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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

As legislation worked its way through Congress, Jenkins’s team provided elected officials, staffers, and stakeholders with a running tally of the possible trade-offs and payoffs in emissions, jobs, and economic growth. The target of reducing emissions by 50 percent by 2030 was established through an executive order in 2021.

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Progress! IRA signed into law

Electric Auto Association

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a massive climate, health care, and tax bill with the overarching goal of slowing the rise in consumer prices that have been climbing at the fastest pace in approximately 40 years. For all tax related items, consult with a tax advisor. Most comprehensive climate package in U.S.

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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Reach its EV Goals

Clean Fleet Report

And, thanks to a little-known Environmental Protection Agency stipulation and government incentives, businesses have every reason to reduce employees’ commute emissions as well. Scope 2 emissions are indirect greenhouse gas emissions associated with the purchase of electricity, steam, heat, or cooling.

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Working paper argues new US energy efficiency regulations are ineffective at GHG reduction and incorrectly override consumer preference

Green Car Congress

Recent US energy regulations proposed or enacted by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the US Department of Transportation (DOT, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have a negligible effect on reducing greenhouse gases. NHTSA CAFE and EPA greenhouse gas standards for vehicles. —Gayer and Viscusi.

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

Green Car Congress

The EPA’s target reduction reflects the technical challenges and high costs of commercializing so-called second-generation biofuels. Proposed legislation in the US Senate would cut current ethanol production subsidies while maintaining tax credits for related infrastructure such as refilling stations. —Sam Shrank.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Green Car Congress

An offset is a measurable reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of GHG emissions from a source not covered by an emission reduction program. In this way, offsets would complement the more traditional emissions trading that can occur between two covered sources. what would have happened anyway).

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. The sources for numbers and facts are at the end of the article. The sources for numbers and facts are at the end of the article.

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