Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new initiative that aims to reduce pollution levels, improve resource efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs in cities across the world. Up to 80% of the world population is expected to reside in cities by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has put the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) on hold after receiving voucher requests for its entire $142-million budget. Clean trucks and buses delivered in August 2019 alone were supported by more than $8 million in vouchers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

The BYD second-generation 8Y battery electric yard tractor will make its world premiere at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach next week, showcasing a design that combines performance, reliability, improved driver comfort and operability, along with zero tailpipe emissions and quiet operation.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 29, 2022

Electric public transportation is essential to creating cleaner, greener cities. An investment in clean public transportation could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 0.71 Many cities and countries are putting their resources into electric public transportation. Let’s look at why — and how to get there.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this study, we created an environment that mimicked a polluted day in New Delhi or Beijing. In a mouse model study, three groups were observed: a control group receiving clean filtered air, a group exposed to polluted air for 24 weeks, and a group fed a high-fat diet. We concentrated fine particles of air pollution, called PM 2.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

A new program funded by proceeds from California’s cap-and-trade program aims to encourage the turnover of California’s school bus fleet to zero-emission and cleaner-burning school buses. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

The EU’s Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) ( earlier post ) has launched its second call for proposals (SP1-JTI-CS-2009-02). The Clean Sky JTI is a major public/private partnership to develop technology by 2015 that can reduce aviation CO 2 emissions by 40%; NO x emissions by 60%; and noise by 50%. million (US$12.5-million)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2015

Switching to renewable diesel will accelerate the progress San Francisco has made in cleaning its diesel fleet, slashing greenhouse gas emissions from diesel vehicles by more than 60%. Using renewable diesel also reduces the emissions of soot and other air quality pollutants. —San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 4, 2023

From reducing emissions and preserving natural resources to enhancing energy security and creating new jobs, the electric vehicle (EV) revolution is changing how people live and work. Increase of Low Impact Driving Low-impact driving can significantly positively affect the environment, your safety and other individuals.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The mode of travel you take on your daily work commute can make a big difference in your exposure to air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at the California Air Resources Board (ARB). One important finding is the need for more light rail and dedicated bike paths, as well as cleaner locomotives. 2017.08.024.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that California Climate Investments in zero-emission vehicles have reached $599 million since 2013, putting hundreds of thousands of ultra-clean cars, and entire fleets of zero-emission trucks and buses on California roads and highways.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2019

A team of researchers in China suggest that, in the context of promoting the use of clean fuel vehicles and increasing vehicle fuel efficiency, CO 2 emissions of China’s urban passenger transport sector could reach a peak of 225 MtCO 2 in 2030. Technical roadmap of bus,taxi, and car for peaking the CO2 emissions at 2030 or before.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

While technological advances are producing cleaner vehicles, more and more passengers and goods are travelling further distances in Europe, thereby offsetting efficiency gains. On its tenth anniversary, the EEA’s TERM report presents an overview of transport’s impact on the environment, built on an analysis of 40 policy-relevant indicators.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. 50% clean power target.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

If your perspective is the next thousand years, then wind power is enormously cleaner than coal or gas. David Keith is a board member and acting chief scientist at Carbon Engineering, a clean energy company that aims to make carbon-neutral transportation fuels from wind and solar power. —David Keith. 2018.09.009.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The practice serves as a guardian of the environment, combating the harmful effects of both abandoned vehicles and the production of new ones. Material’s Transformational Dance: The recycling process dances through material separation and recovery, transforming aged cars into valuable resources.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

It will ensure that NETL remains on the forefront of this research, which is critical not only to our economic future but to the environment as well. —Secretary Moniz. The US Energy Information Administration projects increases in US coal utilization in 2013, and other countries have been increasing their imports of coal.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

The environment committee of the European Parliament approved a draft law setting out a new CO 2 target for cars of 95g CO 2 /km (153 g/mile) by 2020, down from 130 gCO 2 /km (209 g/mile) in 2015. Within each manufacturer’s “balance”, each of these extra clean cars would count as 3.5 cars in 2013, falling to 1.5 Draft report.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2017

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. —Comer et al. —Comer et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The report, Clean Air Future: Health and Climate Benefits of Zero Emission Vehicles , was produced by the American Lung Association in California. Relying almost exclusively on oil for transportation hurts our air, our health, and our environment. For the average driver, every tank of gas burned costs $18.42 Maine: $513 million.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Not only do vehicle and truck emissions harm the environment, but they also harm human health. in societal costs to our health and the environment. #3. The carbon footprint of operating an electric vehicle varies based on the source of its electricity since different states have different energy resources. But the good news?

