Climate Change and South America

Exhausted: How We Can Stop Lithium Mining from Depleting Water Resources, Draining Wetlands, and Harming Communities in South America

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 14, 2022

To mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, we must transition away from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal and toward clean energy generation and zero-emission transportation options. However, many green technologies, such as electric vehicles and renewable power plants, depend on lithium-ion batteries, which require lithium.

South America

South America Lithium Ion Exhaust Climate Change

UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. Source: Climate Change Compendium. Since the 2007 IPCC report, wide-ranging surveys have shown changes to the seasonal behaviour and distribution of all well-studied marine, freshwater and terrestrial groups of plants and animals. Climate Change Science Compendium 2009.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate 2007 Ozone

Paris To Charge Higher Parking Fees for Large Vehicles and SUVs

The Truth About Cars

JULY 12, 2023

The entire world is seeking ways to mitigate climate change, but big changes don’t always slide by without some pushback from the public. Porsche has a synthetic fuel factory in South America, and some racing series have signed on for the ride, but there are no currently available synthetic fuels for sale.&

SUV

SUV South America Vehicles Climate Change

IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

Cars That Think

MARCH 1, 2023

Today the world faces its largest modern-day threat: climate change. We see the effects that extreme weather—such as changes in weather patterns, crop losses, and rising sea levels—has on communities worldwide. It’s natural for us to want to contribute. For example, IEEE had a significant presence at the U.N.

Climate Change

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Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2018

The conurbation of the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto is one of the fastest growing urban settlements in South America with the particularity of being located in a very complex terrain at a high altitude. Therefore, air pollution in this region has a particularly strong impact on the atmosphere and the global climate.

Bolivia

Bolivia Transportation Global Climate Change

Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Kholod is a scientist at the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a partnership between PNNL and the University of Maryland where researchers explore the interactions between human, energy and environmental systems. The study analyzed future methane emissions from coal mines under a range of scenarios.

Coal

Coal Emissions Escape Ukraine

Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. IEEE Spectrum : What role does Silver Lining play in climate research or advocacy? In 2015, the U.S.

Climate

Climate Climate Change Mariner Pollution

World Bank report examines likely impacts and risks associated with a 4 °C global warming within this century

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The report is not a comprehensive scientific assessment, the authors note; one such is slated to be forthcoming from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2013–14 in its Fifth Assessment Report. The report authors acknowledge that uncertainties remain in projecting the extent of both climate change and its impacts.

Climate Change

Climate Change Global Climate Africa

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

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.

Water

Water Available Climate Change Global

Carbon Disclosure Project Report Finds Global Transportation Sector Lags Behind Global 500 in Reducing GHG Emissions and Setting Targets

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

As a result, the sector could have a major long-term impact on climate change and world energy usage, if strategic investments are not made, according to the research. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Sustainability. Carbon Disclosure Project Transport Report.

Global

Global Transportation Carbon Emissions

Volkswagen investing in climate protection projects to compensate for unavoidable CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Further projects in cooperation with project development partners for the protection and restoration of tropical forests in South America and Southeast Asia are under development. In addition, climate protection projects for the factory locations of the Group will be prepared or expanded in further course.

Climate Protection

Climate Protection Climate Emissions CO2

IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

Cars That Think

JUNE 1, 2023

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in 10 countries across Africa, Asia, and South America, women are between 30 percent and 50 percent less likely than men to make use of the Internet. This digital divide is particularly impactful on women.

Connect

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Study Finds Current Swedish Biofuels Offer Major Climate Benefits; Biogas from Manure the Best

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2010

Our results do not indicate that biofuels produced from crops grown in Sweden currently lead to indirect land use changes, e.g. land clearance in South America or Asia. Tags: Biodiesel Biomethane Climate Change Ethanol Europe. We have calculated as fairly as possible and based on as similar conditions as possible.

Climate

Climate Waste Climate Change Sweden

Study finds that biofuel crops grown on marginal lands could produce up to half of worlds current liquid fuel consumption without impacting crops

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Maps of land available for bioenergy production under one of the scenario 4 in US, Europe, China, India, South America, and Africa. Under any of the projections, Africa has more than one third, and Africa and South America have more than half of the total land available for biofuel production. Credit: ACS, Cai et al.

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Fuel South America Africa Illinois

U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2015

Unconventional oil production received a boost recently especially in North and South America with the significant increases in production from oil sands in Canada, tight oil and oil shale in the US, and growth projections of extra heavy oil in Venezuela. … Earlier post.). —Nduagu & Gates.

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Oil-Sands Oil Energy Fuel

Study Finds Unexpected Decadal Decline in Global Evapotranspiration, Links It to Moisture Limitation in Southern Hemisphere

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2010

The soils in large areas of the Southern Hemisphere, including major portions of Australia, Africa and South America, have been drying up in the past decade, according to the first major study of evapotranspiration on a global basis. —Jung et al. millimeters per year per decade.

Global

Global Climate Climate Change Water

Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Some key regions include China, Singapore, Panama, Brazil and coastlines of Asia, Africa and South America. Ship air pollution effects are greatest in areas where heavily travelled ship routes exist in, and next to, densely populated communities. Reduction in annual PM 2.5 concentrations in 2020 due to low-sulfur fuel standards.

