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How renewable diesel can help fight climate change

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Did you know that the transportation sector is the largest contributor of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S.? Thankfully, renewable diesel offers a drop-in solution that delivers immediate environmental benefits and requires zero new investments. Reducing GHGs in the Transport Sector. Long hauls=liqui fuels.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. Greenpeace , on the other hand, argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids, must end by 2030 to meet such a target. Transportation accounts for only 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the U.S.; For the U.S.

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California ARB approves 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan; requires doubling the rate of GHG cuts

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The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan , which sets the state on an aggressive course to reduce greenhouse gas emissions an additional 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 under SB 32. This will require California to double the rate at which it has been cutting GHGs. Earlier post.).

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OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

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Greater reliance on energy taxation is needed to strengthen efforts to tackle the principal source of both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, according to a new OECD report. Tax rates were below the low-end estimate of climate costs (EUR 30/tCO 2 ) for 97% of emissions. In road transport, 97% of emissions are taxed.

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies secures $2.5M to advance diesel-free truck demonstration; ethanol-fueled MCCI

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The ClearFlame solution leverages diesel-style mixing-controlled compression ignition (MCCI). ClearFlame’s solution provides the same performance, efficiency, and rugged practicality associated with diesel engines, while eliminating the need for complex aftertreatment solutions.

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Canada’s First Ministers release Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change

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Canada’s First Ministers (The Prime Minister of Canada and the provincial and territorial premiers) issued a joint communiqué and released the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change following the First Ministers’ Meeting. The Framework outlines actions that will grow the economy while reducing GHG emissions.

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Cleaner fuels have replaced more than 3B gallons of diesel under California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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billion gallons of petroleum diesel have been displaced by clean, low-carbon alternatives. The program aims to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by considering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at all stages of production, from extraction to combustion. million metric tons of climate-changing gases.

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