Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2011

Under the scheme, around 500 of the largest emitters in Australia—facilities that have direct greenhouse gas emissions of 25,000 tonnes of CO 2 -equivalent per year or more (excluding emissions from transport fuels and some synthetic greenhouse gases)—will need to buy and surrender to the Government a permit for every tonne they produce.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The US has up to now adhered to the user-fee principle in financing transportation infrastructure—i.e., users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. In the meantime, cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient. In the meantime, cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2013

A case study of the impact of a driving restriction policy implemented in Beijing prior to the 2008 Olympics found short-term benefits, but also a pattern of rule-breaking and loss of those benefits over time, as residents adapted by changing travel times; buying a second car with a different license plate; or simply violating the rules.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

Convincing millions of consumers to go electric will require a massive upfront investment to drastically scale charging access, Nick Nigro, founder of the transportation-focused consultancy Atlas Public Policy, told Insider. “Now the federal government is in a position to look at all electric transportation with that same lens.”

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