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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. They refer to these emission trajectories as the global CO 2 caps.

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MARCH 26, 2019

last year, its fastest pace this decade, an exceptional performance driven by a robust global economy and stronger heating and cooling needs in some regions, according to the IEA. As a result, global energy-related CO 2 emissions rose by 1.7% Most of that came from a young fleet of coal power plants in developing Asia.

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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

With “Ambition2039”, Mercedes-Benz Cars aims for a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet in less than 20 years. As a first milestone, Mercedes-Benz will source battery cells from carbon-neutral production for the first time as part of a sustainability partnership with a battery cell supplier. Blockchain in the supply chain.

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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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APRIL 12, 2022

To achieve this goal, the key factors include: electrifying the vehicle fleet; charging with green energy; improving battery technology, an extensive use of recycled materials; and renewable energy in production. Globally, the portfolio already includes six—and soon nine—all-electric models.

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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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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. Gray and green lines: fuel economy improvements (“Adjusted Combined”) by replacing a fleet-average 2005 (gray) and 2010 (green) PFI vehicle with a GDI vehicle.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Switching from the automotive standards to the trading scheme could save as much as €63 billion, says the study’s lead author Sergey Paltsev, deputy director at MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change and senior research scientist at the MIT Energy Initiative. The results are published in the journal Transportation.

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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. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). This is an important symbol of Geely Group’s global commitment to sustainability. In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

The global maritime transport industry has submitted a proposal to the UN IMO to form the world’s first collaborative shipping R&D program to help eliminate CO 2 emissions from international shipping. The proposal includes core funding from shipping companies across the world of about US$5 billion over a 10-year period. Intercargo.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $80 million for a six-year project to design, build, and operate a 10-MWe (megawatts electrical) supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2 ) pilot plant test facility in San Antonio, TX. Today the average efficiency of the US fleet of steam Rankine cycle power plants is in the lower 30% range.

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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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The company aims to reduce CO2 emissions per car across the entire value chain by 40 percent by 2030. The new target of a 40 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per car by 2030 covers the entire enterprise, including production, supply chain, logistics, and the product use phase.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Tootbus, a prominent sightseeing bus company around Europe, has partnered with electric fleet specialist VEV to deliver more sustainable mobility across its entire operations. In 2021, Tootbus converted its fleet to HVO fuel, which reduces CO2 emissions by 90% compared to traditional combustion.

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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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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Renewable and synthetic fuels can contribute greatly to limiting global warming. Synthetic and renewable fuels should be factored into the CO2 fleet regulation for passenger cars and trucks. The supplier of technology and services is also gradually incorporating battery-powered electric vehicles into its fleet.

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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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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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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. average annual rate of 0.7% from 1990 to 2010.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

kWh/100 km, electric range 75 km, combined CO2 emissions 33-32 g/km). By 2039, Mercedes-Benz Cars is targeting a CO 2 -neutral new car fleet, and by 2030 the company is targeting more than 50% of passenger car sales from plug-in hybrids or full-electric vehicles. The A 250 e Sedan (combined fuel consumption 1.4

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JANUARY 22, 2014

FedEx Express and Nissan have conducted similar e-NV200 tests with fleets in Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Brazil. Following Nissan LEAF, e-NV200 will be the second EV that Nissan markets globally. It emits no carbon dioxide, compared to approximately 140 g of CO2/km emitted by gas-powered engines in a similar vehicle.

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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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JULY 16, 2022

Despite the allowance for an increase in emissions, Tesla’s focused on reducing its carbon footprint. In addition, the global fleet of Tesla’s vehicles, energy storage, and solar panels enabled customers to prevent the emissions of 8.4 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

million) to six projects to further develop the UK’s low carbon vehicle capability. The HiUCV is targeted to halve the overall carbon emissions per tonne of waste collected of current best-in-class Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) in the urban environment. Ltd, EVO Electric Ltd, Xtrac Ltd, Think Global, Axeon Ltd.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Vehicle replacement schemes such as the “cash for clunkers” program in the US and the “scrappage scheme” in the UK have featured prominently in the economic stimulation packages initiated by many governments to cope with the global economic crisis—at least 13 countries have deployed such schemes.

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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. However, Toyota still maintains the fastest way to reduce CO2 emissions is through hybrid vehicles and not rapid electrification. million BEVs globally in 2030.”. million BEVs.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Running routes to and fro various company locations, this kind of trucking is primed for electrification, and a company the scale of Mars, which owns 50 global brands, transforming its freight into EVs could have a massive impact on emissions. And doing so has the potential to clean up billions of tons of CO2 emissions a year.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

This improvement can be accomplished with no changes to the current vehicle fleet, no material changes to infrastructure and no involvement by the consumer. Other benefits from a 20% fuel blend include reductions in carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NO x ), and methane (CH 4 ) emissions by a projected 24%, 5.5%, and 11%, respectively.

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MARCH 7, 2010

in the first nine months of last year, due to the slump in global trade. The company is experimenting with a 5% to 7% biodiesel blend in the Maersk Kalmar , and has voiced support for an expected carbon tax to be administered by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as a means to spur the development of more energy-efficient ships.

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APRIL 6, 2009

Global passenger vehicle CO 2 emissions and abatement potential under three primary scenarios. gigatons) relative to a ‘do nothing’ scenario, even in the context of ongoing growth in the global vehicle parc. gigatons) relative to a ‘do nothing’ scenario, even in the context of ongoing growth in the global vehicle parc.

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As part of the toolbox available to reduce carbon emissions and fight against climate change, eFuel is a drop-in replacement synthetic fuel made from captured atmospheric CO 2 and renewable energy. It is also another action we are taking that is well aligned with our commitment to be carbon neutral by 2038. billion existing ICE cars.

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JULY 29, 2012

In 2007, the global transportation sector accounted for approximately 25% of total energy-related CO 2 emissions&mdash almost 7 Gt, Of that, road transportation accounted for 5 Gt. The US, China, and the EU are expected to remain the top three emitters, responsible for more than 60% of global road emissions. —Kodjak et al.

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APRIL 2, 2009

Radiative forcing from the global and US ORT and PG sectors. 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.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The ICCT team assessed baseline and alternative system emissions under a variety of different transition pathways using an ICCT model of MAC emissions in the passenger vehicle fleet. Joint-venture manufacturers are expected to possess little, if any, competitive advantage.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The research and development (R&D) portfolio is designed to ensure the ability to use abundant domestic fossil resources through the development of technologies with a specific focus on significant reductions of global carbon emissions at acceptable cost. million for carbon capture R&D. and Industrial CCS activities.

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