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APRIL 11, 2014

According to guidelines issued by the European Union, automobile manufacturers are legally obligated to use a low global warming potential refrigerant in the air-conditioning systems installed in their cars. However, R1234yf, the recommended replacement ( earlier post ), has already been the subject of much heated debate in Germany.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

The NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) reports that developing countries, led by China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Saudi Arabia, have blocked what would have been the first global agreement to cut carbon emissions from ships.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Annual worldwide NEV sales by region, 2011–2017. The total number of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs)—low-speed street-legal electric vehicles—on the world’s roadways will grow from 479,000 in 2011 to 695,000 by 2017, a 45% increase, according to a new forecast by Pike Research. between 2011 and 2017.

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. markets all remain in action as effective tools to leverage global climate action and as models to inform. is not high enough to keep the global average temperature rise below two degrees Celsius, based on forecasts.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Although there are huge uncertainties, analysts generally agree that Libyan supplies will largely remain off the market for the rest of 2011. The IEA collective action is intended to complement expected increases in output by these producing countries, to help bridge the gap until sufficient additional oil from them reaches global markets.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Over the last several years, the automotive industry has been tracking to replace the mobile air conditioning (MAC) refrigerant R-134a, which has a global warming potential (GWP) of 1,430, with the lower-GWP refrigerant R-1234yf (GWP = 4). the prohibition from a certain date of MACs using those gases.

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JULY 31, 2011

The AlixPartners 2011 Automotive Outlook finds that while automakers and suppliers have seen profits bounce back—North American original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) posted $12.5 million units in 2011 and only 13.6 pickup sales for 2011 are estimated to reach only 1.7 billion in 2010 profit on a net margin of 4.6%

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JULY 5, 2011

Air travel is responsible for about 3% of greenhouse gases, but its share of global emissions is rising rapidly. On 6 June, the China Air Transport Association (CATA) said that it would back legal action to prevent the ETS from being applied to the 16 Chinese airlines which have the right to operate between China and Europe.

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JULY 18, 2011

In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. 2010 vs 2011 forecasts. —Energy Storage on the Grid (2011). —Energy Storage on the Grid (2011). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Maritime transport causes about 4% of global man-made CO 2 emissions—making its carbon footprint approximately as high as Germany’s. At present, around 50,000 merchant ships transport 90% of global goods and make maritime transport indispensable for the world economy. The legal position on shipping emissions.

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MAY 24, 2011

By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011.

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The e-gas project, announced in May 2011, was Audi’s first foray into e-fuels. Global Bioenergies: e-gasoline. In May, Global Bioenergies presented the first batch of e-benzin to Audi by Global Bioenergies during a press conference. In this way, we will achieve CO 2 -neutral mobility without limiting our cars’ range.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Wheeler observed that even the most stringent vehicle standards will have only a minimal impact on global temperatures. According to the Obama EPA’s 2012 analysis, even a much more stringent version of the rule than the one that eventually finalized would have lowered global temperatures by only two-one hundredths of a degree Celsius by 2100.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles has set the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit for 2020 required by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 at 25% below 1990 levels, the maximum authorized by the Act, saying that measures already in place will get Massachusetts much of the way toward that goal.

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JUNE 1, 2009

Close: Dec 2011. Under this plan, the New GM will achieve full capacity utilization of its assembly operations in 2011, two years ahead of what was scheduled in its 17 Feb. The Chevy Cruze, GM’s new global compact car. Under the plan, GM will sell substantially all of its global assets to the New GM. Pontiac, Mich.

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JULY 19, 2012

Very broadly, they found that an LCFS would buffer the economy against global oil price spikes, trim demand for petroleum, and lessen upward pressure on gas prices. Harmonize global LCFS policies. Treat all crude oils as part of the overall pool of transportation fuels. Harness market forces using LCFS credits.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

ºF) above pre-industrial levels to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, and that global GHG emissions would have to peak around 2020 and then sharply decline by 50% to 85% by the year 2050. “ We are not aiming to let anyone off the hook. AR4 also affirmed that warming would have to be held to no more than 2 ºC to 2.4

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MARCH 14, 2009

Grant Thornton LLP is the US member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six global audit, tax and advisory organizations. But the most immediate and pervasive risk to the economy is a wholesale collapse of the automotive supply base, Grant Thornton LLP partner Laura Marcero told the Automotive Press Association in Detroit.

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MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai unveiled the first generation hybrid Sonata in 2010, with a 2011 market introduction. The Sonata PHEV is perfectly capable of handling (legal) Interstate speeds on battery pack alone; however, such operation depletes the battery relatively quickly. Earlier post.).

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JULY 30, 2013

The high-voltage system is designed to cope with accidents beyond the legal requirements, with the high-voltage battery including features that ensure its safe reaction even in situations such as this. To make sure the BMW i3 can go into production on schedule at the end of 2013, the plant has been producing fibres ever since the end of 2011.

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