Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2009

Representation of damage from climate change avoided by adaptation, and damage not be adapted to (‘residual damage’) over the longer term. The amount of money on the table at Copenhagen is one of the key factors that will determine whether we achieve a climate change agreement. Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change”.

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MARCH 21, 2011

is hosting “Adapting to Climate and Energy Challenges: Options for US Maritime Forces,” on 29-30 March, an in-depth symposium covering how changes in climate and energy availability may impact the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. David Titley, oceanographer of the Navy and head of the Navy's Task Force Climate Change.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 26, 2012

Joe Galliani Selected As Climate Leader Just As Global Warming Reaches Tipping Points. I have no illusions that what I’m doing is so important or vital that it makes up for the climate damage my flights are responsible for. But I’m not going to stop.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

A new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) projects that by 2050, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) could be responsible for emissions equivalent to 3.5 The contribution of HFCs to climate forcing is currently less than 1% of all greenhouse gases. Climate and the Ozone Layer. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The finding could further complicate attempts to model climate change. The team showed that the effect of aerosols on the climate since industrialisation depends strongly on what the atmosphere was like before pollution, when aerosols were produced only from natural emissions. —Professor Carslaw. Resources. Carslaw, L.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

A new NSF-funded study by authors from Yale Law School, the University of Oklahoma and George Washington Law School presents correlational and experimental evidence showing that cultural cognition also shapes individuals’ beliefs about the existence of scientific consensus. —Dan Kahan. —Dan Kahan. —Dan Kahan.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

A team led by researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is presenting a new explanation for the long-range airborne transport (LRT) of polluting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); a paper on the work is published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Zelenyuk et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Among the many climate-related vulnerabilities that can impact its mission, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cites a likely increase in tropospheric ozone pollution as potentially making it more difficult to attain National Ambient Air Quality Standards ( NAAQS ) in many areas with existing ozone problems.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The climate change benefit is estimated for 2050 and human health and crop benefits are for 2030 and beyond. Black carbon and tropospheric ozone are harmful air pollutants that also contribute to climate change. What are the multiple climate, health and crop-yield benefits (by region) of implementing the measures?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In addition to keeping anthropogenic CO 2 out of the atmosphere, this technology will lead to benefits and trade-offs for air pollution, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). Overall, however, CCS is considered to be generally beneficial both in terms of climate change and air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Warm season average present-day daily maximum ozone levels (AVGMDA8) at urban (left) and non-urban sites (right). A large international team produced this first surface ozone assessment report based on all available surface observations across the globe using data from more than 4,800 monitoring stations. Source: University of Leicester.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Just four months ago, in October, the UN’s IPCC Climate Report gave us, at best, 12 years to take bold and drastic action in cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if we want to limit the level of already baked-in climate catastrophe. economy, environment, and human health and well-being over the coming decades.”.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 12, 2010

You say you’d like to see that presentation? Here it is as presented to the Green Task Force. He did so on behalf of his son, Carter: You know, I liked Robert’s hyperbolic intro of me so much I’m going to repeat it at the top of this footage of your ever present Creative Greenius addressing the board.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Diplomats were recalled from their hotels to block the move, and Rasmussen instead called a brief adjournment following intervention by UK Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband, as well as Australian and US officials. by Jack Rosebro. The relative valuation of potential emissions offsets (e.g. degrees Celsius.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2021

While transportation is responsible for a quarter of global emissions, buses and diesel buses in particular play an outsized role in producing emissions that negatively impact the climate and environment. As people movers, they present these problems daily and up close to places where populations are most concentrated.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

Another benefit is the fact that Stadtreinigung Hamburg generates climate-neutral electricity that can be used to charge the batteries. The working environment improves too as a result of the low noise level and vibration-free operation. —Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Siechau, CEO of Stadtreinigung Hamburg.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

Black carbon has a negative impact on the environment and on human health. They also presented the performance of a prototype GPF on removing BC particles from a selected GDI vehicle at various conditions. For their study, the Environment Canada/MECA team used two midsize sedans and two compact vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2017

Nicolas Hulot, France’s new minister responsible for environment and energy, presented the country’s new climate plan at a press conference at the Ministry. Among the many actions outlined in the plan is the targeting of ending the sale of cars emitting greenhouse gases (“ gaz à effet de serre ”) by 2040.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

