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

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

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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Climate Change Pollution Climate 2014

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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MAY 17, 2020

The system will graph lifecycle impact for a range of specified powertrains, for a large number of impact categories: Climate change [kg CO 2 -eq.]. Deterioration of the ozone layer [kg CFC-11-eq.]. The top sample above shows climate change impact; the subsequent chart shows human toxicity. in review).

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Mariner Climate Change DC Cars

California ARB moves forward with climate and air quality actions

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MARCH 24, 2017

The plan, California’s Short-lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, maps out the route to more rapid greenhouse gas reductions by clamping down on these super pollutants. Approximately 70% of the reductions needed to meet the ozone standard in the South Coast in 2031 would come from existing or proposed regulatory actions.

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Climate California Ozone Pollution

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Up there, 10 to 50 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, ozone molecules absorb the sun’s ultraviolet light, protecting life far below. Even less is understood about the potential risks to people and the environment—could the particles deplete the ozone layer, for example, or significantly alter the weather? Research takes a long time.

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Ozone Solar Climate Change Climate

Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Five technology paths for very-low-NO x and GHG emissions from heavy-duty natural gas engines. The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Background. Click to enlarge.

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Climate Gas Emissions California

California 2017 GHG inventory shows 1.2% total drop from 2016; transportation sector emissions up 1%

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AUGUST 14, 2019

The California Air Resources Board’s latest state inventory of greenhouse gas emissions shows that California’s GHG emissions continue to decrease. In-State Hydro, Solar, and Wind Electricity Generation.

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2017 2016 Transportation Emissions

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

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APRIL 13, 2014

Decomposition of the decadal change in total global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion by four driving factors; population, income (GDP) per capita, energy intensity of GDP and carbon intensity of energy. Scenarios reaching higher concentrations include similar changes, but on a slower timescale. Electricity produced from low?carbon

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Emissions Climate Change 2000 Climate

MIT study finds air quality co-benefits of US carbon policies can significantly offset costs, depending upon the policy

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AUGUST 25, 2014

The human health benefits associated with improvements in air quality related to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions improvements can offset 26–1,050% of the cost of US carbon policies, depending upon the type of policy, according to a new study by a team from MIT. Climate Change Emissions Health Policy' Thompson, R.

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MIT Carbon Climate Climate Change

EPA releases national assessment of strategies to reduce air pollution at ports

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Implementing these approaches, the report finds, would reduce greenhouse gas and other harmful emissions from diesel-powered ships, trucks and other port equipment. Many ports and related freight corridors and facilities are located in nonattainment or maintenance areas for EPA’s ozone and PM 2.5 Click to enlarge.

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Pollution EPA Cleaner Emissions

California Air Resources Board posts revised draft of strategy to reduce “Super Pollutants”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

SLCPs may account for an estimated 40% of global warming, increasing the impacts of climate change. With the reduction in on-road black carbon, regulators are turning to focus on off-road mobile, fuel combustion in the industrial and power sectors, and woodstoves and fireplaces.

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Pollution California Emissions Climate

California ARB greenlights states GHG cap-and-trade program

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The cap-and-trade program also works in concert with other measures, such as standards for cleaner vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable electricity and energy efficiency, and complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants. Click to enlarge.

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California Climate Climate Change Gas-Electric

Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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JULY 29, 2010

That ranks the effects of soot ahead of methane, an important greenhouse gas. Soot could be further reduced by converting vehicles to run on renewable electric power. Providing electricity to rural developing areas, thereby reducing usage of solid biofuels for home heating and cooking, would have major health benefits, he said.

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Global Ozone CO2 Pollution

Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The California Air Resources Board released the draft proposed first update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan, which guides development and implementation of California’s greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. Additional strategies are needed over the next five years to define the paths for longer-term change.

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Transportation Emissions California Ozone

House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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APRIL 1, 2009

Among the direct transportation-related provisions in the extensive package are a low-carbon fuel standard for all transportation fuels; financial support for large scale demonstrations of electric vehicles; and financial support for automakers retooling plants to make electric vehicles. trucks, construction machines, ships and planes.

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Climate Standards Carbon California

ARB releases proposed cap-and-trade regulation for comment; transportation fuels impacted in 2015

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

The California Air Resources Board released its proposed greenhouse gas cap-and-trade regulation. During the public comment period, ARB staff will continue to meet with stakeholders to refine the regulation and develop proposed changes to present at the Board hearing. Linkage to Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems.

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2015 Transportation Fuel Emissions

Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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Carbon Personal Store Emissions

What is the Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) Scheme?

Green Charging

MARCH 15, 2021

Together with the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and other partners, the National Franchised Dealers Association developed the EVA scheme to tackle poor advice and uncertainty in electric car ownership. The EVA scheme identified those two issues as the main barriers preventing many potential electric car owners from purchasing the vehicle.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Dealers Electric

California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

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MAY 9, 2013

Funding priorities through the ARFVT Program support fuel and vehicle development to help attain the state’s climate change policies. Currently, the state’s transportation sector accounts for nearly 40% of the state''s greenhouse gas emissions; more than 95% of all transportation energy consumed in California is petroleum-based.

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Green Vehicles California 2014 2013

National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates, “hidden” costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. Click to enlarge.

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2005 Cost Of Energy Coal

Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As we confront the enormous challenge of climate change, we should take inspiration from even the most unlikely sources. Take, for example, the tens of thousands of fossil-fueled ships that chug across the ocean, spewing plumes of pollutants that contribute to acid rain, ozone depletion, respiratory ailments, and global warming.

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Climate Climate Change Solar Mariner

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

PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

California ARB moves forward with climate and air quality actions

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

California 2017 GHG inventory shows 1.2% total drop from 2016; transportation sector emissions up 1%

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

MIT study finds air quality co-benefits of US carbon policies can significantly offset costs, depending upon the policy

EPA releases national assessment of strategies to reduce air pollution at ports

California Air Resources Board posts revised draft of strategy to reduce “Super Pollutants”

California ARB greenlights states GHG cap-and-trade program

Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

ARB releases proposed cap-and-trade regulation for comment; transportation fuels impacted in 2015

Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

What is the Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) Scheme?

California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth

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