Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. t e CO 2 /cap. We need to start with low-hanging fruit.

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Emissions Global Gas Los Angeles 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

A complete overhaul of global environmental governance is urgently needed if the challenges of global sustainability are to be met for seven billion people, according to a wide-ranging Foresight Process conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Social Tipping Points? Survey shows consensus on boosting renewable energy.

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Global Environment Climate Change International 257

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Marine-living organisms range from plankton and bacteria to seagrasses, saltmarsh plants and mangrove forests. The coastal zones, of which these blue carbon sinks are central for productivity, deliver a wide range of benefits to human society. Wider Benefits. Coastal waters account for just 7% of the total area of the ocean.

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Mariner Carbon Emissions Climate Change 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry. Despite recent progress in improving the available knowledge base, the report notes, the emissions estimate still has large associated uncertainties, giving a range of 1,010-4,070 tonnes. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 12, 2009

They aimed more smokestacks at us and dumped toxic waste in our neighborhoods while they paid off the cops and the justice system to get away with it. We already gave the Killer Coal Family a chance to stop disrespecting us and make things right - but what did those climate-changing con artists do instead? That just ain’t right.

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Coal Carbon Climate Tax 199

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

What a waste. Range of a compact car using this platform is expected to be roughly 300km, and 600km for larger cars. They can only sell them in the USA, India, Latin America, Africa who may still allow ICE car sales then. I feel these companies just have a sunk cost bias. They plan to keep investing more money.

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Toyota Electric Cars Cars Hydrogen 52

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours.

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Grid All-Electric Electric Vehicles 28

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2012

During his keynote address at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, he outlined a plan for connected cars to help avoid a potential future of what he called “ global gridlock—a never-ending traffic jam that wastes time, energy and resources.” ( Earlier post.)

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Personal Companies Ford Global 331

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

To get there, the draft presents several targets for emission reductions from developed countries, ranging from 25% to 45% below 1990 levels by 2020. Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that wasted another decade? C to 2 °C above pre-Industrial Revolution levels. It’s about time we changed course. Form of Transfer.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244