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Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

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To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

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Strong income tax credits for the purchase of new diesel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles are very expensive and essentially ineffective at reducing GHG emissions from transportation. Purchase tax credits are an expensive way to reduce oil consumption and GHG emissions from transportation. —Morrow et al.

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Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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Proposed modifications to the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard and recent revisions to existing federal tax credits create a substantial near-term opportunity to permanently sequester biogenic CO 2. The role for CO 2 removal envisioned in stringent climate change mitigation scenarios cannot be overstated.

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Senators Kerry and Lieberman Release Details of Energy and Climate Bill; Incentives for Electric Drive and Natural Gas Vehicles

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Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. Section 4122 allows state and local governmental entities to issue tax credit bonds in order to finance natural gas vehicle projects.

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Energy Learning Curve Survey Finds Americans Support Wide Array of Proposed Energy Policies, But Are Not Yet Ready to Make Tradeoffs

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Finally, 17% are Climate Change Doubters, who do not consider global warming a problem. Energy prices, oil dependence and climate change. Climate change is a lesser concern. Concern about climate change is much less intense. Barriers to public engagement.

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Tesla driving test hell: How DMV examiners’ biases are inhibiting the EV transition

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After moving from the East Coast to teach at the University of California, it became pertinent for the 38-year old engineer and scientist to have his own driver’s license again. Credit: Tesla Inc. The Professor was looking forward to getting a new US driver’s license. He drove a Tesla.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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He identified three major themes in 2009 for renewable energy: “ Energy markets are undergoing their most fundamental changes since the 1930s; cap and trade is the most complex issue outside of health care; and schisms exist within the energy community that will grow stronger over time. Energy Markets in a State of Change.

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