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California agencies release report charting path to 100% clean electricity; need to triple grid capacity by 2045

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The report is the initial analysis called for in Senate Bill 100 (SB 100, De León, Chapter 312, Statutes of 2018), the state’s policy requiring that renewable and zero-carbon energy resources supply 100% of electric retail sales to customers by 2045.

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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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Since the end of 2018, the company has been conducting CO 2 workshops together with its suppliers to agree on effective measures. It has been CO 2 -neutral since the start of production of the Audi e-tron in 2018. The Brussels plant is playing a pioneering role in this respect.

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EPA to revisit trailer and glider provisions of Phase 2 GHG and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty engines

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In September 2011, EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2014-2018 (“Phase 1”). Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Regulated trailers include: Long-box dry vans (greater than 50.0-feet

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12 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2022

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The report also notes that all that money is being funneled to fewer companies, since the number of newly funded startups has been dropping since 2018. The visual commonsense reasoning challenge , introduced in 2018, asks AI systems to answer questions about images and also explain their reasoning. Ahem, Climate Change.

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California ARB releases proposed new plan to cut 2030 GHG by 40% v. 1990; more stringent LCFS, more ZEVs

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Assembly Bill 32, signed in 2006, set California’s initial goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and directed CARB to develop a climate change scoping plan—to be updated every five years—detailing specific measures needed to reach the target.

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California ARB releases proposed strategy to reduce impact of short-lived climate pollutants

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Science tells us that making cuts in emissions of these powerful climate pollutants will reduce the near-term impacts of climate change as we phase down fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions. Together, SLCPs represent about 12% of California’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Next Steps.

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California ARB moves forward with climate and air quality actions

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Reducing these pollutants can have a more immediate beneficial impact on climate change, and reduces harmful toxins, such as cancer-causing particulates, in California communities. Super pollutants have more potent heat-trapping effects but remain in the atmosphere for a shorter time than carbon dioxide.

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