Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. Because of greater supply and cheaper prices, natural gas usage has surged, with an attendant 2.6%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) will invest $1 billion over the next ten years to develop and to accelerate the commercial deployment of innovative low-emissions technologies. OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI) will aim to deploy successfully-developed new technologies among member companies and beyond.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Here is why I spend all of my time working on climate change issues and why we are gathering on the beach here in Southern California on October 24 in Manhattan Beach for 350.org org International Day of Climate Action to demonstrate what sea level rise will do to us here on the West Coast.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Photo by Juan Mt on Pexels.com The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will fine oil and gas companies for emitting excess methane – the first federal government tax ever on greenhouse gas emissions. That’s because methane is a climate “super pollutant” that’s more potent than carbon dioxide. Get started here. –

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Premier of Québec François Legault, and the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval region, Benoit Charette, unveiled the 2030 Green Economy Plan (PEV 2030) and its first 2021-2026 implementation plan, with an envelope of $6.7 billion over five years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The report is the culmination of MITEI’s three-year Mobility of the Future study, which is part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change. The report highlights the importance of near-term action to ensure the long-term sustainability of personal mobility. —MITEI Director Robert C. From Insights into Future Mobility.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2014

Results of a lifecycle analysis by a team at the University of Michigan suggest that multiple types of natural gas-powered vehicles—i.e., Results of a lifecycle analysis by a team at the University of Michigan suggest that multiple types of natural gas-powered vehicles—i.e., —Dai and Lastoskie.

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Green Car Congress

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.]. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. The top sample above shows climate change impact; the subsequent chart shows human toxicity. Sample results from Carculator.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The study—part of MIT’s five-year Plan for Action on Climate Change—examines how the complex interactions between advanced drivetrain options, alternative fuels, refueling infrastructure, consumer choice, vehicle automation and government policy will shape the future for personal mobility.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

California’s latest greenhouse gas data shows that while the state continues to stay below its 2020 target for emissions, there is much more work to do to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. tons per person to 10.7 tons per person in 2018, a 24% decrease. Transportation emissions declined 1.5 Source: CARB GHG Inventory.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), IVECO (a brand of CNH Industrial) and ENGIE (Global Energy Player) are broadly collaborating to promote natural gas vehicles and infrastructure in Europe. Together, FCA and IVECO intend to further develop their ranges of natural gas vehicles.

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Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2023

In other words, an incremental efficiency improvement in heating will have a much bigger overall impact on energy demand and therefore climate change. Heat pumps offer ways of addressing all three of the major sources of building-related climate-forcing emissions, Romanin says. What are the pros and cons of a heat pump?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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Plug in America

OCTOBER 25, 2022

30 will impose a small 1.75% personal income tax increase on only the wealthiest Californians (those making more than $2 million per year). Efficient and inexpensive electric vehicles are crucial to California’s goals to address climate change and reduce air pollution. If passed, Prop. This initiative will generate between $3.5

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Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2023

However, there’s a shortage of roboticists tackling climate change, due to a lack of awareness of necessary and urgent applications. After talking with many climate robotics founders for my blog, Nirva Labs , here are my findings on how you can find opportunities to help robots make an impact on climate change.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2020

This is important for policymakers when forecasting and influencing future emissions paths in the context of climate change. Besides electricity, the study found that households exposed to air pollution consumed more natural gas. —Prof Salvo. 40% of the developing world’s population live in the tropics, and PM 2.5

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Creative Greenius

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

It’s not the men and women in uniform’s fault in any way and it does not diminish their personal service but it is not the same thing as putting your life on the line to protect and defend our American way of life. October 24, 2009 South Bay Los Angeles Climate Action, Manhattan Beach.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2013

Total US greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector in 2011. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 18 th annual report of overall US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showing a 1.6% Nearly 65% of the emissions resulted from gasoline consumption for personal vehicle use. Climate Change Emissions Policy'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2019

A further challenge may be the size of the average person on the planet and the increasing number of people with excess body weight. Overall, obesity is associated with approximately 20% greater greenhouse gas emissions when compared to people with normal weight. Bügel, S.G., Schacht, S.R., Ravussin, E. and Astrup, A.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 and 2035 associated with passenger vehicle travel in the state’s 18 Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Land use Policy. Earlier post.).

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

It does not mandate the sales of electric vehicles, and gas-powered cars and trucks could still be sold. Perhaps the government's claims about the environmental impact are too optimistic and complying with the new rule won't be effective in the fight against man-made climate change. regulation is not a ban.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

In addition to the direct benefits of storing carbon, wood products have also been shown to have fewer associated greenhouse gas emissions compared with concrete or steel. Volkswagen of America supports carbon reduction efforts in California and Texas, with projects geared towards forestry conservation and landfill gas capture.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83 Although personal mobility demands continue to increase, higher efficiency and more electric vehicles lead to a peak and decline in light-duty vehicle energy demand.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

But Horse Heaven has been stuck at the permitting stage with the seven-person Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) for the last three years. No 1 is cats, No 2 is windows, and ultimately it’s climate change. In 2023, wind provided almost 8% of the state’s power. Get started here. –

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2019

A report released by C40 Cities finds that consumption-based emissions from nearly 100 of the world’s big cities already represent 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This would allow a reduction in new items of clothing to as low as 3 per person, per year, and reduce waste, costs, and impact.

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EV Life

APRIL 14, 2023

It’s no secret that motor vehicle emissions are one of the main sources of pollution in the state of California and one of the leading causes of climate change in the country. The only way to avoid more expensive and disruptive climate changes is to significantly reduce these emissions. air pollution in the state.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the 17 th annual US greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory. As the largest source of US greenhouse gas emissions, CO 2 from fossil fuel combustion has accounted for. for personal vehicle use. 2012 US Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report. from the previous year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2017

As part of MIT’s five-year Plan for Action on Climate Change, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has launched a major study—“Mobility of the Future”—to explore how consumers and markets will respond to potentially disruptive technologies, business models, and government policies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Accounting for normal fleet turnover rates and reductions from persons moving out of California, PEV sales would need to be 2.9 As part of the AB 32 climate change program, Executive Order B-48-18 administratively created a goal of 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads by 2030. times higher. times higher.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2012

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) paper published in Computers & Geosciences outlines a process that might help to determine the relative importance of population increases vs. climate change. Our work establishes a new method to couple geographic information system data with global climate outputs and statistical analysis.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

tonnes of CO 2 per person), followed by North Dakota (80.4 tonnes/person) and Alaska (54.6 tonnes/person). California consistently imports about 30% of its electricity and natural gas is the dominant fuel for the electricity that it generates internally. Climate Change Emissions'

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The 10 global sustainability megaforces that may impact business over the next two decades are: Climate Change: This may be the one global megaforce that directly impacts all others. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2022

In Chile, the current procedure is to capture the gas, dissolve it in sulfuric acid and then transform it into solid calcium arsenate or calcium arsenite in a process known as precipitation. However, climate change has caused an increase in rainfall in recent years, which now raises the issue of environmental contamination.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2010

Other measures to support clean and cost-effective battery electric vehicles include: Green licence plates, that would allow drivers to use less-congested High Occupancy Vehicle (carpool) lanes, even if there is only one person in the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Greenfield development emissions are not included in the Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, and are therefore depicted outside of the pie chart. Based on this approach, the report finds that 42% of US greenhouse gas emissions are influenced by materials management policies. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

The world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 –and that means it has a real chance of achieving the goal set by governments at the COP28 climate change conference of tripling global capacity by 2030. 2024 will be the year renewables change from a nuisance for the fossil fuel industry to an existential threat.

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