Climate CO2 Pollution Tax 
Green Car Congress
MAY 28, 2021
finds that private jets are 10 times more carbon-intensive than airliners on average, and 50 times more polluting than trains in terms of CO 2 emitted per passenger-km. And yet, super-rich super polluters are flying around like there’s no climate crisis. —Andrew Murphy, Aviation Director at T&E.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
T&E said governments should therefore end the purchase subsidies and tax breaks for plug-in hybrids. Plug-in hybrids are fake electric cars, built for lab tests and tax breaks, not real driving. Our tests show that even in optimal conditions, with a full battery, the cars pollute more than advertised.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2011
Aggregated damage costs by pollutant. Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2013
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Both approaches are essential parts of an integrated strategy for dealing with climate change.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2009
The number of EU countries with CO2-related car taxation rose to 15 in 2008. In most Central and Eastern European countries, the main concern of policy makers remains to reduce the level of old vehicles on the streets with pollutant emission standards of below Euro 3. ACEA provides an overview of the CO 2 -based vehicle taxes here.
EV Central
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
He’s even dubbed it “Albo’s ute tax”, and you should buckle down for hearing that one more often). Or, as Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen put it: “It’s up to the FCAI to explain the clear contradiction in their two positions. READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Look, I get it.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
To reduce CO2 emissions, many countries signed the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate, pledging to cut their emissions by certain targets. Some cities are also promoting the use of EVs for urban delivery trucks, which have shorter ranges and less noise and air pollution than diesel trucks.
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