Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2014

After a critical review of the literature on the air impacts of increased natural gas acquisition, processing, and use, a team of US researchers has determined that that actual measurement data on various individual segments of the natural gas life cycle are sparse or critically lacking. well production end-of-life.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed standards to reduce harmful air pollution from oil and gas drilling operations. Natural gas production in the USis growing, with more than 25,000 new and existing wells fractured or re-fractured each year. Methane, the primary constituent of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas.

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APRIL 15, 2019

coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass). 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. Schnell et al.

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MAY 18, 2016

Without a nationwide ultra-low NO x emission standard, SCAQMD argues, California will not be able to meet the 2023 deadline for achieving the federally mandated 8-hour ozone standard, which was adopted in 1997 and set at 80 parts per billion. was recently certified by CARB and is expected to be commercially available mid-year 2016.

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JULY 3, 2021

In addition to contributing to cancer risk, formaldehyde reacts secondarily to form ground-level ozone, a respiratory irritant responsible for increased rates of cardiac arrest and asthma. Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable gas to which brief exposure can cause irritation of the skin, eyes, nose, and throat.

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Neighborhood Houston Pollution Ozone 170

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. Reducing vehicle emissions Electric school buses, and their electric car and truck cousins, produce no tailpipe emissions, which is a big step in lowering air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The chemical, which does not deplete the ozone layer, may now be used in air conditioning for new cars and light trucks. Using HFO-1234yf is one option available to automakers. Prior to HFC-134a, car air conditioners generally used CFC-12, a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

This highlights the potential of co-beneficial solutions to climate change that not only curb greenhouse gas emissions but also reduce the health burden of harmful air pollution. —Daniel Peters, a climate scientist with the EDF, formerly of Northwestern and lead author of the new study.

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JUNE 27, 2014

After ten years in orbit, the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA’s Aura satellite has been in orbit sufficiently long to show that people in major US cities are breathing less nitrogen dioxide. The gas is produced primarily during the combustion of gasoline in vehicle engines and coal in power plants.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Methane is both a potent greenhouse gas and an important precursor to ground-level ozone. Ozone, a key component of smog and also a greenhouse gas, damages crops and human health. Tropospheric ozone and black carbon (BC) contribute to degraded air quality and global warming.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

In Chile, the current procedure is to capture the gas, dissolve it in sulfuric acid and then transform it into solid calcium arsenate or calcium arsenite in a process known as precipitation. Other project partners are also evaluating UV- and ozone-assisted as well as microbial oxidation processes. —Anna-Lisa Bachmann.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

ARB expects that up to $1 million will be available for this solicitation, although funding could be increased to a maximum of $5 million depending on the availability of state funds. Off-road equipment is a significant source of diesel PM, as well as NO x emissions that lead to ozone and secondary PM, ARB noted.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Among the non-CO 2 pollutants are hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), methane, tropospheric ozone, and black carbon soot. Technology is already available to reduce these climate-forcing agents, and doing so would produce strong collateral benefits. Reducing tropospheric ozone can improve public health as well as agricultural productivity.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

BP will convert approximately 100 diesel municipal vehicles, including several dozen school buses, to operate on compressed or liquefied natural gas and will construct four refueling stations for the converted vehicles. Exposure to asbestos, a known human carcinogen, can cause asbestosis and two types of cancer: lung cancer and mesothelioma.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2011

For the first time, observed Southern Hemisphere greenhouse gas (GHG) data can be easily accessed by the public on a new CSIRO website. 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. per cent each year.

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JUNE 29, 2011

million from FTA’s Transit Investment in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) III Program. TIGGER III grants, which will also use a competitive selection process, will be awarded based on a project’s ability to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and provide a return on the investment.

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MAY 16, 2014

The AB 32 Scoping Plan, which guides development and implementation of California’s greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. 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.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Molecules called Criegee intermediates—carbonyl oxides—are important atmospheric reactants, but only indirect knowledge of their reaction kinetics has been available. However, until 2008 no gas-phase Criegee intermediate had been observed, and rate coefficients derived from indirect measurements spanned orders of magnitude.

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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).

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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.

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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. What is the importance of natural emissions to the ozone formation process?

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Climate Change Climate Pollution California 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2013

Having approval for such a high octane certification fuel would, the EPA proposed in the Tier 3 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: help manufacturers that wish to raise compression ratios to improve vehicle efficiency, as a step toward complying with the 2017 and later light-duty greenhouse gas and CAFE standards (2017 LD GHG). psi RVP and 7.8

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

NO x is a precursor for both ground level ozone and secondary PM 2.5 It is important to state that there are several technology paths to achieve these levels of emissions, and some of them can simultaneously lower greenhouse gas emissions, such that the NO x reductions do not compete with the CO 2 reductions.

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APRIL 11, 2019

Improving access to cleaner forms of transportation, like electrified public transport and active commuting by cycling and walking, would not only bring down NO 2 levels, but would also reduce asthma, enhance physical fitness, and cut greenhouse gas emissions. —Susan Anenberg.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Pechman for the Western District of Washington has ruled that the Washington Department of Ecology, Northwest Clean Air Agency, and Puget Sound Clean Air Agency must regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the five oil refineries operating in Washington State. matter, sulfur dioxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and lead.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and stratospheric ozone destruction. It is produced via a microbial process called denitrification, which converts nitrogen to nitrous oxide and an inert gas called dinitrogen.

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New Hampshire Global Climate Change Ozone 199

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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%.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Rebates are available to individuals, business owners and government entities in California that purchase or lease new eligible zero-emission or plug-in hybrid electric light-duty vehicles now. The amount of funding available to pay for these technologies is dependent on the amount of revenues generated from vehicle and smog abatement fees.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions also supports patient health. If you choose Blink Charging as an electrification partner, we will work with you to find all available funding opportunities for your EVSE installation. State and Local Funding There is also state-level funding available for EVSE installation.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The California Air Resources Board released the draft proposed first update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan, which guides development and implementation of California’s greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. The Air Resources Board is required to update the Scoping Plan every five years.

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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. The research is published in the journal Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In light of this situation, there's increasing talk of actions that governments can take beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions—actions that could either remove existing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere or reduce the amount of sunlight coming into the atmosphere. Hardly the breakthroughs we need to stave off disaster.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly released the finalized Phase 2 greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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APRIL 12, 2013

Molecules called Criegee intermediates—carbonyl oxides—are important atmospheric reactants, but until recently, only indirect knowledge of their reaction kinetics has been available. Earlier post.). The new measurements will provide further insight into hydrocarbon combustion and atmospheric chemistry.

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JULY 24, 2020

million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to demonstrate a pre-production Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) hybrid 4,300 hp line-haul locomotive. In several weeks, OptiFuel will start taking orders, in 49 of the US states, for a new line of affordable 800 hp to 3,200 hp, 100% natural gas freight and transit locomotives.

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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. Greenhouse gas emissions. Barriers and opportunities.

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AUGUST 18, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest set of proposed standards to reduce emissions of methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the oil and natural gas industry. The proposal also includes incentives to spur the oil and gas industry to minimize leaks.

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