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California adopts comprehensive strategy to meet federal ozone standard over next 15 years

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The California Air Resources Board today approved a statewide plan for attaining the federal health-based standard for ozone, typically experienced as smog. The 2022 State Implementation Plan Strategy identifies the state’s control strategy for meeting the federal 70 parts per billion, 8-hour ozone standard over the next 15 years.

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FTA to award up to $24.9M to low- or no-emissions transit bus projects

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of $24.9 million is available for buses and $3.3 million is available for supporting facilities and related equipment. In order to maximize LoNo Program impact, FTA seeks to build on existing transit bus procurements, where possible. Of that amount, $21.6

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UN report projects that increasing use of HFCs likely to have a significant climate impact by 2050; equivalent to current total annual emissions from transport

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The decrease in CO 2 equivalent emissions of ODSs (ozone-depleting substances: CFCs, halons, HCFCs, and others) may be offset by the projected increase in their non-ozone depleting substitutes (HFCs) (lines designated as HFC scenarios). Climate and the Ozone Layer. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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EPA and DOT issue final Phase 2 GHG and fuel efficiency rulemaking for medium- and heavy-duty trucks

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In order to achieve the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards set by US EPA, CARB estimates that the South Coast Air Basin alone (including Los Angeles) will need an 80% reduction in NO x emissions by 2031. CARB said it looked forward to continued cooperation with the federal agencies on this long-term effort.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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We propose to build on this foundation and find a way to learn not just from crises but even during the crisis itself. In terms of travel time, the strike produced a net benefit to the system because the one-off time costs of the strike were less than the enduring benefits for this minority of commuters.

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IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

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The increase in anthropogenic emissions comes directly from energy supply (47%); industry (30%); transport (11%); and buildings (3%) sectors, the WG reported with medium confidence. Estimates of the economic costs of mitigation vary widely. Commercially available liquid and gaseous biofuels already provide co?benefits

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National Academies release third review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership

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Hybrid vehicle systems have demonstrated significant fuel consumption and emissions reductions in a number of MHDV applications, but their cost prohibits commercial deployment, especially at foreseeable fuel prices. a SuperTrailer program to help trailer manufacturers build engineering capability; and a delivery truck of Class 3, 4, 5, or 6.

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