Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2011

How people choose to consume resources and use contraception influences their responses to climate change, according to a new study by a team of psychologists. If a family buys a fuel-efficient vehicle but chooses to drive more miles than they previously did, there is no gain for the environment. Swim, Janet K.;

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. million and 116 million hectares (144,788 to 447,879 square miles). Gigatons yr −1.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2021

Ideal for last mile delivery of foods, medicines, vaccines and other perishables, this solution was first launched in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Thermo King continues to innovate and expand our electric cold chain solutions to help our customers meet these needs in a sustainable way and bend the curve on climate change.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2021

Combining the proven success of the Silverado lineup with GM’s Ultium battery platform will give customers an estimated 400 miles of range on a full charge, GM said during a Tuesday press conference. GM is planning a large-scale transition to sustainable passenger transportation by delivering at least 1 million EVs globally by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2022

As global auto manufacturers continue to invest in electrified vehicle (EV) production, internal combustion engine (ICE) powertrains dominate future US intentions, with 69% of US consumers looking to retain the technology for their next vehicle, according to Deloitte’s 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study report. Source: Deloitte.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2023

Optimus was founded in 2010 with the mission of combating global climate change by deploying solutions to decarbonize the largest and most challenging transportation and industrial sectors, and it released the Vector System commercially in 2018.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 7, 2018

mile stretch of road in Hole, Norway, smart streetlights automatically dim when nobody's around—then come back to full power when a car, pedestrian, or other object approaches. As children, we're all taught to turn off the lights behind us as we leave an empty room. But it seems Norwegians have taken that lesson one step further.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Deutsche Post DHL Group is introducing a global DHL Green Carrier Certification to reward road transport subcontractors for their efforts to become more sustainable. To reduce CO 2 emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, the Group is investing €7 billion in climate-neutral logistics solutions through 2030.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Walmart announced it is targeting zero emissions across the company’s global operations by 2040. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are also committing to help protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030 to help combat the cascading loss of nature threatening the planet.

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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. areas of inquiry: The potential impact of climate change policies on global fleet composition, fuel consumption, fuel prices, and economic output.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Level 2 chargers provide 240 volts, offering up to 20 miles of range for every hour a vehicle is plugged in. DC fast chargers provide 480 volts, offering 180 miles or more per hour of charging. Those chargers are in operation and Con Edison is monitoring their usage.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2019

billion miles to be driven by UK cars. Last month, the Committee on Climate Change published a report— Net Zero: The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming —which concluded that “net zero is necessary, feasible and cost effective.” billion miles uses at least 63 TWh of power.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2013

These regions correspond well to areas with large differences in surface temperature trends between observations and global warming simulations forced by all natural and anthropogenic forcings. The net effect on global mean temperatures is nearly negligible—an average increase worldwide of just 0.01 —Zhang et al.

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EV Match

JANUARY 18, 2022

As we look at the latest news related to electric vehicles, we are encouraged to read about recent and forecasted global EV trends and milestones that support a more accelerated transition to electric mobility—and we love to see it. But that’s quickly changing. EVs Dominate Diesel in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2022

Thermo King, the transport refrigeration brand of Trane Technologies, will transition to a lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant as standard in its truck and trailer units. Beginning in 2023, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will require TRUs operating in California to use refrigerants with a GWP of 2200 or less.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Collaborate with suppliers, fleet operators and businesses to accelerate the shift to zero emissions vehicles and reduce vehicle miles in cities. Less than 500 cities will be responsible for 60% of global economic growth and 50% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission growth between now and 2030. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2010

Temperature change per transport work by mode for various years after the emissions: per passenger kilometer for passenger travel (left) and per ton-kilometer for freight transport (right). Global average values for the year 2000. Car travel emits more carbon dioxide than air travel per passenger mile. Bars represent 1 SD.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

This shows the critical role that California is playing in a global energy transformation, and it’s based on a business case that allows us to expand and drive down the price of hydrogen fuel, all with a road to profitability and sustainability. —California Energy Commission Vice Chair, Janea A.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2022

While a number of recent studies have examined how increasing greenhouse gas emissions are impacting global tropical cyclone activity, Hiroyuki Murakami examined the less studied and highly complex area of how particulate pollution in combination with climate changes is affecting tropical cyclones in different areas of the planet.

