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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Developing technology to address the causes of climate change, mitigate its impact, and adapt to the crisis is one of IEEE’s top priorities. To assist with that effort, the IEEE Young Professionals group this year launched its Climate and Sustainability Task Force.

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ArcelorMittal Tubarão, Brazil first ResponsibleSteel steelmaking site in Latin America

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MARCH 27, 2022

ResponsibleSteel has awarded its first certification to a steelmaking site in Latin America: ArcelorMittal Tubarão. Launched in 2015, ResponsibleSteel sets global standards for sustainability performance and promotes the certification of steel chain companies through a network of independent certification bodies. ArcelorMittal Tubarão.

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NOAA study finds reducing particulate air pollution in N America & Europe increases hurricanes in N Atlantic

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MAY 15, 2022

A new NOAA study covering four decades of tropical cyclones found that reducing particulate air pollution in Europe and North America has contributed to an increase in the number of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin and a decrease in the number of these storms in the Southern Hemisphere. Credit: NOAA.

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Plug In America joins global alliance

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JUNE 10, 2021

Last week, 37 electric vehicle (EV) driver associations from 26 countries, including Plug In America, joined forces to create the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance, building a worldwide EV community. Like Plug In America, the Alliance is calling for every new light-duty passenger vehicle sold in their countries to have a plug by 2030.

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SCS Global Services, Electrify America and Verra announce first validation of carbon-offset project for EV chargers

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JULY 23, 2020

SCS Global Services (SCS), Electrify America and Verra announced the first validation of a carbon-offset project under a new methodology for electric vehicle (EV) charging systems. was pioneered by the Electric Vehicle Charging Carbon Coalition (EVCCC), of which Electrify America was a founding member.

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Op-ed: Let’s start here, in America

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Electric vehicles are at the heart of our fight to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change, but there is no pathway to meet global climate targets without aggressively and sustainably ramping up the production of minerals and metals right here in America.

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US National Research Council reiterates need for action in US to limit magnitude of climate change; final volume in Americas Climate Choices

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MAY 13, 2011

Illustration of the steps in an iterative risk management approach for addressing climate change. From: America’s Climate Choices. This trend cannot be explained by natural factors such as internal climate variability or changes in incoming energy from the sun. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone.

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American Chemical Society Posts Online Collection of New Resources on Climate Change

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has posted a new online collection of resources related to climate change, including audio and visual presentations from a recent ACS forum on the science of climate change and video from an ACS press briefing on this forum. Topic: Climate change science.

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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JULY 20, 2021

Their study appears in Global Change Biology. The researchers used predictive population models coupled with advanced mapping techniques to estimate the climate damage wild pigs are causing across five continents. Unrecognized threat to global soil carbon by a widespread invasive species.” Berdejo-Espinola, V.,

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JPL study finds Earths largest lakes warming due to climate change

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In the first comprehensive global survey of temperature trends in major lakes, researchers have determined that Earth’s largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in. response to climate change. warming trend was global, and the greatest increases were in the mid- to high-latitudes of the.

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Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

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DECEMBER 16, 2018

The conurbation of the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto is one of the fastest growing urban settlements in South America with the particularity of being located in a very complex terrain at a high altitude. Therefore, air pollution in this region has a particularly strong impact on the atmosphere and the global climate.

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Audi of America launches Internal Carbon Price program to support goal of lowering CO2 footprint 30% by 2025

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Audi of America is among the first in the automotive industry to implement an internal carbon price program as a key initiative in the brand’s pursuit of lower CO 2 emissions. Fuel consumed by Audi of America fleet vehicles. Employee commuting. Building heat & energy. Waste generation. Purchased goods and services.

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Audi awards $100K to Caltech to support development of new CliMA climate model

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APRIL 23, 2020

Audi of America (AoA) and the Audi Environmental Foundation are awarding a $100,000 grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the lead institution in the Climate Modeling Alliance (CliMA). Audi is committed to reducing CO 2 emissions, first by 30% by 2025, along a path to carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Optimus Technologies closes $17.8M Series A to advance Vector System for heavy-duty engines on 100% biodiesel

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APRIL 28, 2023

Optimus was founded in 2010 with the mission of combating global climate change by deploying solutions to decarbonize the largest and most challenging transportation and industrial sectors, and it released the Vector System commercially in 2018.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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MARCH 6, 2010

This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. Assuming the offset is legitimate—i.e.,

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UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. Source: Climate Change Compendium. Global emissions were growing by 1.1% The developing and least-developed economies, 80% of the world’s population, accounted for 73% of the global growth of emissions in 2004. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Trane bringing electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to US

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MARCH 9, 2021

Thermo King continues to innovate and expand our electric cold chain solutions to help our customers meet these needs in a sustainable way and bend the curve on climate change. —Karin De Bondt, president of Thermo King Americas for Trane Technologies.

