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DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

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Under that, the plan sketches out 3 strategic goals: Strategic Objective One: Advance the goals and objectives in the President’s Climate Action Plan by supporting prudent development, deployment, and efficient use of “all of the above” energy resources that also create new jobs and industries. watt utility, $2.37/watt watt residential scale.

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

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As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution. Additionally, the government has set ambitious targets for electric vehicle adoption.

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Opinion: Blaming Rising Fuel Prices on High Temps is Dumb

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It’s often the key argument for why you’re paying more at the pump — apparently, it’s all about climate change.& However, heat can also complicate maintenance efforts at refineries and slow down the overall process. But, according to NASA, it was tied with 2015 as the 5th hottest year since 1880.

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ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

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Furthermore, road freight activity is set to more than double from 2015 to 2050. However, achieving climate change targets will also require the widespread adoption of solutions that are not yet fully developed, whether in logistics or technology. Trucks represent the fastest growing source of global oil demand.

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Berkeley Lab analysis finds autonomous electric taxis could greatly reduce US LDV GHG emissions

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Their paper appears in the journal Nature Climate Change. Greenblatt & Saxena (2015). This was based on costs for maintenance, fuel, insurance, and the actual cost of the vehicle (assuming a five-year loan). Click to enlarge.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. passenger-vehicle fleet over the period between 2015 and 2050. fleet of light vehicles.

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UC Davis, ITDP report finds shared mobility essential for realizing full benefits of electrification and automation

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In contrast, by encouraging a large increase in trip sharing, transit use, and active transport through policies that support compact, mixed use development, cities worldwide could save an estimated $5 trillion annually by 2050 while improving livability and increasing the likelihood of meeting climate change targets.

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