Available, Carbon and Ozone

Reducing Black Carbon Emissions and Ground-Level Ozone Would Provide Immediate Benefit Against Climate Change

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2009

Reducing emissions of black carbon soot and ground-level ozone would quickly make a considerable dent in the climate change problem and would also contribute to public health and protect crop yields, according to an essay in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs. Besides a danger to breathe, ozone lowers crop yields.

Climate Change

Climate Change Ozone Climate Carbon

EPA Climate Change Adaptation Plan sees likely increase in tropospheric ozone, with more difficulty in attaining NAAQS in many areas

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Among the many climate-related vulnerabilities that can impact its mission, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cites a likely increase in tropospheric ozone pollution as potentially making it more difficult to attain National Ambient Air Quality Standards ( NAAQS ) in many areas with existing ozone problems.

Climate Change

Climate Change Ozone Climate EPA

Study Finds Ozone, Nitrogen Change the Way Rising CO2 Affects Earths Water

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2009

Through a recent modeling experiment, a team of NASA-funded researchers have found that future concentrations of carbon dioxide and ozone in the atmosphere and of nitrogen in the soil are likely to have an important but overlooked effect on the cycling of water from sky to land to waterways. Credit: NASA. Click to enlarge.

Ozone

Ozone Water CO2 MIT

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

A study by an international team of researchers, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, has identified 14 measures targeting methane and black carbon (BC) emissions that could reduce projected global mean warming ~0.5°C All 14 would curb the release of either black carbon or methane.

Carbon

Carbon Ozone Emissions International

Study: 25% EV adoption would save US $17B annually from avoided climate change & pollution damages

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

Vehicle electrification in the United States could prevent hundreds to thousands of premature deaths annually while reducing carbon emissions by hundreds of millions of tons. Results show that in more aggressive scenarios—i.e.,

Climate Change

Climate Change Pollution Climate 2014

Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

Among the findings: Summer surface ozone (O 3 ) decreases in most locations due to widespread reductions of traffic NO x emissions. Across scenarios, we found the more cars that transitioned to electric power, the better for summertime ozone levels. Seasons and times of day. —Jordan Schnell.

Conversion

Conversion Jordan Ozone Coal

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2014

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. A maintenance area, as defined in section 5303, for ozone or carbon monoxide. Of that amount, $21.6 7407(d)); or.

Emissions

Emissions Ozone Maintenance Hydrogen

Air Quality: Easy to Measure, Tough to Fix

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Sold for US $299, the View Plus can gauge seven critical metrics: radon , particulates, carbon dioxide, humidity, temperature, volatile organic compounds, and air pressure. Alternatives are available from. Ionization can itself create ozone. The state of California has banned such ozone generators entirely.

Ozone

Ozone Pollution Portland Neighborhood

Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

Carbon

Carbon Personal Store Emissions

EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. —Report to Congress on Black Carbon. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. Source: EPA.

Congress

Congress EPA Carbon Emissions

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

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

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.

Climate

Climate Ozone Emissions Transportation

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

1,000 to 21,000) deaths due to changes in ozone concentrations. 900 to 11,000) ozone-related early deaths per year. 300 to 4,000) ozone-related premature mortalities per year. 2000 (90% CI: 0–4,000) early deaths from ozone, according to the study. 53,000 (90% CI: 24,000–95,000) PM 2.5 related premature deaths and ?5,000

MIT

MIT Emissions Ozone Power

Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s (IIJA), there is $5 billion available in funding for clean school buses. View the Case Study How much funding is available for EV charging at school districts?

Fleet

Fleet Pollution Diesel Ozone

Low-lying and other vulnerable countries calling for fast action on non-CO2 global warming pollutants

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Led by the tiny Pacific island of the Federated States of Micronesia, a growing group of low-lying islands and other vulnerable countries are calling for fast action on the approximately 50% of global warming that is caused by pollutants other than carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). million lives lost each year due to black carbon soot.

