an expanded analysis of potential oil releases; an expanded climate change analysis; an updated oil market analysis incorporating new economic modeling; and an expanded analysis of rail transport. million bpd in 2010 to 6.5

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? How will the pressures of climate change, limited fossil fuel resources and the mainstreaming of "green" consciousness reshape society? Follow the money.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"The Volt continues to be one of our highest priorities among all GMs future product programs and remains on track for a November 2010 launch," spokesman David Darovitz told Automotive News. That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. By then Volt would be hopelessly obsolete.

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