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EIA expects US motor fuel consumption to increase this summer, but remain below 2019 levels

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EIA’s annual Summer Fuels Outlook, released today with EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), expects a 15% increase in US highway travel this summer but still less highway travel than in the summer of 2019. For diesel fuel, EIA expects retail prices to average $2.91/gal gal this summer, up from an average of $2.43/gal gal last summer.

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Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

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Growth in oil use, particularly aviation, and coal use are behind most of the increase in 2022. During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008/9, the COVID19 pandemic, and now the Ukrainian War, economic stimulus packages were meant to put the world on a cleaner and greener path, but this is not at all evident in the CO 2 emissions data.

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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IHS Markit is forecasting that global commercial vehicle production (GVW 4-8) volumes in 2020 compared to 2019 will be down 22% (more than 650,000 units) to 2.6 million units, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The relative strength of the March data compared to February suggests many plants may be online near full capacity again.

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IEA: global carbon dioxide emissions have rebounded strongly

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After hitting a low in April, global emissions rebounded strongly and rose above 2019 levels in December. If governments don’t move quickly with the right energy policies, this could put at risk the world’s historic opportunity to make 2019 the definitive peak in global emissions. China was the only major economy that grew in 2020.

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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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from off-road vehicles, which includes airport ground equipment, construction and mining equipment, industrial equipment and oil drilling equipment. Private sector investment can also drive green stimulus. Compared to 2018, the dollar amount investment in California clean tech firms decreased significantly in 2019 (-39%), totaling $3.1

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

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According to Knittel the results suggest that the programme is an expensive way to reduce carbon, although he does state that it is possible the stimulus benefits outweigh added environmental costs. So is this scheme green at all? Our verdict – green shoots should not be ignored.

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Chipping away at the ICE

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Some of my friends swear that if you cut me, I’ll bleed gear oil. In the seven counties I have chosen to serve, there are oil fields, windmills, solar farms, and even a hydroelectric dam. Until October 2019, the only thing missing at these shows was electric cars. In some towns, farm tractors outnumber cars.

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