Micronesia

Micronesia Pollution Ozone Global

California ARB releases final version of proposed update to Climate Change Scoping Plan; LEV IV

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

Furthermore, commercially available technologies, such as fuel efficient passenger vehicle tires, can be utilized by both new and in-use vehicles in the near-term to achieve GHG emission reductions. Achieving our long-term climate goal and 2032 ozone standards will require a much deeper penetration of ZEVs into the fleet.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate California Ozone

Junkyard Find: 1993 Nissan Stanza Altima GXE

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 12, 2023

We can assume that generous rebates and discounts were available on new '93 Stanza Altimas. It appears that no airbags were available on any first-year Stanza Altimas here. One of its owners applied faux-carbon-fiber decals to the dash trim, as one does. The MSRP on this car was $14,024, or about $29,834 in 2023 dollars.

Nissan

Nissan Carbon Fiber Denver Ozone

World Bank to focus on reducing short-lived climate pollutants; transport projects

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

A new report prepared by the World Bank at the request of the G8 identifies ways that the World Bank can do more through its projects to reduce the emission of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs): black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone, and fluorinated gases known as HFCs. Black carbon Climate Change Emissions'

Pollution

Pollution Climate Transportation Climate Change

EPA proposes new rules to reduce global warming HFC emissions from refrigerants

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Specifically, the proposed rule updates the current prohibition under section 608 of the Clean Air Act against knowingly venting, releasing or disposing of ozone-depleting (ODS) and substitute refrigerants and extends the requirements, as appropriate, to non-ozone-depleting substitute refrigerants, such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

EPA

EPA Emissions Global Ozone

Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Cutting HFCs, black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and methane can buy us about 40 years before we approach the dangerous threshold of 2°C warming. —co-author HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases originally developed as substitutes for ozone-depleting chemicals. Black Carbon. From Molina et al. Earlier post.) Mario Molina. (Dr.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Pollution Ozone

CSIRO publishes Southern Hemisphere GHG data online

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2011

The atmospheric level of carbon dioxide, which is the most important long-lived greenhouse gas influenced by human activities, is at its highest level in more than a million years. The graphs we’ve made available online will enable people to examine the evidence about the major driver of recent climate change. per cent each year.

Ozone

Ozone Climate Change Mariner Carbon

Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The update identifies eight key sectors for ongoing action: Energy; Transportation, fuels, land use and infrastructure; Agriculture; Water; Waste management; Natural lands; Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (such as methane and black carbon); and Green Buildings. Background.

Transportation

Transportation Emissions California Ozone

US and UK researchers report direct measurement of key atmospheric reactant; more rapid formation of secondary aerosols

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2012

Molecules called Criegee intermediates—carbonyl oxides—are important atmospheric reactants, but only indirect knowledge of their reaction kinetics has been available. Credit: Marston (2012), Photo credit: Daniel Stein/Istockphoto.com.Click to enlarge. —Welz et al. In a commentary accompanying the main paper by Welz et al. ,

Ozone

Ozone Climate Change Climate 2012

ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The costs of transition are generally favorable compared to other available CO 2 reduction technologies for motor vehicles. MAC technology and equipment is generally of a commodity nature and is available through third-party suppliers to any vehicle manufacturer.

China

China Ozone Chinese United States

US DOT to award up to $101.4M to transit projects to reduce emissions and to promote clean-fuel technologies

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Clean Fuels grant recipients will be chosen through a competitive selection process based on their ability to help communities achieve or maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and carbon monoxide, while supporting emerging clean fuel and advanced propulsion technologies for transit buses.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Emissions Fuel

California ARB and NOAA Collaborating in $20M Research on Interaction of Air Pollution and Climate Change; One Atmosphere Approach

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

These connections arise because in many cases the agents of concern are the same, and in many cases the sources of the agents are the same or intimately connected.For example, surface ozone is both an air pollutant and a greenhouse gas. The complex roles that ozone and aerosols play in the atmosphere provide examples of such trade-offs.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Pollution California

Federal Judge rules that Washington State must regulate refinery GHG emissions under State Implementation Plan

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2011

A lawsuit against the agencies, filed by the Washington Environmental Council and Sierra Club in March, claimed that the state agencies had violated their obligation under Washington’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) to determine and impose “reasonably available control technologies” on refineries to control greenhouse gas emissions.

Washington

Washington Emissions Sierra EPA

Aclima partnering with Google to map outdoor air quality with Street View vehicles

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2015

Google Street View cars can be equipped with Aclima’s mobile sensing platform to measure nitrogen dioxide; nitric oxide; ozone; carbon monoxide; carbon dioxide; methane; black carbon; particulate matter; and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). More interactive mapping results are available at insights.aclima.io.

