Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Two French environmental NGOs—France Nature Environment (FNE) and Réseau Action Climat ( RAC )—along with European umbrella NGO Transport & Environment (T&E), have released initial test results from the Royal Commission’s inquiry into diesel engine NO x emissions in France.

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Emissions Diesel France Environment 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The last official UNFCCC meeting prior to the 15 th Congress ended 6 November in Barcelona, and environment ministers have been shuttling in and out of Copenhagen since then to conduct ad hoc negotiations prior to the summit. by Jack Rosebro. as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. ” [ 1 ].

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Proponents claim that if renewable electricity is used and CO 2 is captured from the air, then the e-gasoline and e-diesel are climate-neutral fuels that will also reduce pollution. This was a significant improvement compared to the fossil fuel tested and is many times below the legal limit.

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Pollution Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Power 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Net proceeds from sustainable financing will be invested and expended in four areas: Clean Transportation – Designing, developing and manufacturing zero-emissions transportation, focusing on battery-electric vehicles and the batteries that power them across the full range of design, development, manufacturing and end-of-life.

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Financing Ford Clean Cleaning 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The project is subject to over 190 legally binding conditions that will lessen the environmental impacts of the project. Scientific experts from Natural Resources Canada, Transport Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada provided scientific and technical advice throughout the assessment.

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Canada Mariner Legal Gas 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2016

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved mandatory requirements for ships to record and report their fuel consumption. IMO said that the move sends a clear signal about its commitment to climate change mitigation. —IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim.

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Fuel Climate Change 2013 Climate 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Trend in emissions of air pollutants from transport in EEA-32: PM 2.5 , CO, SO x , NMVOC, NO x. Transport in Europe is still responsible for damaging levels of air pollutants and a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions, despite some progress in reducing the impacts from transport. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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Pollution Europe Parts 2010 247

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2010

The NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) reports that developing countries, led by China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Saudi Arabia, have blocked what would have been the first global agreement to cut carbon emissions from ships. Fuel efficiency standards are key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions across the transport sector.

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Saudi Arabia Carbon Emissions South Africa 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2011

As an interim solution applicable only in 2011, tropical hardwood verified as legally compliant will be accepted while other floor types are scaled up in production. —Jacob Sterling, Head of Climate & Environment, Maersk Line. To date, Maersk Line has purchased 64,000 containers that comply with the new policy.

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Purchase Legal 2011 Buy 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Tuesday released a draft of far-reaching energy and climate legislation that targets job creation, promotes renewables and energy efficiency, and places limits on emissions of greenhouse gases. Sections and provisions directly related to transportation are shaded.).

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Climate Standards Carbon California 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

It analyses the methodological issues raised within the scientific community about assessing the impacts of the maritime sector on the environment, and identifies shortcomings in reliable and comprehensive sources of information. The legal position on shipping emissions. —JRC Reference Report.

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Emissions Pollution Climate Change Transportation 199

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 27, 2023

With the increasing global concern over climate change and the need to transition towards cleaner and more sustainable modes of transportation, countries around the world have been formulating regulations to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

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India Electric Vehicles Vehicles Tax 40

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

While overall, California has hit its 2020 climate target ahead of schedule due to strong performance in the energy sector, meeting future targets will require a greater contribution from the transportation sector. The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008, Senate Bill (SB) 375, was passed into law in 2008.

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California Transportation Climate Emissions 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

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. Log scale) Source: EEA.

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Pollution 2009 Europe Industrial 268

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When Congress passed the Clean Air Act, it never gave EPA the explicit authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of stopping global climate change. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. Executive branch agencies, like EPA, carry out the laws passed by Congress. But, that is exactly what EPA has proposed to do.

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EPA Congress Climate Change Automobile Manufacturer 191

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

All these challenges are supported by studies of legal issues and effectiveness evaluation. The “Emergency braking assistant” reduces or even avoids imminent collisions in the urban environment by situation-specific braking and steering interventions. Networked Traffic System (€23 million). oHG; Daimler AG; German Aerospace Centre e.V.;

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Vehicles Environment Universal Light 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2009

The major climate and energy bill introduced last week by House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Henry Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Edward Markey— H.R. To investigate differences in each region and regulatory environment regarding best practices in implementing vehicle electrification.

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Plug-in Plug Standards Auto Industry 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2018

A new brief published by the International Transport Forum (ITF)—an intergovernmental organization at the OECD with 59 member countries— identifies proven measures that decrease road freight’s CO 2 emissions. Policy needs to evolve in order to create a favorable environment for the deployment of these solutions.

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Emissions CO2 Alternative Fuels Climate Change 255

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that 1,960 tonnes of mercury arising from human activities are currently emitted annually into the atmosphere, generated mainly by artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)—the largest single anthropogenic source globally—and coal- or lignite-fired power plants.

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Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

Drive Electric

MAY 16, 2023

PART A: INTRODUCTION About us Drive Electric is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation supporting the uptake and mainstreaming of e-mobility in New Zealand as part of the effort to decarbonise transport. The case for an EV Charging Strategy New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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Future Charging New Zealand Installation 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2009

The LCFS calls for at least a 10% reduction from 2006 levels in the carbon intensity (measured in gCO 2 e/MJ) of California’s transportation fuels by 2020. The OAL ensures that agency regulations are clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuels Policy. Earlier post.).

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Carbon California Standards Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Lead grant applicant Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, received a $99.8 To test and analyze electric vehicle usage and charging patterns in a simulated, mature charging environment, the deployment of charging infrastructure will target major population areas.

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Nissan San Diego PHEV Volt 247

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is based on the Segway Personal Transporter but holds two people, instead of one, and lets them sit, instead of stand. The two-wheeler is meant to address the mounting problems of urban car transportation, according to the two companies that plan to unveil the vehicle at an auto show in New York. E-mail Martin.

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GM Green 2009 Vehicles 48

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Because the exhaust system transports only water, it can be made of lightweight polymer. It follows the A3 Sportback g-tron as the brand’s second model to use natural gas or climate-friendly Audi e-gas. The actual bursting pressure is much higher still and far exceeds the legal requirements. The engine is based on the new 2.0

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

But the evidence shows that freezing CAFE standards is hard to justify on economic, social, environmental, or legal grounds. We are researchers, not pundits, and so we hesitate to speculate. —The ICCT. With today’s release of the Administration’s proposals, it’s time for substantive negotiations to begin.

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EPA Fuel Economy California MPG 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Our proposed SAFE rule reflects what we believe is the right approach—right for public safety and the environment. It’s another thing to use the nation’s vehicle emissions standards to prop up a product that has minimal impacts on the environment and only the wealthy can afford. —Andrew Wheeler. —Andrew Wheeler.

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Fuel Economy Standards California EPA 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Oceans, already expanding from warmth and melting glaciers, would rise, increasing coastal flooding; a chain reaction of climate changes is projected to lead to harsher, more widespread droughts and more powerful storms. Lomborg estimates that for every dollar spent, the world will avoid only about two cents of climate damage.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244

Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

To get an idea of how the process of reinvigorating US emissions and fuel economy standards is likely to proceed, Charged spoke with Margo Oge, who served as the Director of the EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality from 1994 to 2012. California legally should be able to do their own standards under the Clean Air Act.

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EPA Standards Emissions Obama 56

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. They are looking at cutting the nation’s greenhouse gas output by targeting, in separate ways, three major sources of emissions: electric utilities, transportation and industry. Western Climate Initiative (WCI).

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Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244