article thumbnail

Volkswagen Group selected as new Industry Group Leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Green Car Congress

The 2013 review analyzed the corporate economic, environmental, and social sustainability performance of 31 automotive companies, seven of them from Europe, with reference to criteria such as environmental and climate protection strategy, innovation management and corporate social responsibility.

article thumbnail

Volkswagen brand intends to almost halve environmental impact of production by 2025 vs. 2010 baseline

Green Car Congress

By 2025, vehicles and components are to be produced in a way which is 45% more environmentally compatible than in 2010, the reference year for the current Think Blue. In future, the weighting will shift to 60 percent global and 40 percent local. environmental program. Earlier post.). To date, Think Blue.

2010 150
article thumbnail

U-Mich researcher’s first-principles analysis challenges conventional carbon accounting for biofuels; implications for climate policy

Green Car Congress

As commonly used for energy policy, lifecycle analysis (LCA) calculates trajectories of GHG fluxes for specified bioenergy product systems in comparison to reference fossil-based systems. Increasing CO2 uptake in biosphere (enhance global net ecosystem production). Direct carbon capture from the atmosphere. Fossil fuel carbon.

Climate 273
article thumbnail

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J. Supplementarity.

Gas 244