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Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

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MAY 15, 2014

In the study, the Ford team derived regional CO 2 targets for new LDVs while still providing an integrated view of the global LDV fleet—a perspective critical to the planning needs for global automotive firms. They refer to these emission trajectories as the global CO 2 caps. The cumulative CO 2 emissions 2000?2060

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World Bank report examines likely impacts and risks associated with a 4 °C global warming within this century

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

A new report commissioned by the World Bank, and prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Climate Analytics, provides a snapshot of recent scientific literature and new analyses of likely impacts and risks that would be associated with a 4 °C global warming within this century.

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Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

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MAY 31, 2014

A study led by a team from Peking University has estimated that global black carbon (BC) emissions increased from 5.3 The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said BC has a direct radiative forcing of +0.4 (+0.05 in North America during the 1960?2007. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The results have important implications for Earth’s climate because methane is about 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet over a long period. In addition to coal mining, other major sources of methane emissions globally include wetlands, agriculture, and oil and gas facilities.

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Carbon Disclosure Project Report Finds Global Transportation Sector Lags Behind Global 500 in Reducing GHG Emissions and Setting Targets

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AUGUST 13, 2010

The global transportation industry firms lag behind ‘Global 500 Companies’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and setting reduction targets, according to a new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Tags: Climate Change Emissions Sustainability. Source: CDP. Click to enlarge. trillion to US GDP (9.5%).

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Hitachi Energy is using its expertise to bridge gap between transportation fleets and utilities to ease the transition to electrification

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APRIL 16, 2022

During a recent live virtual event on LinkedIn, the Head of Hitachi Energy North America, Anthony Allard, and Hitachi America Chairman and CEO, Hicham Abdessamad, spoke on the global technology company’s focus on promoting sustainability throughout all its segments.

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IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

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MARCH 1, 2023

As 2023 IEEE president, it is my goal to work with all members—particularly our students, young professionals, and affinity committee members—to make IEEE a more successful and resilient global technical organization and for there to be global recognition of IEEE as a force for change.

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TAE Technologies exceeds fusion reactor performance goals by 250% as company closes $250M round; $1.2B to date

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JULY 22, 2022

In its recently closed Series G-2 financing round, TAE secured $250 million from investors in the energy, technology, and engineering sectors to support the company’s mission to deliver a long-term solution to rapidly growing electricity demand while providing global energy independence and security.

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New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

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MARCH 24, 2012

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) paper published in Computers & Geosciences outlines a process that might help to determine the relative importance of population increases vs. climate change. Our work establishes a new method to couple geographic information system data with global climate outputs and statistical analysis.

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Commission on the Future of Mobility announces initial 5 primary research focus areas

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

These leaders in global mobility include: Bhavish Aggarwal, Chairman and Group CEO of Ola Cabs; Jacques Aschenbroich, Chairman and CEO of Valeo, Inc.; Research and advocacy across America, Europe and Asia will be completed on a quarterly basis, with energy resources as CFM’s first focus area.

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Thermo King transitioning to lower GWP transport refrigerant R452A as standard

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Thermo King, the transport refrigeration brand of Trane Technologies, will transition to a lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant as standard in its truck and trailer units. In North America, Thermo King is one full year ahead of this regulation.

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UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

g/m 3 ) increment of black carbon is associated with a 12% increase in LADC incidence globally. The research team found that it has increased globally by 3.6 ?g/m Meanwhile, a 1% decline of smoking prevalence was associated with a 9% drop in LSCC incidence globally. Globally, a 0.1 ?g/m In North America, a 0.1 ?g/m

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Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. C by the year 2100 , according to Climate Action Tracker. C above pre-industrial levels.

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Well done, President Biden

Plug in America

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The existential threat of climate change is finally getting the federal attention it requires. On January 27, President Biden issued a wide-ranging executive order that declared an all-of-government approach to fighting climate change, integrating it into actions across every agency and taking back global leadership.

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California Governor orders more stringent GHG reduction target for the state: 40% below 1990 levels by 2030

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APRIL 30, 2015

issued an executive order (B-30-15) to establish a California greenhouse gas reduction target of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030—the most aggressive GHG reduction target enacted by any government in North America to reduce GHG emissions over the next decade and a half.

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Study finds that under business-as-usual scenario, average global air quality to worsen; China, North India and Middle East are the hot spots

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Following this BAU scenario, the researchers projected that air quality for the global average citizen in 2050 would be almost comparable to that for the average citizen in East Asia in the year 2005—an outcome which underscores the need to pursue emission reductions, according to the authors. —Pozzer et al.

