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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

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and especially California,” he says, “has come at the cost of exacerbating the air, water and soil pollution of Asian societies.” This again shows that EVs have become not just a means to combat climate change, but also a geopolitical weapon. “Another way of expressing this relationship is that improving air quality of the U.S.