According to a report produced by Deloitte for Environment and Climate Change Canada , Canada disposed of nearly 3.3 Of these plastics, less than 11% were recycled, meaning the rest were landfilled or lost to the environment. If the present trend continues, the report estimates that Canadians will dispose of $11.1

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Population growth, limits to arable land and fresh water, and climate change have “ profound implications ” for the ability of agriculture to meet this century’s demands for food, feed, fiber, and fuel while reducing the environmental impact of their production. Tags: Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2017

Siemens originally presented its innovative “eHighway” concept in 2012. The system is being built as part of the joint project “Electrified, innovative heavy freight transport on autobahns” (ELISA) of Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

To increase demand for electrified trucks, the charging infrastructure needs to be rapidly expanded, while stronger financial incentives must be created for hauliers who act as pioneers by choosing new vehicles with a lower environmental and climate footprint. —Lars Mårtensson, Director Environment and Innovation, Volvo Trucks.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 22, 2014

It should surprise no one that the entire event was a sad and cynical dog and pony show for the guest presenters with a minimum of public questions allowed. Senator Wright is a climate change denier and is “suspicious of renewable energy.” Too many will suffer the worst consequences of climate change impacts to come.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

We present here a first-principles study of the sector coupling between a thermochemical carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) splitting cycle and existing blast furnace – basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steel making for cost-effective decarbonisation. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Extracting energy from the wind causes climatic impacts that are small compared to current projections of 21 st century warming, but large compared to the effect of reducing US electricity emissions to zero with solar. These effects redistribute heat and moisture in the atmosphere, impacting climate. degrees Celsius.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Powered by two MTU 8V4000M55RN natural gas engines from Rolls-Royce and designed for use on inland waterways, the push boat is more cost-effective to operate, and produces less pollutants and climate-unfriendly exhaust gases than vessels with conventional propulsion systems.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2019

Continental has submitted a plan of action to the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection with which the company intends immediately to reduce the lead content in some of its electronic components to legally prescribed maximum quantities in accordance with the End of Life Vehicles Directive.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. Effects of BC on climate, as compared to GHGs. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2022

Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Olaf Lies presented the funding notification of €2.375 million for Uniper’s planned hydrogen pilot project at the Krummhoern natural gas storage site. The climate crisis and the war against Ukraine are forcing us to push ahead with the energy transition at top speed.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Using radar and camera sensors to provide a 360-degree view of the immediate vehicle environment, it is possible to detect critical driving situations early. An intelligent control allows you the operator to set the optimal solution for an energy efficient and comfortable operation of the climate system. Participants in the Visio.M

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Transport emissions could double their current relative net contribution to global warming by 2100, according to a new study by researchers at the Oslo-based Centre for International Climate and Environment Research (CICERO) in Norway. Atmospheric Environment , 43, 39, 6260-6270. million (US$12.6 Skeie et al. 2009.05.025.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2022

When driven by green hydrogen, these powertrains are virtually climate-neutral. Construction machinery is frequently used in stationary, high-load applications, and this is the exact environment in which hydrogen engines can shine with their high efficiency and robustness. inverter with its integrated DC/DC converter.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Premier of Québec François Legault, and the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval region, Benoit Charette, unveiled the 2030 Green Economy Plan (PEV 2030) and its first 2021-2026 implementation plan, with an envelope of $6.7 billion over five years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2022

The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted this week, with 46 votes in favor, 40 against and two abstentions, a position on proposed rules to revise the CO 2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans in line with the EU’s increased climate ambition. Background.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

Van Hool, the Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, presented its first edition of a completely new range of 100% zero emission buses on the first day of Euro Mobility Expo 2022, an international trade show for public transport. Our customers are focusing on greening their fleets and are pursuing zero emissions.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The leaders of the world have just returned from the UN's latest climate change summit, COP26 , in which the countries that have signed on to the Paris Agreement upped their commitments to fight climate change. Yet if countries continue on their present course, the world will likely have warmed by 2.7° In 2015, the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Eads, Charles River Associates, was presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington DC on 25 January 2011. The GFEI, launched in early 2009, is a partnership of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), International Energy Agency (IEA), International Transport Forum (ITF) and FIA Foundation.

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