Cleaner, Climate Change, Emissions and Energy

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

“Electric cars will not save the climate. It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol , Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. must have 90 percent of its vehicles, or some 350 million EVs, on the road by 2050 in order to hit its emission targets. The likelihood of this occurring is infinitesimal.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions

Yet Another Study Shows EVs Are Cleaner Than ICE & Continue Getting Cleaner

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 19, 2024

EVs are (once again) proving to be cleaner than comparable ICE vehicles. Plus, while ICE vehicles are stuck burning the same fuel for the rest of their serviceable lives, EVs continue to get cleaner as electric grids improve.

Cleaner

Cleaner Grid Fuel Vehicles

Tesla’s 2020 Impact Report shows why an “ecosystem” of products is key to addressing climate change

Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2021

This is one of the reasons why Tesla’s products and services are focused on transportation and energy production and storage — segments that are traditionally the most polluting in both the United States and foreign countries. . In 2020, Tesla customers helped accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy by avoiding 5.0

Climate Change

Climate Change 2020 Climate Production

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Global Energy

NY Governor orders regulatory action to require all LDVs sold in state to be zero-emissions by 2035

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2022

New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take major regulatory action that will require all new passenger cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs sold in New York State to be zero emissions by 2035. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Emissions

Emissions New York Climate Change Grant

How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2022

Fortunately, we still have a narrow window of opportunity to alter the Earth’s climate path, and I believe we can do it. Climate change is a global societal crisis that is causing devastating consequences. Deforestation is contributing to climate change. We need to address the crisis now in a sustainable way.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Engine Pollution

NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

Now I want to be clear: I am inspired by the Administration’s commitment to phasing out carbon emissions. We do have a climate crisis that needs to be addressed. The US transportation sector accounts for the largest portion of US greenhouse gas emissions, and I firmly believe it is a human right to breathe clean air.

F-150

F-150 Climate Petrol Hummer

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

President Obama’s plan, which sidesteps the need for Congressional involvement by relying on a wide variety of executive actions, has three main components: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation.

Obama

Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy

Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Global fossil CO 2 emissions are expected to grow 1.0% (with an uncertainty range of 0.1% to 1.9%) in 2022 as the COVID recovery continues amidst turmoil in energy markets. Global fossil CO 2 emissions have now grown 0.6% —Glen Peters, a Research Director at the CICERO Center for International Climate Research.

Global

Global Emissions Carbon Coal

Mayors of 12 major cities pledge to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025; major areas to be zero-emission by 2030

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The mayors of London, Paris, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Quito, Vancouver, Mexico City, Milan, Seattle, Auckland and Cape Town have pledged to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025 and ensure that a major area of their city is zero emission by 2030. Lead by example by procuring zero emission vehicles for city fleets.

Emissions

Emissions Aspen Los Angeles Climate Change

Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2018

Countries seeking to meet Paris Agreement targets on CO 2 emissions must get a grip on the amount of pollution produced at city level, according to a new open-access study published in S cience Advances by an international team of researchers from Europe and China. Total CO 2 emissions of 182 Chinese cities. Shan et al.

Emissions

Emissions CO2 Laos Pollution

Queensland, AU doubles EV rebates to boost zero-emission vehicle adoption

Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2023

The move is intended to accelerate the adoption of cleaner and more sustainable transportation. Minister for Energy, Renewables, and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said, “We want more zero-emission vehicles on Queensland roads with Queensland families to have access to cheaper and cleaner vehicles.”

Emissions

Emissions Vehicles Cleaner Solar

BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO 2 emissions. The decline was not confined to China, however.

Coal

Coal Clean Cleaning Financing

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Scottish Enterprise, Transport Scotland and the Hydrogen Accelerator, based at the University of St Andrews, have appointed Arcola Energy and a consortium of industry leaders in hydrogen fuel cell integration, rail engineering and functional safety to deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen powered train.

Convert

Convert Hydrogen Power Powered

Alberta CCEMC providing $46M for carbon capture and storage and cleaner energy projects in oil sands region

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2012

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation is providing C$46 million (US$45 million) in funding to support six new carbon capture and storage and cleaner technology projects in the Canadian oil sands region. The organizations receiving funding from CCEMC are: Cenovus Energy Inc.: $10

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Cleaner Oil Carbon

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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2004 2016 Emissions California

AP Ventures makes follow-on investment in small-scale GTL company Greyrock Energy

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2019

London-based AP Ventures has made a follow-on investment in Greyrock Energy , Inc. Greyrock high-value fuels are cleaner-burning than similar petroleum-derived fuels; when blended with traditional fuels the Greyrock fuels can improve vehicular emissions profile without any corresponding change in existing infrastructure.

