Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In the US, diesel freight trains emit 35 million metric tons of CO 2 annually and produce air pollution that leads to $6.5 Accounting for reduced criteria air pollutants and CO 2 emissions, switching to battery-electric propulsion would save the US freight rail sector US$94?billion The social cost of carbon emissions starts at US$125?t

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Aggregated damage costs by pollutant. Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

The findings suggest that in addition to carbon dioxide, there are other compounds in need of attention and regulation. Ammonia is convected upward during events like the Asian monsoon. There are no factories or farms, and planes are thought to make up most of the pollutants in this area. —Neil Donahue.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2011

The many new and expanded strong policy initiatives and green targets in China’s 12 th Five year Plan, released on 5 March 2011, provide “ clear evidence ” that China’s low-carbon policies remain global best-in-class, according to a new report from DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA). —DBCCA.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

By implementing effective battery recycling programs on a global scale, on top of adopting electric vehicles, we can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve valuable resources and mitigate some of the factors contributing to air pollution and global warming events.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

features a ‘multi-load path’ structure controlling how energy is absorbed by the car in the event of a collision, minimizing intrusion into the passenger cabin. The BYD footprint now covers six continents, more than 70 countries and more than 400 cities saving the equivalent of more than 14 million tonnes in carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2009

Widespread climate-related impacts are occurring now in the US and are expected to increase. A product of the interagency US Global Change Research Program, the 190-page report was commissioned in 2007 and completed this spring. It is clear that climate change is happening now. Source: USGCRP. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In December 2021, just before CES, the world’s leading tech event, Dell introduced Concept Luna , a reimagining of the laptop PC that focuses on repairability. Luna looks like Dell’s latest XPS 13 , but clever tweaks have slimmed its carbon footprint. And climate change isn’t the only problem worth worrying about.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. The approval process for carbon offsets has two goals. THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. IEEE Spectrum : What role does Silver Lining play in climate research or advocacy? In 2015, the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Carbon cycle. The report estimates that carbon emissions equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. Blue carbon sink. Credit: Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2018

A new report by the UK-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) calls for urgent action to tackle the damage to health caused by air pollution. A 2016 report by the Royal College of Physicians put the annual deaths attributable to outdoor air pollution in the UK at around 40,000. —IMechE report “A Breath of Fresh Air”.

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EV Match

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Ironically, Governor Abbott targeted renewable energy just as The New York Times was writing that Texas’ grid trouble is a sign of disruption to come as climate change induces more and more extreme weather events. to phase in renewable energy to achieve carbon pollution-free generation by 2035.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change. —Kalghatgi et al.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 22, 2012

You can go to events where you recycle your old paper tax records, your motor oil, your cellphone, computers and other electronics. . You can participate in beach cleanups, ride your bicycle with large groups in parades or march in protests against coal-fired power plants, polluters and planet-pummeling profiteers.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. It is an imperative because all the nations have signed for net carbon zero. There is no choice.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 17, 2009

But surprisingly, a subject Elizabeth didn’t know a lot about is Tonga’s frontline role as a victim of the climate change crisis. Today all 3000 inhabitants of the Carteret Islands have been relocated as they become the first climate change refugees. They were “placed.&#. Mine too of course.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 22, 2023

Earlier this year, the state introduced a new carbon-pricing program (part of the Climate Commitment Act, and Clean Fuel Standard) that fines businesses for any greenhouse gas they emit. Allowances are tradable, allowing wealthy businesses to effectively buy the right to pollute more than their rivals.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 22, 2012

You can go to events where you recycle your old paper tax records, your motor oil, your cellphone, computers and other electronics. . You can participate in beach cleanups, ride your bicycle with large groups in parades or march in protests against coal-fired power plants, polluters and planet-pummeling profiteers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

A new report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides a comprehensive overview of methodologies for estimating air emissions from shipping; describes technological solutions; and analyses policy options for reducing carbon emissions and air pollution in this sector.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Even though my bit is funny Chevron is one of the biggest polluters and destroyers of a livable climate on planet Earth, and they’ve acted like a classic crime organization. They got kids to cheer for their cartoon toy car race, but I got them to laugh at Chevron sucking.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. A hard price collar binds carbon prices and creates a predictable system for carbon prices to rise at a fixed rate over inflation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2009

Green areas indicate waters supersaturated with aragonite carbonate and favoring shell formation, with darker color indicating more favorable conditions. However, when CO 2 dissolves in seawater, it forms carbonic acid. Projected spread of acidification of the oceans from 1994 (left) to 2100 (right). 2007; Tyrrell et al.,

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Cars That Think

JUNE 17, 2022

In the puzzle of climate change, the Earth’s oceans are an immense and crucial piece. The oceans act as an enormous reservoir of both heat and carbon dioxide, the most abundant greenhouse gas. But gathering accurate and sufficient data about the oceans to feed climate and weather models has been a huge technical challenge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

The focus of the ZEV regulation should be shifted to address GHG emission reductions as well as criteria pollutants emission reductions. Tags: Climate Change Electric (Battery) Emissions Fuel Cells Plug-ins Policy. 2009 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Program Review.

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Emissions California Climate Change Vehicles 210

Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Even though my bit is funny, Chevron is one of the biggest polluters and destroyers of a livable climate on planet Earth, and they’ve acted like a classic crime organization. They got kids to cheer for their cartoon toy car race, but I got them to laugh at Chevron sucking.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

We’ve always planned on retiring and spending the rest of our lives right here, but these days we’re worried about what climate change is already doing – and about the far more serious consequences headed our way. We’re already getting used to the fires, smoke and related air hazards here in the L.A.

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Driivz

MAY 15, 2023

The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. Vehicle-to-building works much the same way but on a larger scale.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. Most of the world’s hydrogen comes from deeply polluting methods.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Scientists inform us that today’s transportation sector is the largest contributor to US greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, but how clean are lithium-ion batteries? Gasoline always emits 20 lbs of toxic air pollutants per gallon, and can only be burned once. What is the impact on the EV lifecycle carbon footprint?

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Scientists inform us that today’s transportation sector is the largest contributor to US greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, but how clean are lithium-ion batteries? Gasoline always emits 20 lbs of toxic air pollutants per gallon, and can only be burned once. What is the impact on the EV lifecycle carbon footprint?

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My Energi

APRIL 13, 2021

With World Earth Day only a week away (22/04/2021), we have decided what better way to embrace this event than for everyone to get involved in some new ‘ green habits’ for 1 month in the spirit of myenergi’s very own Green Reset. For ourselves and many others every day is Earth Day. Upcycle and recycling projects.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

The new report, part of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2011 series, examines the key factors that could result in a more prominent role for natural gas in the global energy mix, and the implications for other fuels, energy security and climate change. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge. MIT: The Future of Natural Gas. Earlier post.)

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 8, 2008

For more than a year now in this blog I’ve been researching and reporting on climate change, energy and transportation issues and related environmental stories covering them on both a personal and a global perspective. That’s a lot of extra work for city staffs that are already understaffed and overworked.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2021

We were especially excited about the 4-wheelers because they’re used on farms all over the state and the gas vehicles are very noisy and air polluting.” “I Resiliency in advocacy When the pandemic started and EVEVA in-person events were curtailed, “I was concerned about how we would keep our community outreach advocacy going,” Baum remarked.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

As the climate change crisis goes from bad to worse (while the deniers get nuttier and more cult-like with each passing day) and Australia gives Californians an advanced sneak preview at what is without a doubt headed our way sooner than you expect , your Creative Greenius has only gotten more Fired Up, Ready to Go!

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