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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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If current rates of decline continue through 2020, the state will need to reduce emissions at a rate of 4.97% each year in the decade between 2020 and 2030, and produce even steeper declines in the period from 2030 to 2050, if it is to meet current climate goals. But the effects of these efforts seem to be reaching a plateau.

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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

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An increase in natural gas generation offset some of the climate gains from this coal decline, but overall power sector emissions still decreased by almost 10%. All told, net US GHG emissions ended 2019 slightly higher than at the end of 2016. That’s higher than the 3% gain in 2018, but lower than the 13% gains posted in 2016 and 2017.

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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

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Exploring Ways to Green Your Current & Future Vehicles. If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure.

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Baker Institute expert: crude-oil production increase a risky strategy for Saudi Arabia

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Public statements from officials at Saudi Aramco—operating since May 2016 under a new oil minister—indicate that the company expects to increase oil production above recent historic highs. Climate risk could also weigh into a decision to raise output. million barrels per day (m b/d). However, that stance has evolved.

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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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The arrival of cheap battery storage will mean that it becomes increasingly possible to finesse the delivery of electricity from wind and solar, so that these technologies can help meet demand even when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. Coal emerges as the biggest loser in the long run. levels below 450 parts per million.

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Nissan and Enel to launch major V2G trial in the UK; LEAF and e-NV200

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The announcement follows the signing of a partnership agreement between Nissan and Enel in Paris in December 2015 during the 21 st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) to trial V2G technology in Europe. A trial comprising 40 V2G units began in Denmark in January 2016. Earlier post.)

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

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Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in.