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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.; If Birol were from Maine, he might have simply observed , “You can’t get there from here.”

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Combating climate change via carbon credits | Autocar Professional

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In today’s world, climate change is a reality we have to contend with and among the various measures undertaken to combat it, carbon credits can prove to be an effective solution. Weaving a new framework in the climate space, carbon credits incentivize sustainable practices by assigning a financial value to reductions in GHG emissions.

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ITF: worldwide transport activity to double by 2050, emissions to rise 16% compared to 2015

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According to the ITF Transport Outlook 2021 , the biennial flagship report of the International Transport Forum, a sister organization of the OECD, global transport activity will more than double by 2050, and traffic emissions will rise by 16% compared to 2015 even if existing commitments to decarbonize transport are fully implemented.

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3.8% drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019; transport emissions rise

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The official data, submitted on behalf of the EU to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), show that EU Member States managed to reduce collectively their emissions by 3.8% below 1990 levels, not accounting for carbon dioxide removals from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) activities.

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Nine states and DC to design regional approach to cap greenhouse gas emissions from transportation

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All the participating jurisdictions are members of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that seeks to improve transportation, develop the clean energy economy, and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.

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US rejects Keystone XL pipeline, citing combatting climate change as critical factor; Kerry: arguments pro and con “overstated”

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The proposed project would not lead to lower gasoline prices for American consumers. The proposed project would facilitate transportation into the US country of a particularly dirty source of fuel. Clean energy is not just the solution to climate change; it’s also one of the greatest economic opportunities the world has ever seen.

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US rejects Keystone XL pipeline, citing combatting climate change as critical factor; Kerry: arguments pro and con “overstated”

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The proposed project would not lead to lower gasoline prices for American consumers. The proposed project would facilitate transportation into the US country of a particularly dirty source of fuel. Clean energy is not just the solution to climate change; it’s also one of the greatest economic opportunities the world has ever seen.