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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

MARCH 25, 2020

The result implies that globally, cloud changes caused by particles from all forms of industrial pollution block 1 Watt of solar energy per square meter of Earth’s surface, masking almost a third of the present-day warming from greenhouse gases. Pollution from ships creates lines of clouds that can stretch hundreds of miles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

However, they can also contribute to mitigating global warming, say researchers studying the little-understood but growing phenomenon. Research increasingly suggests that the dust could also be mitigating climate change, both by reflecting sunlight in the atmosphere and fertilizing the oceans with nutrients. Click to enlarge.

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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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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

The Automaker Rankings report examines the emissions of both global warming and smog-forming pollution from of the automakers. Automakers are employing a number of different technologies to reduce global warming emissions from their vehicles. Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency' Source: UCS. Source: UCS.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 26, 2016

miles from the Exxon refinery but I’ve got brothers and sisters in communities in Carson, in Wilmington, in West Adams, in Inglewood, in San Pedro, in South L.A., miles from the Exxon refinery but I’ve got brothers and sisters in communities in Carson, in Wilmington, in West Adams, in Inglewood, in San Pedro, in South L.A.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

A new study led by Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology has found that the expansion of sugarcane crop in Brazil in areas previously occupied by other Brazilian crops cools the local climate. The study is published in the second issue of Nature Climate Change. —Greg Asner. Loarie, David B.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

Simple, effective solutions that can help lessen the impact of climate change already exist. Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

ExxonMobil’s newly released Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 anticipates that global energy needs will rise about 25% over the period to 2040, led by non-OECD countries. The Outlook projects that global transportation-related energy demand will increase by close to 30% by 2040. l/100 km) now to close to 50 miles per gallon (4.7

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2021

But a new study led by Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland warns that introducing salt into the environment—whether it's for de-icing roads, fertilizing farmland or other purposes—releases toxic chemical cocktails that create a serious and growing global threat to our freshwater supply and human health. Increasing Cl ?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This initiative comes to complement a global sourcing strategy based on high sustainability standards, diversified sources and reduced exposure to geopolitical risks. —Paolo Cerruti, Co-Founder and COO of Northvolt. —Galp CEO Andy Brown. Northvolt is a European supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

It’s a question that many travelers are asking themselves, as climate change threatens a growing number of tourist destinations — from glaciers to coral reefs, ski slopes to low-lying islands. But some are already pioneering a new approach, and with the effects of global warming accelerating, change will have to come quickly.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

Since 1993 my wife and I have lived in Torrance California, just a half mile from the beautiful beach and the Pacific Ocean. What we’re not breathing is clean air, because the smoke from the La Canada-Flintridge fire, about 38 miles from here, is still making air quality hazardous and people in the L.A.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx calculates that non-automotive EV sectors in 2021 demanded approximately 31 GWh globally in 2021; for reference, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars demanded approximately 280 GWh globally in 2021. CII is a measure of the carbon emissions per amount of cargo carried per mile and targets reducing emissions operationally.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2012

approximately 78% of global warming potential (GWP)-weighted emissions since 1990, growing slowly from 77% of total GWP-weighted emissions in 1990 to 79% in 2010. The number of vehicle miles traveled by light-duty motor vehicles (passenger cars and. Emissions of CO 2 from fossil fuel combustion increased at an. from 1990 to 2010.

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EV Match

APRIL 14, 2022

From the organizers : Project Green Home’s curbside charger has officially given away 200,000 miles of free EV charging! Time : Noon – 3 PM (PDT). Location : The Pi House, 314 Stanford Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306. The event is an opportunity to meet EV owners, kick the tires and potentially even test drive a mess of EVs!

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2009

California’s global warming legislation requires reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. These models are not suited for the policy analysis demands in the era of global climate change, she concludes. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy.

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Creative Greenius

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Here they are, folks, the very Hot List of Global Warming’s Worst Merchants of Death. I’ve specially highlighted the three out of ten that are within just 10 miles of my home. BP Refinery, Carson: 4,504,286 metric tons (9 miles from my house). miles from my house). miles from my house). Southern Calif.

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