Google

Google San Francisco Denver Vehicles

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

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2014

Decomposition of the decadal change in total global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion by four driving factors; population, income (GDP) per capita, energy intensity of GDP and carbon intensity of energy. giga tonne carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO 2 eq) (2.2%) per year from 2000 to 2010 compared to 0.4 Click to enlarge.

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Emissions Climate Change 2000 Climate

NOAA Arctic Report Card finds Arctic entering into new phase: warmer, greener, and less ice

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2011

Reports like this one help us to prepare for increasing demands on Arctic resources so that better decisions can be made about how to manage and protect these more valuable and increasingly available resources. —Monica Medina, NOAA principal deputy under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere.

Tundra

Tundra Ozone 2011 2006

Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2019

NO 2 is just one component of air pollution, which is made up of many pollutants (including particulate matter, ozone, carbon monoxide), which are known to have numerous adverse effects on health. NO 2 is a pollutant formed mainly from fossil fuel combustion, and traffic emissions can contribute up to 80% of ambient NO 2 in cities.

Pollution

Pollution United Arab Emirates South Korea Las Vegas

Pollution plumes in Paris air are richer in gaseous aromatic compounds than in LA; gasoline engines main source of VOCs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

Volatile organic compounds (VOC), which include hydrocarbons, are major air pollutants as well as precursors of harmful compounds such as tropospheric ozone and secondary organic aerosols. compounds containing 2-12 carbon atoms) are mainly produced by automobiles, a conclusion in line with previous findings.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Pollution Gasoline Engine

EPA proposes stringent new emissions standards for light-, medium-, heavy-duty vehicles for MY 2027 and beyond

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2023

Through the application of readily available emissions control technology and requiring compliance across the broad range of driving conditions represented by the three test cycles, EPA projects the standards will reduce tailpipe PM emissions from ICE vehicles by more than 95%.

EPA

EPA Light Standards Emissions

London and Paris launch car scoring initiative based on real-world emissions; ICCT the technical lead

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2017

The scores will be made easily available to citizens through dedicated websites. The new initiatives will award each car model a score based on all of the air pollutants they release during real-world, on-road conditions. Paris and London have committed to launch their data online by the end of 2017.

London

London Emissions The Fia Foundation Pollution

Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and stratospheric ozone destruction. Human activities, including fossil fuel combustion and intensive agriculture, have increased the availability of nitrogen in the environment.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Global Climate Change Ozone

EPA Administrator Reinstates Role of Staff Paper in Reviewing National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2009

EPA sets NAAQS for six key pollutants known as “criteria pollutants” that are commonly found across the United States: ozone, particle pollution (particulate matter), lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide.

EPA

EPA Standards Ozone Pollution

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

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

Among the direct transportation-related provisions in the extensive package are a low-carbon fuel standard for all transportation fuels; financial support for large scale demonstrations of electric vehicles; and financial support for automakers retooling plants to make electric vehicles. Carbon Capture and Sequestration.

Climate

Climate Standards Carbon California

Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Spectrum : When you talk about climate interventions, are you including carbon removal and sequestration in that category? We do some work on carbon removal, but that's pretty big space with a lot of investment. Wanser: We do include that in the broad category. Which is good. What do we have to offer these billion people?

Climate

Climate Climate Change Mariner Pollution

Study Highlights the Importance of Considering Climate Effects of Non-CO2 Emissions from Transport in Mitigation Strategies and Policies

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

The on-road transportation (ORT) and power generation (PG) sectors are major contributors to CO 2 emissions and a host of short-lived radiatively-active air pollutants, including tropospheric ozone and fine aerosol particles, that exert complex influences on global climate. Unger et al. Click to enlarge.

Climate

Climate Emissions Transportation Climate Change

NASA Administrator Bolden Highlights Importance of Green Aviation to Future of NASA

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Jaiwon Shin, NASA’s associate administrator for aeronautics research, said NASA technology will become increasingly important because of the lack of available space for new airports. Reducing the amount of fuel burned reduces emissions of carbon dioxide, which contribute to global warming.