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Companies Energy Gas-Electric Hydrogen

UCR study finds ultra-low emission natural gas bus exceeds federal and state NOx standards; as low as 0.0007g/bhp-hr

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2017

A study by the University of California, Riverside College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) found that a Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Agency (Metro) bus equipped with an ultra-low emission natural gas engine performs significantly cleaner than its certification standards across all duty cycles.

Standards

Standards Gas Emissions Los Angeles

Renewable Energy & EV Charging – Perfect Synergy

Driivz

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As the world continues to face climate change challenges, it is becoming increasingly critical that we transition to more sustainable energy sources. Renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, is a more environmentally friendly and cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Charging Climate Change

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Flameless Ceramic Turbine combines flameless combustion technology and innovations in ceramic design to deliver demand-responsive power without the emissions. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels. —IPG CEO Toby Gill.

Grid

Grid Clean Cleaning Power

CMU study finds taxes on emissions would result in more rapid electrification by ridesharing companies

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering have found that with an emissions-based incentive towards electrification, ridesourcing companies such as Uber and Lyft would electrify more and cut their emissions by amounts ranging from 10% in New York to 22% in Los Angeles. Source: Bruchon et al. Bruchon, Jeremy J.

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Tax Los Angeles Emissions Companies

Sapphire Energy pairs with Sinopec as one of 6 new US-China EcoPartnerships; algae-derived crude oil

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2014

Sapphire Energy and its partner Sinopec were selected as one of six new US-China partners into the flagship EcoPartnerships Program. This collaboration between our two companies exemplifies the mutual goal of producing cleaner energy solutions for the US and China. —Cynthia “CJ” Warner, Sapphire CEO.

Oil

Oil China Energy Climate Change

Santos reports successful CO2 capture and storage injection trial in Moomba CCS project

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2020

We will need an approved methodology for CCS to be in place with the Clean Energy Regulator before we take a final investment decision on our Moomba CCS Project because carbon credits are essential to make it stack up economically with the cost of abatement still at around A$30 per tonne. —Kevin Gallagher.

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CO2 Australia Carbon Store

WHO report urges greater attention to improved land use, rapid transit, cycling and walking to achieve health co-benefits from transport GHG emissions mitigation

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Urban density is one of the most important determinants of car use and transport-related energy consumption in cities. Shifting from gasoline to diesel vehicles could increase emissions of health-damaging small particulates (PM 10 , PM 2.5 ). IPCC’s assessment finds diesel vehicles have potential to reduce transport’s CO 2 emissions.

Climate Change

Climate Change Transportation Emissions Climate

NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2020

The study, set in Singapore, suggests that better air quality will bring about climate co-benefits in reducing electricity generation via lower household demand, and thus mitigating carbon emissions. This is important for policymakers when forecasting and influencing future emissions paths in the context of climate change.

Pollution

Pollution Singapore Asia Climate Change

UK government launches first Hydrogen Strategy

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

By 2030, hydrogen could play an important role in decarbonizing polluting, energy-intensive industries such as chemicals, oil refineries, power and heavy transport such as shipping, heavy-duty trucks and trains, by helping these sectors move away from fossil fuels. Doing so could deliver a 7% emissions reduction on natural gas.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Climate Change Wind

What is Renewable energy integration, challenges, why it is needed

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

what is renewable energy integration ? Renewable energy integration refers to the process of efficiently incorporating renewable energy sources into existing energy systems. Energy Storage: Renewable energy sources are often intermittent, meaning they don’t produce energy consistently.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Energy Storage Wind

3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.

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Rhode Island District of Columbia Transportation Connecticut

Analysis concludes that current transportation policy in most US states will likely worsen GHG emission trends in US

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

US states are in a unique position to bring down transportation-related GHG emissions, given their primary role in setting statewide transportation policy and directing large amounts of transportation funding. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector, and in most cases make decisions that will likely increase.

Transportation

Transportation Climate Change Emissions Climate

How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As the world grapples with the pressing issue of climate change, it is evident that we need swift action to avert its worst impacts. One avenue to combat this crisis is a rapid reduction in carbon emissions from our daily transportation, one of the leading contributors of CO 2 emissions.

Carbon

Carbon Emissions CO2 Gasoline-Electric

ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2009

The mean cost of cost of climate change for the four countries—Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam—under a “business-as-usual” scenario and if market and non-market impacts and catastrophic risks are all considered could be equivalent to losing 6.7%

Climate Change

Climate Change Asia Climate Global

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

Anthropogenic climate change confronts humanity with a challenge: How can we keep warm now as we try to prevent our world from overheating in the future? It is a daunting question that a startup called Polar Night Energy, in the small and chilly nation of Finland (Figure 1), is attempting to answer.

Store

Store Solar Building Oil-Sands

Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone.

Climate

Climate America Global Energy

UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Morocco Nigeria Netherlands Gambia

MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The report is the culmination of MITEI’s three-year Mobility of the Future study, which is part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change. areas of inquiry: The potential impact of climate change policies on global fleet composition, fuel consumption, fuel prices, and economic output.

