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JULY 14, 2016

is black carbon (BC)—a pollutant with large positive radiative forcing on the climate due to its ability to absorb incoming sunlight and reduce surface albedo on snow. A new study by a team at the University of Toronto has made a preliminary assessment of the climate trade-off (i.e., Credit: ACS, Zimmerman et al.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Audi of America is among the first in the automotive industry to implement an internal carbon price program as a key initiative in the brand’s pursuit of lower CO 2 emissions. Fuel consumed by Audi of America fleet vehicles. Employee commuting. Building heat & energy. Waste generation. Purchased goods and services.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

In a commentary in the journal Joule , Rob McGinnis, founder and and CEO of Prometheus , a company that is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuels, discusses the technology advances that could lead to the potential price-competitiveness of renewable gasoline and jet with fossil fuels.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

The project partners use blockchain technology to track the emissions of climate-relevant gases as well as the amount of secondary material along the complex supply chains of battery cell manufacturers. With “Ambition2039”, Mercedes-Benz Cars aims for a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet in less than 20 years.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Commission is not pursuing a pathway for the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels under the proposal. In the Commission’s view, a mechanism on renewable and low carbon fuels would create an incentive to redirect fuels needed to decarbonize sectors with fewer alternatives—such as aviation and maritime—to road transport.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals. less CO 2 than those they replaced. decline in new diesel registrations.

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JUNE 9, 2017

The Swiss direct air capture company—which has also partnered with Audi in that company’s e-fuels initiative ( earlier post )—launched the commercial-scale Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant, featuring its patented technology that filters carbon dioxide from ambient air. Climeworks aims to capture 1% of global CO 2 emissions by 2025.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

The partners are committed to initiating and accelerating the necessary build-up of charging infrastructure for the increasing number of customers of electric vehicles in Europe and contribute to climate-neutral transportation in Europe by 2050. The JV creation is subject to regulatory approvals. —Christian Levin, CEO TRATON Group.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Singapore will implement a new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV) on 1 January 2012, providing rebates to qualified new cars, taxis, and imported used cars with low carbon emissions, and imposing an equivalent surcharge on higher emitting vehicles. CEV bandings (Singapore dollars).

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AUGUST 22, 2017

gigatons of CO 2 : three times Germany’s carbon-dioxide emissions in 2016. If the climate targets set by the Paris conference are to be achieved, CO 2 emissions from traffic worldwide will have to be reduced 50% over the next four decades, and by at least 85% in the advanced economies, Bosch notes. Bottom: Fuel pathways.

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Drive Electric

MARCH 29, 2022

By combining flexibility and experience with industry-leading technology, Fleet Partners offers innovative, cost-effective, tailored solutions designed to meet the needs of every business. GET ON THE JOURNEY TO CARBON ZERO. Businesses in NZ are setting new targets for their fleets to reduce CO2 emissions and driving down fleet costs.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Siemens aims to be the world’s first major industrial company to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030. It will systematically employ low-emission vehicles and e-mobility concepts in its global car fleet. The company plans to cut its CO 2 emissions—which currently total about 2.2

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MARCH 25, 2013

At the beginning of the Geneva Motor Show this year, the Volkswagen Group announced it was committed to reducing the CO 2 output of its European new car fleet to 95 grams per kilometer by 2020. I guarantee that we will do everything in our power to reach carbon dioxide emissions of 95 grams without any reservations. Earlier post.)

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MAY 15, 2014

In the study, the Ford team derived regional CO 2 targets for new LDVs while still providing an integrated view of the global LDV fleet—a perspective critical to the planning needs for global automotive firms. The resulting full fleet WTW fossil CO 2 emissions in each region become the regional CO 2 caps.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 14, 2023

AT&T is launching an EV pilot program as it will attempt to improve safety, reduce costs, and cut its carbon footprint. One of several ways AT&T is aiming to cut costs is by increasing electrification throughout its fleet of vehicles. This is just one of several ways it hopes to reach carbon neutrality by 2035.

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JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. —Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Group. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 22, 2019

Carbon dioxide emissions from S energy consumption will remain near current levels through 2050, according to projections in EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019. USenergy-related carbon dioxide emissions and fossil fuel energy consumption. US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in AEO2019 Reference Case.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Left, global light-duty fleet in the electric-favoring case; right, the hydrogen-favoring case. In both electric- and hydrogen-favoring cases, availability of low-carbon electricity and hydrogen prolonged the use of petroleum-fueled ICE vehicles. Top, without CCS and CSP; bottom, with CCS and CSP. Credit: ACS, Wallington et al.