Green

Green Future Chevron 2015

Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

60% of ground-level ozone (O 3 ) precursors, 6% of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), and 22% of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted. of all three fuels, but emits more black carbon (15 mg mi ?1 On-road transportation accounts for approximately 20% of United States energy consumption. Associated tailpipe emissions alone account for 40?60%

Gasoline

Gasoline Emissions Gasoline-Electric Pollution

HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2015

In their extensive analysis of the physical and chemical composition of the emissions, McDonald and colleagues found that the most abundant pollutants were carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, NO, and NO 2.

Exhaust

Exhaust Diesel Engine 2007

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

At 2:56 AM PST today, NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) was successfully launched into orbit from Space Complex 2 West at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, riding on a two-stage Delta II 7320-10 launch vehicle. by Jack Rosebro. This measurement is unique like a fingerprint, and can be used for identification.

Carbon

Carbon Aura Solar Climate Change

OptiFuel finalizing $2.6M DOE grant to demonstrate RNG hybrid line-haul locomotive

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

The program will demonstrate that a suite of commercially available, EPA-rail-certified engines present a near-term, low-risk solution to create an affordable RNG hybrid line-haul locomotive with near zero emissions while simultaneously improving fuel cost by 50%. g/bhp-hr of NOx, a reduction of 400 times.

Grant

Grant Hybrid Ozone EPA

National Research Council report finds it unlikely the US will meet cellulosic biofuel mandates absent major innovation or a change in policies

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2011

The capacity to meet the renewable fuel mandate for cellulosic biofuels will not be available unless the production process is unexpectedly improved and technologies are scaled up and undergo several commercial-scale demonstrations in the next few years. Economic effects. Barriers and opportunities.

Renewable

Renewable Tax Credit Conversion Standards

Reducing Black Carbon Emissions and Ground-Level Ozone Would Provide Immediate Benefit Against Climate Change

EPA Climate Change Adaptation Plan sees likely increase in tropospheric ozone, with more difficulty in attaining NAAQS in many areas

Study Finds Ozone, Nitrogen Change the Way Rising CO2 Affects Earths Water

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Study: 25% EV adoption would save US $17B annually from avoided climate change & pollution damages

Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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

Air Quality: Easy to Measure, Tough to Fix

Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

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

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

Low-lying and other vulnerable countries calling for fast action on non-CO2 global warming pollutants

California ARB releases final version of proposed update to Climate Change Scoping Plan; LEV IV

Junkyard Find: 1993 Nissan Stanza Altima GXE

World Bank to focus on reducing short-lived climate pollutants; transport projects

EPA proposes new rules to reduce global warming HFC emissions from refrigerants

Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

CSIRO publishes Southern Hemisphere GHG data online

Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

US and UK researchers report direct measurement of key atmospheric reactant; more rapid formation of secondary aerosols

ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

US DOT to award up to $101.4M to transit projects to reduce emissions and to promote clean-fuel technologies

California ARB and NOAA Collaborating in $20M Research on Interaction of Air Pollution and Climate Change; One Atmosphere Approach

Federal Judge rules that Washington State must regulate refinery GHG emissions under State Implementation Plan

Aclima partnering with Google to map outdoor air quality with Street View vehicles

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

NOAA Arctic Report Card finds Arctic entering into new phase: warmer, greener, and less ice

Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

Pollution plumes in Paris air are richer in gaseous aromatic compounds than in LA; gasoline engines main source of VOCs

EPA proposes stringent new emissions standards for light-, medium-, heavy-duty vehicles for MY 2027 and beyond

London and Paris launch car scoring initiative based on real-world emissions; ICCT the technical lead

Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O

EPA Administrator Reinstates Role of Staff Paper in Reviewing National Ambient Air Quality Standards

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

Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

Study Highlights the Importance of Considering Climate Effects of Non-CO2 Emissions from Transport in Mitigation Strategies and Policies

NASA Administrator Bolden Highlights Importance of Green Aviation to Future of NASA

Researchers describe the “where” and “when” of life cycle emissions from gasoline and ethanol in the US

HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 reaches orbit

OptiFuel finalizing $2.6M DOE grant to demonstrate RNG hybrid line-haul locomotive

National Research Council report finds it unlikely the US will meet cellulosic biofuel mandates absent major innovation or a change in policies

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