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Potsdam/TUB/BMW report says cap-and-trade instrument for road transport fuels combined with vehicle efficiency metrics is the most promising policy approach to reduce transport GHG

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The study, “Car Industry, Road Transport and an International Emission Trading Scheme” (CITIES), combined an empirical and systematic perspective on road transport GHG emission regulation, first identifying carbon intensity, energy intensity and travel demand as major emission drivers. —Professor Edenhofer. Creutzig, F.,

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European, Japanese, and North American heavy-duty engine and vehicle manufacturers call for harmonized global approach to improve fuel efficiency

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As key participants in the goods movement and freight transport sectors, the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers assembled here today recognize the importance of energy security, improved fuel efficiency and climate change. requirements for certification of heavy-duty hybrid vehicles.

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European automakers and fuel suppliers argue for diesel as they call on policy makers to accelerate fleet renewal

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Diesel cars, having significantly lower CO 2 emissions per kilometer, are essential to manufacturers’ efforts to reach the EU’s 2021 CO 2 fleet average targets and thereby help reduce road transport CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change.

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Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

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The data are taken from fleet trials and automobile manufacturers as well as websites used by drivers to manage and monitor their own vehicles. However, PHEVs also include internal combustion engines and complex gear boxes, which lead to additional emissions of about 0.6 t of CO 2 eq) than for BEV (on average 2.6 t of CO 2 eq).

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European, Japanese and American Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Manufacturers Call for Global Policy Cooperation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Emissions of Road Freight Transport

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The discussions focused primarily on the issues of climate change and global energy security, but also covered global air quality-related emissions standards, improved fuel quality and specifications for renewable fuels.

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House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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The global warming provisions in the discussion draft are modeled closely on the recommendations of the US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a coalition of electric utilities, oil companies, chemical companies, automobile manufacturers, other manufacturers and energy companies, and environmental organizations.

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Study concludes that sugar cane-based biorefineries producing ethanol and electricity could power a global auto fleet of hybrids and EVs using only 4% of available cropland

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Their findings indicate that the amount of land required to power current automobile needs is less than what is typically stated; their analysis also shows that the harvested energy density of sugar cane is 306 GJ/ha/yr—1.7 l/100km), which corresponds to the efficiency of a commercially available automobile assuming 19.55

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