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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 4, 2011

Global and regional zonal mean temperature changes relative to 2010 due to non-CO 2. vehicle emissions under the baseline scenario (a) and the difference between the tight-standard and baseline scenarios (b). Bars on the right show uncertainty ranges for 2070, including contributions from both forcing and climate sensitivity (67%; CI).

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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MAY 27, 2015

The goals of the Paris summit are to have a new global climate-change agreement in place by the end of 2015 and to have the Climate Green Fund, established to help developing countries adapt to climate change and reduce emissions, start allocating funds. van, the Renault Fluence Z.E.

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APRIL 3, 2019

Ultimately, by granting royalty-free patents and providing technical support on its vehicle electrification systems, Toyota says it aims to help further promote the widespread use of electrified vehicles, and in so doing, help governments, automakers, and society at large accomplish goals related to climate change.

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JUNE 1, 2012

The California Energy Commission unanimously approved funding of $35,031,310 to projects that will accelerate the development of green fuels and technology in California. In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as these projects become commercial they have the potential to create more than 600 jobs by 2015. will receive $10.1

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JUNE 1, 2021

Low-sulfur gasoline standards and regulations on power plants have successfully cut sulfate concentrations in the air, reducing the fine particulate matter that harms human health and cleaning up the environmental hazard of acid rain. The air in the United States and Western Europe is much cleaner than even a decade ago.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. g/km—in model year 2016.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

million by 2015 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28% (2010-2015), according to the report. China alone will experience a CAGR of 76% to reach 554,114 unit sales of all electrified vehicles by 2015, and will represent 53% of total regional sales. billion in 2015. By 2015, Bae expects that a total of 2.6

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JULY 12, 2018

The state’s latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows that California emitted 429 million metric tons of climate pollutants in 2016—a drop of 12 million metric tons, or three percent, from 2015. billion gallons in all—as a result of the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. How the inventory is compiled.

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APRIL 2, 2010

The footprint-based standard CO 2 curves for cars (left) and trucks (right). Each manufacturer will have its own fleet-wide standard which reflects the vehicles it chooses it produce. 2012; 2013 3014 2015 2016. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1 mpg US (6.9 Earlier post.).

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MAY 10, 2012

The regulations also provide joint, enforceable standards for development and use of carbon offsets, as well as a range of steps to ensure the security of the market. Linking with Québec is a significant advance in California’s efforts to fight climate change and steer our economy toward a clean energy future.

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MAY 8, 2017

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. Click to enlarge. —Comer et al.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

The 2015 e-Golf will go on sale later this year at participating dealerships in select states. The Audi A3 Sportback e-tron is expected to go on sale at participating dealerships in all 50 states in the fall of 2015. The Audi-designed Level 2 charger will come standard with the purchase of an all-new Audi A3 Sportback e-tron.

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JULY 26, 2009

Significant steps have been taken by the US state of Oregon as Governor Ted Kulongoski signed into law a series of bills that constitute a climate change package. The laws are as follows: House Bill 2186: This authorises the Environmental Quality Commission to develop a low carbon fuel standard that would start in 2015.

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JULY 17, 2017

Ozone concentrations were lower than the levels capable of influencing pulmonary function, which is the main basis for current regulatory standards. These effects were found with ozone exposure lower than that which affects respiratory health, and lower than current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air quality standards.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

The ACC regulations revise California’s Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) program (which includes both criteria pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards) as well as the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program. The updated ZEV, GHG, and LEVIII criteria emission standards regulations are covered under the ACC waiver. Background.

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APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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JUNE 29, 2012

That regulatory package builds on California’s already tough standards to reduce smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions, including a separate requirement that one in seven new cars sold in 2025 in California be zero emission. The program also supports the Advanced Clean Car regulation ARB adopted earlier this year. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 1, 2015

They then estimated the NPVs of climate change and human health impacts from the GHG and CAC emissions, respectively. Base case life cycle (a) GHG climate change impacts, (b) CAC health impacts, and (c) ownership costs. emissions, in part because of tire and brake wear. emissions, in part because of tire and brake wear.

