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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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Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. This solicitation is designed to support investments in innovative technologies that can cost-effectively meet financial and policy goals, including the avoidance, reduction, or sequestration of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.

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CEPS task force report identifies tightening emissions standards as key policy to hit EU 60% reduction in transport GHG; full life-cycle emissions optimal metric

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battery costs) exist, may require specially designed public support for a fixed, limited period of time. The EU must push member states to align taxation levels of different fuels and vehicle types and stop indirect subsidies. Report Of The CEPS Task Force On Transport And Climate Change. —CEPS report. June 2013).

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Proposed US Transportation Reauthorization Plan Links Greenhouse Gas Reductions to Transportation Planning

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The bill—which according to Oberstar and Mica has strong bi-partisan support in the House—is designed to achieve specific objectives: Reduce fatalities and injuries on US highways; Reduce congestion; Provide transportation choices for commuters and travelers; Limit the adverse effects of transportation on the environment; and. Source: DOT.