Standards

Standards Climate Fuel Cleaner

Extreme E | Island X Prix – Sardinia | Your Ultimate Guide

My Energi

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Due to the ongoing COVID19 crisis in South America, Extreme E decided to make the quick decision to switch the location of the fourth race of 2021 from Brazil to the island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy. Island X Prix – Sardinia. ‘Striking natures balance and removing the excess’… So why Sardinia?

Store

Store Carbon Climate Climate Change

Study: Single Storm in 2005 Downed Approximately Half a Billion Trees in Amazon

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2010

This type of storm might become more frequent in the future in the Amazon due to climate change, killing a higher number of trees and releasing more carbon to the atmosphere. They can also generate large forest blowdowns, although it’s infrequent that either of these two types of storms crosses the whole Amazon.

2005

2005 South America Wind Universal

Study Finds Ozone, Nitrogen Change the Way Rising CO2 Affects Earths Water

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2009

The researchers concluded that models of climate change may be underestimating how much water is likely to run off the land and back into the sea as atmospheric chemistry changes. Though this study focuses on Eastern US forests, we know nitrogen and ozone effects are also important in South America and Europe.

Ozone

Ozone Water CO2 MIT

Study Finds That Plankton Blooms Do Not Send Atmospheric Carbon to the Deep Ocean; Weakens Iron Fertilization as Geo-Engineering Approach

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

The results weaken the applicability of the simplest version of the Iron Hypothesis as a geo-engineering approach to climate change. The two North Patch floats operated for over 14 months, diving, recording, and surfacing to report data in the world’s stormiest waters, traveling almost to South America before falling silent.

Carbon

Carbon Engine Climate Change Water

IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Europe, South Asia, South America, etc.). Lower costs are ultimately passed on to consumers and reduce the overall cost of achieving energy security and climate change goals. Policy package.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine

Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters to the Americas

Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

The company has just announced its first expansion in the Americas, though you may want to brush up on your Spanish. South America will be the first to receive Gogoro’s scooters and battery-swapping network. The first scooters and battery-swapping GoStations in South America will become active in Q2 of 2024.

America

America Colombia South America Chile

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Increasing industrialization has made Asia the main source region of mercury emissions to air, with East and Southeast Asia accounting for about 40% of the global total, and South Asia for a further 8%.

Mercury

Mercury Emissions 2013 Global

It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 12, 2009

We already gave the Killer Coal Family a chance to stop disrespecting us and make things right - but what did those climate-changing con artists do instead? We’re claiming self-defense since rubbing them out is the only way we can stop them from doing away with all of us. And a little bit o’ wine.

Coal

Coal Carbon Climate Tax

Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Currently, materials such as nickel, manganese, lithium, and cobalt are sourced from Indonesia, South Africa, Australia, South America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and elsewhere.

Grid

Grid Lithium Ion Batteries Battery

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. BYD currently exports gasoline-powered cars to Africa, South America, and the Middle East, but they compete on price, not quality. Electric cars will be one answer.

BYD

BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars

Why You Shouldn’t Give A Shit About the Federal Budget Deficit

Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2011

Probably the Indians (and after that, we’re coming for you South America [I'm looking at you Brazil!], When we’re done with them and they collapse, which I promise you they will, we’ll move on to the next group of suckers. probably around 2025, so get ready!).

Tax

Tax Buy South America Brazil

Why You Shouldn’t Give A Shit About the Federal Budget Deficit

Creative Greenius

MARCH 4, 2011

Probably the Indians (and after that, we’re coming for you South America [I'm looking at you Brazil!], When we’re done with them and they collapse, which I promise you they will, we’ll move on to the next group of suckers. probably around 2025, so get ready!).

Tax

Tax Buy South America Brazil

EV Driven

Exhausted: How We Can Stop Lithium Mining from Depleting Water Resources, Draining Wetlands, and Harming Communities in South America

UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

Paris To Charge Higher Parking Fees for Large Vehicles and SUVs

IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

Study finds methane emissions from coal mines ~50% higher than previously thought

Climate Expert: Don't Call It Geoengineering

World Bank report examines likely impacts and risks associated with a 4 °C global warming within this century

New ORNL tool to assess global freshwater stress suggests that population growth could be a bigger factor in water availability than increasing temperatures

Carbon Disclosure Project Report Finds Global Transportation Sector Lags Behind Global 500 in Reducing GHG Emissions and Setting Targets

Volkswagen investing in climate protection projects to compensate for unavoidable CO2 emissions

IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

Study Finds Current Swedish Biofuels Offer Major Climate Benefits; Biogas from Manure the Best

Study finds that biofuel crops grown on marginal lands could produce up to half of worlds current liquid fuel consumption without impacting crops

U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

Study Finds Unexpected Decadal Decline in Global Evapotranspiration, Links It to Moisture Limitation in Southern Hemisphere

Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

Extreme E | Island X Prix – Sardinia | Your Ultimate Guide

Study: Single Storm in 2005 Downed Approximately Half a Billion Trees in Amazon

Study Finds Ozone, Nitrogen Change the Way Rising CO2 Affects Earths Water

Study Finds That Plankton Blooms Do Not Send Atmospheric Carbon to the Deep Ocean; Weakens Iron Fertilization as Geo-Engineering Approach

IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters to the Americas

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Why You Shouldn’t Give A Shit About the Federal Budget Deficit

Why You Shouldn’t Give A Shit About the Federal Budget Deficit

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