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APRIL 14, 2014

Controlling diesel black carbon emissions in developed countries has successfully relied on fuel quality improvements and vehicle emissions standards. Such standards require new vehicles to be equipped with filters and to use ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD). Climate Change Diesel Emissions Fuels Health Policy' Euro 6/VI).

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JULY 8, 2015

. … Since 1992, the EU has introduced increasingly stricter limits on vehicle emissions through a series of ‘Euro’ standards, and the industry has played its part by demonstrating technical feasibility as a basis for those standards. The latest and most stringent of these standards is Euro 6.

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JUNE 6, 2016

The companies that adapt and work to mitigate climate change will be the ones to thrive in the emerging low-carbon economy. With only 3% of current transportation fuels considered to be low-carbon (International Energy Agency, 2015. We have to be smarter than the problem.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

The cap-and-trade joins a suite of other major climate program measures including standards for ultra-clean cars (Advanced Clean Cars, earlier post ), low-carbon fuels (Low Carbon Fuel Standard, earlier post ) and renewable electricity. The cap then declines about 2% in 2014 and then about 3% annually from 2015 to 2020.

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MAY 18, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed increases in renewable fuel volume requirements across all types of biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Proposed 2017 Percentage Standards. Total renewable fuel volumes would grow by some 690 million gallons between 2016 and 2017. CAA target. Advanced biofuel.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized. Market Drivers.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: Energy; Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure; Agriculture; Water; Waste management; Natural lands; Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon); and Green Buildings. Background. —Draft Scoping Plan Update.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

ARB Staff’s analysis shows ZEVs will need to reach 100% of new vehicle sales between 2040 and 2050, with commercial markets for ZEVs launching in the 2015 to 2020 timeframe, to meet the 80% GHG reduction target set by the Governor. Later in 2010, staff will propose formal regulatory changes to the ZEV program. Source: ARB.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The paper, “Electric Drive by ’25: How California Can Catalyze Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles by 2025 is the tenth in a series of reports on how climate change will create opportunities for specific sectors of the business community and how policy-makers can facilitate those opportunities. —“Electric Drive by ’25”.

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JULY 10, 2011

For the first three years, the carbon price will be fixed, before moving to an emissions trading scheme in 2015. From 1 July 2015, the carbon price will be set by the market. We have had a long debate about climate change in this country. These include implementing mandatory CO 2 standards for light vehicles.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Meeting in Davos for the first time on Tuesday, the Hydrogen Council currently comprises 13 CEOs and Chairpersons from various industries and energy companies committed to help achieve the ambitious goal of reaching the 2 ˚C target as agreed in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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JUNE 22, 2015

The vessel is being funded by the Scottish Government to help meet the target set in its Climate Change Delivery Plan to reduce CO 2 emissions in the transport sector by at least 20% by 2020. The first and second hybrid ferries, the MV Hallaig and MV Lochinvar , entered service in 2013.

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JUNE 26, 2015

Released to coincide with the LowCVP’s 2015 Annual Conference which features a discussion on mobility in future cities, the LowCVP has identified five ‘P’s from the Guide—levers that local authorities can most effectively use to influence low emission vehicle uptake at the local level: Parking: discounts for LEVs or dedicated bays.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

The proposed standards would require substantial environmental improvements from new vehicles and would put Canadian GHG emission standards at par with US national standards and, by 2016, with the California standards. This is an important step in the fight against climate change. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Beyond 2025, ARB notes, the driving force for lowering emissions in California will thus be climate change. Advanced Clean Car (ACC) package, the ZEV regulation along with new LEV III smog-forming pollutant and GHG standards can be the catalyst to that transformative process. As the technology. —ARB staff.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This unintended effect could erode goals of fuel economy standard policies by up to 60%. A second implication is that attribute substitution may influence the efficiency or cost effectiveness of policies that influence the attributes of products, such as energy efficiency standards. Just as Anderson et al.

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