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

These three areas are costly to companies and the environment, but eco-friendly transportation methods can solve these issues. Your company can switch to a cleaner transportation policy with some strategic planning. The post How Eco-Friendly Transportation Boosts Business Success first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The growth of global industrialization, increasing demand on energy resources and rising carbon emissions are deepening the need for energy infrastructure that is increasingly green, distributed, flexible, and resilient. European Environment Agency, 2009. [ Earlier post.). 1 ] Swart, R. 2 ] Swart, R.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2010

Modular Genetics is one among a new breed of chemical companies that is using synthetic biology and other industrial biotechnology tools to produce useful chemicals that are biodegradable, less toxic to the environment, and made through cleaner processes with renewable raw materials.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Perspective by Deron Lovaas, Federal Transportation Policy Director, Natural Resources Defense Council. 2 ] Furthermore, our environment cannot continue to bear the brunt of carbon emissions stemming from our heavy use of oil. One of the current focuses of Congress is the clean energy and climate bill. Source: EIA.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 4, 2024

Even though you might not be able to afford something new that’s more eco-friendly, you don’t have to instantly think that all hope is lost, especially if you’re passionate about the environment and truly want to make a difference. A well-maintained engine runs happier and cleaner, emitting fewer pollutants into the air.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The Volkswagen Group is shouldering its responsibility for the environment. By commissioning the two LNG-powered freighters for the route between Europe and North America, Volkswagen Group Logistics is forging ahead with environmentally compatible, resource-efficient transport. —Wolfram Thomas, Head of Group Production.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The average gap between official fuel consumption figures and actual fuel use for new cars in the EU has reached 42%, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. United Kingdom), km77.com Source: The ICCT. Peter Mock.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Health Canada is the Canadian Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health; Environment Canada is the Federal agency tasked with, among other things, protecting the environment. Funding for the work was supported by the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda (CARA) of the Government of Canada.

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Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

EVs are Better for the Environment Over the course of their lifetimes , EVs generate less than half of the GHG emissions of comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. This includes all of the resources used in manufacturing the vehicle, the battery, and powering the vehicle. In addition, electricity in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Weather observations such as wind speed and direction (with other evidence) allowed researchers to identify plumes of polluted air from the Beijing urban area and population centers to the south, as opposed to relatively clean air arriving from the north. Munger, J. McElroy, M. Nielsen, C. 10, 8881-8897, doi: 10.5194/acp-10-8881-2010.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2016

And, in many Chinese cities, financial policies are implemented to reduce the price of public transportation, and to offer the convenient bicycles rent to encourage residents to travel with a clean mode, etc. But some policies don’t achieve the expected goals and some are effective only in a short-term. μg/m 3 ; 42.59 - 85.18 2016.07.037.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008. Cleaner transportation options for consumers. Clean energy industry funding. Cap-and-trade.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 11, 2015

That’s what someone always asks when I pitch them our South Bay Clean Power initiative, especially when they find out I’m doing this work full time. I had every possible tool and resource and opportunity. They want to know who is paying me. . I gave the Carson City Manager what has now become my standard reply.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Such coal fines presently must be discarded by even the most advanced coal cleaning plants because its moisture content in conventional dewatering systems make it unmarketable. Yoon and Luttrell have also received $1 million in funding from the US Department of State to also help the Indian coal industry produce a cleaner product.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

A number of market failures also potentially impinge on the diffusion of clean vehicle technologies. Information externalities occur in clean vehicle markets, as consumers do not always act rationally in terms of incorporating fuel savings into their purchasing decisions. knowledge, finance) among a variety of actors.

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