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EV Tax Credits Are Working—Cutting Them Now Would Be a Costly Mistake

Plug in America

Accessing the full amount of the credit at the point of sale saves consumers money on finance charges, makes the tax credit available to those who don’t pay much in income taxes, and makes both new and used EVs more accessible. manufacturing renaissance. The auto industry will continue to fall further behind.

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Taxing the Distance

Energy Institute at HAAS

These cleaner cars use the same roads, highways and bridges as their internal combustion engine counterparts. Much of US road infrastructure is financed by taxing gasoline. His fields of expertise are environmental and energy economics, with a specific focus on the impacts and regulation of climate change and air pollution.

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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

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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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

Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. In terms of investment in innovation for cleaner energy, the plan calls for: Investment in advanced fossil energy projects. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation.

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CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

Green Car Congress

Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. Support for commercial harbor craft: Dedicates $60 million for cleaner commercial harbor craft. The California Air Resources Board approved a $2.6-billion

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

Green Car Congress

The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO 2 emissions. The transition from coal toward cleaner sources in developing nations is underway. The Climatescope results come just ahead of next month’s United Nations-supported climate negotiations in Madrid.

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

Green Car Congress

transportation policy with climate change and energy goals, and some put in place systems that effectively sabotage these goals. Efforts should shift from building highway networks to building other forms of transportation that are cleaner, more efficient, and in high demand. Most states do not make any effort at all to connect.