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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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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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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to reach 81.8M units in 2013, up 3.3% from 2012

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million units in 2019. Encouraging growth in Brazil during the first half of the year has dissipated, even as the Industrial Products Tax (IPI) holiday winds down in October. Capacity in the region is forecasted to grow from 15.4 million units in 2012 to 18.7 South America. year-over-year growth.

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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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Private sector investment can also drive green stimulus. Despite decreased investment in transportation and wind power, California still captured 51% of the US’ total $6 billion in clean tech venture capital investment in 2019, as large gains were made at companies that focus on geothermal, smart grid, and hydroelectric technologies.

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Restoring Hearing With Beams of Light

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nearly 737,000 devices had been implanted globally by 2019. funded our “OptoHear” project , and in 2019, we spun off a company called OptoGenTech to work toward commercializing our device. We next trained the gerbils to respond to an auditory stimulus, teaching them to avoid a certain area when they heard a tone.

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