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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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MMTCO 2 e (+0.2%) in 2018 compared to 2017. While the transportation sector saw a reduction in emissions from 2017 to 2018 (-0.9%), emissions rose in all other economic sectors in 2018: Agriculture & Forestry (+0.8%), Commercial (+2.1%), Electricity Power (+1.5%), Industrial (+0.7%), and Residential (+0.3%). in 2017 to 40.9%

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J.D. Power, LMC: new vehicle sales in US slide again, 6th time this year

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The model-year transition remains slower in 2016 than it was a year ago, with 50% of retail sales thus far in November being 2017 model-year vehicles. million units for total light-vehicle sales in 2017, with retail light-vehicle sales expected to be down for a second year, to 14.0 Trucks account for 62.7% in November 2015.

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3 Years Of Painful Cuts Sets Oil Markets Up For Serious Supply Crunch

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Statoil says that global capex is set to fall for two years in a row, and is on track to fall for a third year in 2017 as more spending cuts are likely. That widens to more than a million barrels per day in both 2017 and 2018. That will prevent any short-term price spike even if depletion surpasses new production.

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PRTM Analysis Finds Li-ion Battery Overcapacity Estimates Largely Unfounded, with Potential Shortfalls Looming; Total Market Demand in 2020 Will Require 4x Capacity Announced To Date

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Additional capacity investments beyond those recently announced by battery manufacturers will be required to avoid a Li-Ion battery shortfall of 30% by 2017. The total Li-Ion battery market demand in 2020 will require about 200 GWh capacity, which is 4x the 50 GWh capacity that has been announced to date.

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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market to double by 2012 to $185.3B

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Although growth is expected to climb steadily through 2016, more robust growth is expected between 2017 and 2021, as a combination of higher oil prices, emerging mandate obligations, availability of new feedstocks, and the scaling up of advanced technologies drive increased investment in the industry. parity with petroleum-based fuels.

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PwC industry survey provides check-up on determining factors for EV success

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This is already a reality as governments around the world have offered billions of dollars in the form of loans, grants, and rebates through various stimulus programs. Significant volume increases are expected in the 2017-2020 timeframe as second and third generation EV systems and supporting technologies are rolled out.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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In the case of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2020 August Complex Fires, high winds blasted flames through populated areas in the early morning hours while residents were sleeping. Once the stimulus is removed, the metal finger reverts to its original shape and the switch opens.