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Researchers Predict Permafrost Thaw Will Intensify Climate Change More Quickly Than Previously Thought; Melting of Greenland Icesheet Could Drive More Water Than Previously Thought to North American Northeast

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MAY 28, 2009

An understanding of the rate of carbon release is necessary to estimate the strength of positive feedback to climate change, a likely consequence of permafrost thaw. Sea level rise may be an additional 10 centimeters (4 inches) higher by populated areas in northeastern North America than previously thought. Vogel et al.

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EIB awards €17M to QEV to advance zero emissions transport in developing countries

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This includes supplying ‘e-kits’ to enable the electrification of public transport vehicles—both in the production of new models and the conversion of those already in service—in Asia, Latin America and Africa.

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UN scientific panel ranks overhaul of global environmental governance to meet 21st century challenges as top emerging issue; GEO-5 summary issued

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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). —Foresight Report.

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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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APRIL 12, 2022

Less than a year after the first PowerReady project reached completion in a Manhattan apartment building, the program has supported the installation of more than 340 Level 2 chargers and 45 DC fast chargers—including the largest publicly accessible universal charging hub in the Americas, operated by Revel in Brooklyn.

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Electric vehicle driver associations from 28 countries call for all new cars to have a plug by 2030

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Representatives of Electric Vehicle Drivers’ Associations from a range of European countries are heading to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference to support the call for much faster transport decarbonization globally fuelled by renewable energy. “A Promote the voice of EV driver associations globally working with GEVA.

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Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

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JANUARY 7, 2012

Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). In addition to a reduction in uncertainty, their new model can be used to develop a global on-road vehicle BC emission inventory with spatial and temporal resolution, the researchers suggest. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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NRC Report Quantifies Anticipated Effects and Impacts of Global Warming, Per Degree of Change

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JULY 20, 2010

A new report from the National Research Council quantifies , per degree of warming, several anticipated effects and impacts of global warming, including changes in streamflow, wildfires, crop productivity, extreme hot summers, and sea level rise. Anticipated impacts. Click to enlarge. In addition, warming of 1 °C to 2 °C (1.8 °F

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IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

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APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e., Source: IEA.

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North America’s largest lithium supply to be developed with DOE help

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JANUARY 13, 2023

According to Ioneer, it is “the largest known lithium and boron deposit in North America. Simply put, the resources on-site have the potential to immediately make a positive environmental and economic impact locally, nationally, and globally.” Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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IEEE Young Professionals Take On Climate Change

ArcelorMittal Tubarão, Brazil first ResponsibleSteel steelmaking site in Latin America

NOAA study finds reducing particulate air pollution in N America & Europe increases hurricanes in N Atlantic

Plug In America joins global alliance

SCS Global Services, Electrify America and Verra announce first validation of carbon-offset project for EV chargers

Op-ed: Let’s start here, in America

US National Research Council reiterates need for action in US to limit magnitude of climate change; final volume in Americas Climate Choices

Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

American Chemical Society Posts Online Collection of New Resources on Climate Change

Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

JPL study finds Earths largest lakes warming due to climate change

Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

Audi of America launches Internal Carbon Price program to support goal of lowering CO2 footprint 30% by 2025

Audi awards $100K to Caltech to support development of new CliMA climate model

Optimus Technologies closes $17.8M Series A to advance Vector System for heavy-duty engines on 100% biodiesel

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

Trane bringing electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to US

Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

World Bank report examines likely impacts and risks associated with a 4 °C global warming within this century

Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

Carbon Disclosure Project Report Finds Global Transportation Sector Lags Behind Global 500 in Reducing GHG Emissions and Setting Targets

Hitachi Energy is using its expertise to bridge gap between transportation fleets and utilities to ease the transition to electrification

IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

TAE Technologies exceeds fusion reactor performance goals by 250% as company closes $250M round; $1.2B to date

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

Commission on the Future of Mobility announces initial 5 primary research focus areas

Thermo King transitioning to lower GWP transport refrigerant R452A as standard

UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

Well done, President Biden

California Governor orders more stringent GHG reduction target for the state: 40% below 1990 levels by 2030

Study finds that under business-as-usual scenario, average global air quality to worsen; China, North India and Middle East are the hot spots

Researchers Predict Permafrost Thaw Will Intensify Climate Change More Quickly Than Previously Thought; Melting of Greenland Icesheet Could Drive More Water Than Previously Thought to North American Northeast

EIB awards €17M to QEV to advance zero emissions transport in developing countries

UN scientific panel ranks overhaul of global environmental governance to meet 21st century challenges as top emerging issue; GEO-5 summary issued

Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

Electric vehicle driver associations from 28 countries call for all new cars to have a plug by 2030

Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

NRC Report Quantifies Anticipated Effects and Impacts of Global Warming, Per Degree of Change

IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

North America’s largest lithium supply to be developed with DOE help

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