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CALSTART white paper shows nationwide tech supplier industry ready to support more efficient heavy-duty trucks and buses

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A new high-level white-paper from clean transportation industry group CALSTART shows that US companies that develop and manufacture high-efficiency, low-carbon technologies for heavy-duty vehicles are ready to support more efficient trucks and buses. The white paper’s mapping function also shows clusters of activity.

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EC backing away from mandating reduction in carbon intensity of transportation fuels after 2020

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The European Commission recently presented a new EU framework on climate and energy for 2030. A range of alternative renewable fuels and a mix of targeted policy measures building on the Transport White Paper are needed to address the challenges of the transport sector in a 2030 perspective and beyond. Resources.

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California Energy Roadmap Targets Outlines Activities to Support Electrified Transportation; Sufficient Charging Stations to Support 1M Plug-ins by 2020

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In contrast, a consensus among the agencies drives the current effort in which a coordinated statewide approach is key in balancing climate change mitigation, renewable power generation and the use of advanced technologies with grid reliability and reduced costs to consumers. Alternative Fuel-Vehicle Rulemaking.

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Study: natural gas heavy-duty trucking fleet could benefit economy, but has mixed environmental effects

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Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the US heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a new white paper released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University.

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MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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This inventory should inform policy makers about the range of options for significant reduction of CO 2 emissions from operating coal plants in different climate policy scenarios. Bilateral approaches on climate change should be encouraged and supported as a matter of US policy. Summary of symposium report.

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