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Study: 25% EV adoption would save US $17B annually from avoided climate change & pollution damages

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A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution.

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ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

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Among the findings of the report, “HFC-134a phase-out in the Chinese light-duty motor vehicle sector”, was that, considering the social cost of CO 2 e, up to 1 trillion RMB in costs (US$150 billion) required to address climate change could be avoided through 2050 by transitioning to low-GWP alternative MACs.

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EPA proposes new standards to reduce methane and VOCs emissions from oil and gas industry

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Methane is the second-most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted in the United States from human activities; nearly 30% of those emissions come from oil production and the production, transmission and distribution of natural gas. Costs and benefits. Net benefits are estimated at $35 million to $42 million.

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The Why, How, and Maybe Not of Geoengineering

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Eliza Strickland: Man-made climate change is already reshaping our planet, and carbon emissions aren’t coming down fast enough to stave off real disaster in the decades to come. It’s often called geoengineering in the popular press, but the preferred term is climate intervention. Transcript. It’s very low concentration.

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Berkeley study identifies diesel as main source of vehicular secondary organic aerosols

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The United States and California state averages shown are based on total on- and off-road use. Organic aerosol (OA) in the atmosphere is detrimental to human health and represents a highly uncertain forcing of climate change. Contribution of gasoline and diesel exhaust to SOA over 0% to 50% diesel fuel use.

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