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Coltura: Federal & state EV policy & incentives must target gasoline superusers to achieve carbon emissions goals

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Advocacy group Coltura has published a report that finds converting the biggest users of gasoline to EVs in the next ten years is critical to reaching climate goals and that present EV policies are poorly suited to accomplishing that conversion. Louis have the highest concentration of superusers among US metro areas.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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Energy-related CO 2 emissions buy state, 2010. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a new report, State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010. The report shows a significant variation of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions across states on both an absolute and a per capita basis.

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BNEF: global carbon capture capacity due to rise sixfold by 2030

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Still, despite significant acceleration in the sector in the past two years, the world’s capacity for carbon capture is not being deployed fast enough to meet climate goals at the end of the decade, according to BNEF research. of global emissions. of today’s emissions. But removals are present in every long-term net-zero model.

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Senators introduce bipartisan bill to boost production, use of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel

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Renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel are promising ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty trucks and airplanes. Wyoming is already a leading producer of renewable diesel and is expected to produce a lot more in the near future. In California, use of renewable diesel has grown by 528% between 2013 and 2019.

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Meet A Leader In Today’s Death Wish Congress

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Barrasso, a rightwing whack job from Wyoming, introduced a bill (S. 228) that would bar the federal government from implementing any law or regulation related to climate change, whether it has to do with cutting industrial greenhouse gas emissions or not. Barrasso, a rightwing whack job from Wyoming, introduced a bill (S.

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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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The study shows that Americans face the risk of a 70% increase in unhealthy summertime ozone levels by 2050, assuming continued greenhouse gas emissions with resultant significant warming (IPCC Scenario A2 and RCP (Representative Concentration Pathway) 8.5.). Scenario A2 and RCP 8.5. The A2 story line is characterized by heterogeneity.

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Converting Oil Shale to Gasoline via Alberta Taciuk Processor Results in Full Fuel Cycle GHG Emissions 1.5-1.75 Larger Than From Conventionally Produced Gasoline

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GHG emissions for ATP shale (low and high cases) and conventional gasoline in grams of CO 2 e per MJ of final fuel delivered. These emissions are 1.5 times larger than emissions from conventionally produced gasoline. Full-fuel-cycle GHG emissions are estimated to be 129 g CO 2. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge. These are ~1.5-1.75

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