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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

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Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The plan.

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Australian Government establishes A$300M fund to support hydrogen projects

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The ARENA round is a $70-million grant program aiming to demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of hydrogen production at a large-scale using electrolysis. The A$300 million (US$193 million) Advancing Hydrogen Fund will be administered by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

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In addition, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum creating an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage to develop a comprehensive and coordinated federal strategy to speed the development and deployment of advanced lower-emission coal technologies. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). Earlier post.)

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US and China Presidents Announce US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, Six Other Measures to Strengthen Cooperation Between the Countries on Energy Issues

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Initial research priorities will be building energy efficiency, clean coal including carbon capture and storage, and clean vehicles. 21 st Century Coal. The two Presidents pledged to promote cooperation on cleaner uses of coal, including large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.; If Birol were from Maine, he might have simply observed , “You can’t get there from here.”

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CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

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million grant to support the project’s development. According to a report to Congress by the US Department of Transportation earlier this year— Transportation’s Role in Reducing US Greenhouse Gas Emissions —for the current industry average LPG supply (60% produced from natural gas, 40% from crude oil), GREET 1.8b

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New Zealand Strategic Assessment of Biofuels Calls for Emphasis on Synthetic Diesel from Wood

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Wright says that in contrast to the transport of freight and the land cultivation, there is much more flexibility in the demand for gasoline. Electric cars appear to be coming into their own, and many trips can be made by public transport, cycling, and walking. The NZ Biodiesel Grants Scheme applies only to FME biodiesel.