Future

Future MIT Climate Change Alternative Fuels

SoCalGas reduces CNG price by $0.26 per gallon at its fueling stations by using LCFS credits

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2019

The LCFS program is administered by the California Air Resources Board and seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by 20% through 2030. Under the program, fuels that help lower GHG emissions, such as natural gas, generate LCFS credits. per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration.

Price

Price Fuel Gas Gas-Electric

Rio Tinto, China Baowu, Tsinghua U sign MOU to explore improving environmental performance across steel value chain

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Baowu Steel Group (China’s largest steel producer) and Tsinghua University to develop and implement new methods to reduce carbon emissions and improve environmental performance across the steel value chain.

China

China Climate Change Carbon 2018

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 Other main findings of the study include: CO 2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels have increased at an average annual rate of 3.4% over the previous seven years.

2008

2008 Emissions Carbon Climate Change

GILLIG to supply Seattle transit agency with up to 395 battery-electric buses – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Built on GILLIG’s Low-Floor platform, the GILLIG Battery Electric Bus features 686 kWh of onboard energy storage. Acquiring these next-generation battery-electric buses from GILLIG moves us closer to our goal of being the first large transit agency in North America that is 100% zero-emission,” said Dow Constantine, King County Executive.

Seattle

Seattle Supplies Charging Batteries

DHL, Shell and Grundfos Bio-LNG pilot for road freight delivers 85% CO2 savings over conventional diesel

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In June 2021, DHL Freight started piloting a Bio-LNG solution (Bio-Liquefied Natural Gas from sustainable biomass) with Shell on three haulier trucks to reduce CO 2 emissions in road freight transport for DHL’s customer Grundfos. The logistics industry is currently responsible for 11 percent of global carbon emissions.

CO2

CO2 Diesel Climate Carbon

Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

US President Joe Biden announced a new target for the United States to achieve a 50-52% reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2030. In 2019, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,558 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MMT CO 2 Eq.), Total GHG emissions in 2019 were up 1.8%

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2005 Emissions Renewable 2019

EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025, and his final determination that the current standards are not appropriate and should be revised.

EPA

EPA Standards Emissions Light

Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2023

Department of Energy tightened efficiency testing standards for air conditioners for the first time since 2015. cooling represented just 8 percent of residential energy demand, compared to (as of 2015 at least) 43 percent for heating. Heat pumps are also compatible with natural refrigerants with lower climate impacts.

Future

Future Climate Phoenix Gas-Electric

EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Excellence Awards have recognized 43 truck carriers and one barge carrier as industry leaders in supply chain environmental and energy efficiency. billion in fuel costs—equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in over six million homes.

EPA

EPA Las Vegas Supplies Mercury

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Yet Another Study Shows EVs Are Cleaner Than ICE & Continue Getting Cleaner

Tesla’s 2020 Impact Report shows why an “ecosystem” of products is key to addressing climate change

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

NY Governor orders regulatory action to require all LDVs sold in state to be zero-emissions by 2035

How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

Mayors of 12 major cities pledge to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025; major areas to be zero-emission by 2030

Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

Queensland, AU doubles EV rebates to boost zero-emission vehicle adoption

BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

Alberta CCEMC providing $46M for carbon capture and storage and cleaner energy projects in oil sands region

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

AP Ventures makes follow-on investment in small-scale GTL company Greyrock Energy

UCR study finds ultra-low emission natural gas bus exceeds federal and state NOx standards; as low as 0.0007g/bhp-hr

Renewable Energy & EV Charging – Perfect Synergy

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

CMU study finds taxes on emissions would result in more rapid electrification by ridesharing companies

Sapphire Energy pairs with Sinopec as one of 6 new US-China EcoPartnerships; algae-derived crude oil

Santos reports successful CO2 capture and storage injection trial in Moomba CCS project

WHO report urges greater attention to improved land use, rapid transit, cycling and walking to achieve health co-benefits from transport GHG emissions mitigation

NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

UK government launches first Hydrogen Strategy

What is Renewable energy integration, challenges, why it is needed

3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

Analysis concludes that current transportation policy in most US states will likely worsen GHG emission trends in US

How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

MITEI releases report on 3-year study of future mobility; technological innovation, policies, and behavioral changes all needed; “car pride” an issue

SoCalGas reduces CNG price by $0.26 per gallon at its fueling stations by using LCFS credits

Rio Tinto, China Baowu, Tsinghua U sign MOU to explore improving environmental performance across steel value chain

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

GILLIG to supply Seattle transit agency with up to 395 battery-electric buses – Charged EVs

DHL, Shell and Grundfos Bio-LNG pilot for road freight delivers 85% CO2 savings over conventional diesel

Biden sets 2030 net GHG reduction target for US of 50-52% below 2005 levels

EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

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