Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2021

As part of its sustainability roadmap, Deutsche Post DHL Group aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to below 29 million tons by 2030 and net-zero by 2050. Ground transport accounts for 21 per cent of the Group’s total CO 2 e emissions. The full worldwide rollout will follow in 2022.

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Electrek

MAY 26, 2021

A court in the Netherlands today ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels. Previous to the ruling, Shell’s emissions reduction target was 20% by 2030. more… The post Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut emissions in historic first appeared first on Electrek.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Europe has, and will likely remain, far more aggressive with emissions-cutting measures than we are here in the United States. Strict climate-related regulations on the Old Continent mean that gas vehicles – even those that we consider relatively efficient here – are extremely expensive and difficult to find.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2023

SAF is widely acknowledged as a key element in achieving the aviation industry’s ambitious emission reduction goals. Amsterdam (AMS) in the Netherlands, and Helsinki Airport (HEL) in Finland. The transaction is subject to the fulfilment of customary closing conditions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

With 85 percent lower CO 2 emissions than with conventional fossil fuels, the contribution to climate protection is enormous. In future, the two ships will be refueled at sea off the coast of Vlissingen (Netherlands) with GoodFuels’ advanced Bio-Fuel Oil (MR1-100 or BFO).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

The framework contract includes an option for a further 130 new VDL Citeas, which in the coming years will contribute to a further reduction in CO 2 emissions. Amsterdam has developed the Route Map Amsterdam Climate Neutral 2050: the city will reduce its CO 2 emissions by 5% in 2025, 55% in 2030 and 95% in 2050 compared to 1990 levels.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2023

The partnership will bolster the professional societies’ shared interest in supporting industry in the adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier for industrial and commercial applications that will form a vital part of the road to net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The letter of intent was signed on 10 May 2023, by Billy B.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

In response to the ongoing discussion about the reliability of the UN IPCC and the climate reports, a group of 55 leading Dutch scientists working in the field of climate change, energy and the environment wrote an open letter. Errors in the IPCC climate change report are being seized by some to discredit climate science.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

The “&Charge” platform is currently available in Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. &Charge” has been a climate-neutral company since its foundation. The start-up not only avoids, reduces and compensates the CO 2 emissions of its own business activities, but also those of its users.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2023

With the support of the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) and Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), as well as the municipalities in the Dutch Greater Rijnmond area, zepp.solutions aims to accelerate the transition towards green technologies in the transport sector while fostering resilience in the labor market. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2020

The project results therefore contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 13 on Climate Action of the UN Global Compact through decarbonization with the major advantage of doing so at a lower cost than the technologies currently in use. The project had a budget of €4.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2019

BP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), and the Port of Rotterdam will collaborate to explore the opportunity of making green hydrogen via water electrolysis for BP’s refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which has the potential for significant reductions in CO 2 emissions. —Ruben Beens, CEO of BP Netherlands.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

These HFCEVs are an important step for SoCalGas in decarbonizing its fleet and supports the company’s Net Zero 2045 Climate Goal , which includes replacing 50% of its over-the-road fleet with clean fuel vehicles by 2025 and operating a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2035. The company is on track to achieve its goal of 50% by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2012

When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions. Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

The eFuel Alliance is based in Berlin and Brussels and brings together companies and organizations that share the goal of establishing and promoting power- and bio-based synthetic fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. All solutions are needed in the fight against the climate crisis. Throughout the world, more than 1.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

of CO 2 emissions in Germany, mainly at the Duisburg site where the main emitters—the blast furnaces—are operated. By replacing the coal-fired blast furnaces with direct reduction plants in which iron ore is reduced with low-carbon hydrogen, thyssenkrupp Steel intends to make steel production climate-neutral in the long term.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The inked agreement covers a full suite of solutions to operate the electric fleet including access to Ford Pro’s connected E-Telematics software and charging solutions in order to reduce costs and optimize efficiency as a part of the two organizations’ common zero emission goals.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