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APRIL 16, 2012

Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2010 were equivalent to 6,822 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. across the US vehicle fleet. Transportation.

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APRIL 16, 2013

Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2011 were equivalent to 6,702 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. Climate Change Emissions Policy' GHG emissions in 2011 showed a 6.9%

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Driivz

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We found ourselves thinking about how Smart Energy Management for EV charging is connected to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference; Countries from around the world continue to focus on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a key strategy for reducing the rate of global warming.

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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. Unger et al.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is installing 90 new charge spots for electric vehicles in and around Paris for the COP21 global summit on climate change. The quick and standard EV charging stations will use electricity with a small carbon footprint. The Alliance estimates the EVs will travel more than 400,000 km in service to COP21.

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Installation Nissan Climate Change Charging 150

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

The data hub integrates driver behavior monitoring and coaching, consignment tracking and vehicle tracking and fleet management using telematics-based services. In addition to this on-board configuration, Ricardo also developed a web-based utility for use at a fleet level by a transport and logistics manager.

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JULY 11, 2012

The European Commission today proposed targets for the further reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. With our proposals we are not only protecting the climate and saving consumers money. This is one more important step towards a competitive, low-carbon economy.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

The global natural gas vehicle fleet has grown rapidly in the last 10 years, but still represents less than 1% of global transport fuel consumption. The global fleet of NGVs consists largely of passenger cars/LDVs, although there are some regional differences. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Heavy-duty Natural Gas.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Although a lightweight steel vehicle has a lower production phase environmental impact, those initial gains are erased by higher energy use and carbon emissions during the steel vehicle’s use phase, the study found. Source: Sujit Das, ORNL. Click to enlarge. —Sujit Das.

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MARCH 19, 2013

The technical and macro-economic study, commissioned by the European Climate Foundation, focuses on light-duty vehicles. —“An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles”. An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles. The project is taking a phased approach.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The proposal also includes the already established EU fleet wide targets for 2020/2021 of 95 g CO 2 /km for passenger cars and 147 g CO 2 /km for light commercial vehicles, both of which are based on the NEDC (New European Driving Cycle) test procedure. The 2030 target gives stability and long-term direction to keep up these investments.

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JUNE 2, 2010

The study judged that the potential CO 2 emissions reductions from low-carbon technologies within the next five years is “ quite low ” (around a 6% improvement), although in the longer term, i.e. between now and 2020, the potential CO 2 emissions reduction is much larger (up to 30% on a well-to-wheels basis).

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

While most car manufacturers have already met their individual 2012 CO 2 targets for Europe, several carmakers need to make their fleets even more carbon-efficient to meet the 2012 target, according to updated data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 26, 2010

This approach offers the intriguing possibility of using primary energy from renewable, carbon-free sources (such as electricity derived from solar, wind, wave or nuclear) to convert CO 2 , in association with hydrogen (or indeed methane), into high-density vehicle fuels compatible with our current transportation infrastructure. Jiang et al.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 15, 2021

Currently, the share of CO2 emissions from logistics is around 7% of the total CO2 emissions in India, which will grow rapidly as “Make in India” is currently being implemented rapidly. Their aim is to bring out more than 1 lakh electric fleet by 2024. Improved logistics can bring about important environmental benefits.

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Teslarati

JULY 12, 2022

The study , published in 2021 in Nature Communications, noted that adding 4,434 metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2020 was equivalent to the lifetime emissions of 3.5 Those 4,434 metric tons of carbon dioxide could also cause one extra death globally from 2020 through 2100. metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.

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Teslarati

MARCH 29, 2022

Electrified Fleets vs Air Pollution Deaths. The Breathe fleet is estimated to prevent 338 tonnes of CO2 from being released into the atmosphere per year. The Mayor has set the ambitious targets to make London net zero carbon by 2030 and protect Londoners from toxic air pollution. Breathe with Tesla Model 3s.

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JUNE 8, 2022

Toyota, which pushed against mandates for zero-emissions guidelines by 2035 in the past, committed to a 100 CO2 reduction in Europe by 2035. In November , InfluenceMap listed Toyota as the third-most negative and influential company against climate policies, following only ExxonMobil and Chevron. million BEVs.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Examples of such ITS applications include navigation and travel information systems; route advice; supporting drivers in adopting an eco-driving behavior; logistics and fleet management systems; optimized traffic light phasing at intersections; reserving parking space; and road tolls.

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