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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2011
High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. —“Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”. Scarcity also creates opportunities to develop substitute materials or to recover materials from waste. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2014
LNG as fuel eliminates SO x emissions, significantly reduces NO x and particulate matter, and also reduces GHG emissions—although not to the levels that would be required for addressing climate change. Biofuels derived from waste have many benefits, but securing the necessary production volume is a challenge.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2012
The report defines bio-based materials as industrial products made from renewable agricultural and forestry feedstocks, which can include wood, grasses, and crops, as well as wastes and residues. These materials may replace fabrics, adhesives, reinforcement fibers, polymers, and other, more conventional, materials.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 23, 2011
In 2008, a report by UNEP called for the elimination of fossil-fuel subsidies, concluding that such subsidies often lead to increased levels of consumption and waste; place a heavy burden on government finances; can undermine private and public investment in the energy sector; and do not always end up helping the people who need them most.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 19, 2009
REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Andy Grove April 17, 2009: 9:30 AM ET The great electric car race High oil prices, green regs, and better batteries are behind the mad dash to create the ultimate electric automobile. rivals in the dust.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2011
Subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption of fossil fuels jumped to over $400 billion. Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply. But the average oil price remains high, approaching $120/barrel (in year-2010 dollars) in 2035. —WEO 2011.
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