The aim of the Alliance is to scale-up, by 2030, the production and deployment of hydrogen as a fuel produced by means of low-emission technologies and renewable energy sources. Since then, hydrogen buses and trolleybuses produced by Solaris have been sold to operators in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Latvia.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Commitments to reach net-zero emissions saw significant support over the last year from governments and businesses alike, particularly in Europe and in Asia Pacific, spearheading CCS investment. In Asia Pacific, we saw national governments in China, Japan and South Korea commit to net-zero climate targets.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The Netherlands, UK, France, Poland and Germany account for more than half the total number of electric buses in Europe (including orders). T&E performed a total cost of ownership calculation that includes external costs on health (air quality and noise) and climate (GHG emissions), including inputs from CE Delft.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Methanol can enable significant reductions in CO 2 emissions compared to traditional fuels and is viewed within the international maritime sector as one of the most feasible clean fuels for large-scale adoption by the industry. The total research budget amounts to approximately €38 million including a contribution from Boskalis.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Due to the low emissions from hydrogen combustion, the trucks are also considered as zero-emission vehicles under EU regulations. Hydrogen is a good energy-storage solution for climate-friendly transportation that can supplement battery-electric mobility. The HyCET research project will have an investment volume of €19.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. emissions coming from exhaust gases produced during lime production and store them permanently in offshore geological formations in France. A third project will capture the CO? Background.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In June 2021, DHL Freight started piloting a Bio-LNG solution (Bio-Liquefied Natural Gas from sustainable biomass) with Shell on three haulier trucks to reduce CO 2 emissions in road freight transport for DHL’s customer Grundfos. The logistics industry is currently responsible for 11 percent of global carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Every year, Netherland-based student company TU/ecomotive produces an electric car with a team of 21 BA students from the Eindhoven University of Technology, with the aim of showing the world that a hypothetical, sustainable car of the future can be a reality today. Luca’s body was manufactured by TU/ecomotive out of UBQ material.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Researchers from Germany and the Netherlands have devised a satellite- ased method to measure both NO x emissions and lifetimes over megacities by analyzing downwind patterns of NO 2 concentration. Megacities are immense sources of air pollutants, with large impacts on air quality and climate. —Beirle et al. 1207824.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The partners are committed to initiating and accelerating the necessary build-up of charging infrastructure for the increasing number of customers of electric vehicles in Europe and contribute to climate-neutral transportation in Europe by 2050. The JV creation is subject to regulatory approvals. —Christian Levin, CEO TRATON Group.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2017

The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). The much lower emissions increase in China of 4.2%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

TECO 2030 and Skeleton Technologies have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the use of renewable hydrogen in the maritime sector and demonstrate zero-emissions voyage and port operations. Shipping is considered a hard-to-decarbonize sector and its CO 2 emissions account for 2.89 % of the world’s emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

The sooner Uber and taxis go 100% electric, the sooner citizens will enjoy cleaner air and quieter neighbourhoods, the planet will have less climate-wrecking emissions and drivers will earn more money. Because of Uber drivers’ high mileage, the climate benefits of replacing a combustion car with an EV in this sector are even greater.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2018

Intended for Delfzijl in the Netherlands, the installation would use a 20 megawatt water electrolysis unit, the largest in Europe, to convert sustainably produced electricity into 3,000 tons of green hydrogen a year—enough to fuel 300 hydrogen buses. A final decision on the project is expected in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2012

Projected changes in summer mean usable capacity of power plants in the US and Europe for the SRES A2 emissions scenario for the 2040s (2031–2060) relative to the control period (1971–2000). A study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that thermoelectric power plants (i.e., Source: van Vliet et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2009

The current proposals by developed countries on the table for the upcoming climate negotiations in Copenhagen to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions do not yet suffice to limit global warming to a rise of 2 °C (based on a long-term 450 ppm concentration of GHG), according to a new report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2009

A side event organized by the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) at the COP-15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen will highlight nitrogen’s role in climate change. This massive alteration of the nitrogen cycle affects climate, food security, energy security, human health and ecosystem health.

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