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.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

In a 2020 study, also published in Nature, Wang discovered that in cold conditions, such as that of the winter climate in Beijing, the mixture of these three agents contributes and condenses onto nanometer particles, increasing their mass quickly. Ammonia is convected upward during events like the Asian monsoon. —Mingyi Wang.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. Today – April 22 – is Earth Day 2024 and the 54th anniversary of Earth Day.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. According to the recently finalized Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 , net US GHG emissions in 2008 were down 2.7%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

World primary energy demand by fuel in the IEA high gas scenario. Separately, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its own report exploring the potential for a “golden age” of gas. Both reports also emphasized that although natural gas is the lowest carbon fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel. Source: IEA.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2021

The FSC is a deepwater sub-Arctic region where the oil and gas industry has been active for the last 40?years. In the event of an oil spill, our results suggest that the response of these organisms is severely hindered by the low temperatures and nutrient levels that are typical for the FSC. —Angelova et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

The studies use case studies to demonstrate the co-benefits of tackling climate change in four sectors: electricity generation, household energy use, transportation, and food and agriculture. Climate change threatens us all, but its impact will likely be greatest on the poorest communities in every country. —Kirk R.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Reduce the number of polluting vehicles on city streets. In London, the new T-Charge toll on the most polluting vehicles (pre-Euro 4 / IV) went into effect today. Less than 500 cities will be responsible for 60% of global economic growth and 50% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission growth between now and 2030. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The announcement involved a press event at the National Press Club, along with official-looking press release and even a whole website. The AI also went rogue at the press event , telling the crowd truths about climate change before temporarily “disabling” the “Toyota representative” on stage giving the presentation.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the US heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a new white paper released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University. Environmental considerations.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The Mobi Gen battery-backed power provides an alternative to diesel-burning generators for applications that require quiet, non-polluting power for facilities or remote sites, such as food trucks, music events, construction sites, emergency response, and backup power needs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2015

These include electric vehicle carsharing programs in disadvantaged communities; financing options that would lower combined monthly car payments and fuel costs; and incentives for the replacement of gas-guzzling “clunkers” with new or used electric cars or vouchers for transit and car-sharing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As a result, the area is heavily polluted, with logistics traffic being a major contributor. The LA metro area has some of the most-polluted air in the US. The project is part of California Climate Investments, a program that puts billions of dollars from California’s cap-and-trade funds into service in reducing emissions.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The EVA advocates for the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) to tackle climate change, the world’s most formidable challenge. We know that climate change is causing prolonged droughts, extreme weather events, and increasingly catastrophic wildfires that cost lives, destroy property, ruin our air quality, and damage public health.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Most comprehensive climate package in U.S. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a massive climate, health care, and tax bill with the overarching goal of slowing the rise in consumer prices that have been climbing at the fastest pace in approximately 40 years. history affects EV policy. programs. “We

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2009

Widespread climate-related impacts are occurring now in the US and are expected to increase. It is clear that climate change is happening now. The observed climate changes we report are not opinions to be debated, they are facts to be dealt with.This is a dynamic process. Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% by Jack Rosebro. ” [ 1 ].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2011

The many new and expanded strong policy initiatives and green targets in China’s 12 th Five year Plan, released on 5 March 2011, provide “ clear evidence ” that China’s low-carbon policies remain global best-in-class, according to a new report from DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA). in the prior 11 th Five Year Plan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

This includes almost 24 million inactive leased acres in the Gulf of Mexico, which potentially could hold more than 11 billion barrels of oil and 50 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. We’re also exploring and assessing new frontiers for oil and gas development from Alaska to the Mid- and South Atlantic. And we have to do it quickly.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

A new report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides a comprehensive overview of methodologies for estimating air emissions from shipping; describes technological solutions; and analyses policy options for reducing carbon emissions and air pollution in this sector.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Water covers 72 percent of the Earth’s surface, its volumes host 80 percent of biodiversity and play a pivotal role in global phenomena, such as climate change. Studying how animals adapt to climate change Following a request from a Norwegian customer, WSense R&D has recently developed an ultra-miniature fish wearable element.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

The annual awards recognize landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk and other environmental problems into business opportunities, spurring innovation and economic development. is being recognized for developing a plastic made from methane-based greenhouse gas.

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Driivz

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As the world continues to face climate change challenges, it is becoming increasingly critical that we transition to more sustainable energy sources. Furthermore, widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also improving air quality.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. presidential election, it seemed that we were entering one of those rare windows where you might see substantial policy action on climate and clean energy. C in this century. clean-tech legislation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In an open-access report in the journal Environmental Pollution , researchers from UCLA and the University of Chicago estimate that California’s wildfire carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) emissions from 2020 (~127 mmt CO 2 e ) are approximately two times higher than California’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions since 2003.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

GM employees told us at the Blazer EV drive event that they’re certainly feeling the internal pressure to get more EVs out quickly, but looking at these numbers, it seems like there must not be nearly enough pressure. So we’re here to provide a little more.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

EVs have distinct advantages over gas-powered vehicles in cold temperatures: An EV can be started and warmed up in a garage, even in sub-zero temperatures, as there are no harmful emissions, and this feature is often available and can be scheduled by smartphone app.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For example, demand will often increase when is it raining or peak during half time of a national televised sporting event. One example is diesel and natural gas generators, that are plugged into local transformers. For grid operators, the macro trends in power demand can be easy to predict, and therefore easier to balance.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2023

To solve the climate crisis, we need to cut this in half by 2030, and get to zero by 2050. However, there’s a shortage of roboticists tackling climate change, due to a lack of awareness of necessary and urgent applications. They use this data to monitor river pollution and rein in pollution sources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2016

million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for reducing greenhouse gases and other pollutants. Pasha’s terminal is adjacent to Wilmington, a community recognized by the state as disproportionately impacted by industrial pollution. million project is funded in part by a $14.5-million

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

With a combination of high- and low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation, the air-flow management system becomes even more flexible. This actively regulates the exhaust-gas temperature, thereby ensuring that the exhaust system stays hot enough to function within a stable temperature range and that emissions remain at a low level.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 17, 2022

In the puzzle of climate change, the Earth’s oceans are an immense and crucial piece. The oceans act as an enormous reservoir of both heat and carbon dioxide, the most abundant greenhouse gas. But gathering accurate and sufficient data about the oceans to feed climate and weather models has been a huge technical challenge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

One of the primary motivations for using alternative fuels for transportation is reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The committee is not aware of any published studies that include measured emissions of air pollutants from open-pond cultivation. Potential effects on local climate.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2009

The ocean absorbs CO 2 from the atmosphere at a rate of more than 20 million tons per day, thus removing one-fourth of the anthropogenic CO 2 emitted to the atmosphere each year and reducing the climate-change impacts of this greenhouse gas. However, when CO 2 dissolves in seawater, it forms carbonic acid. 2007; Tyrrell et al.,

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

I contributed the following to the World Wildlife Climate Witness site last week and it was published this morning. So not only is climate change-driven drought cutting our fresh water supply, but the way we use water here also adds to our greenhouse gas emissions. That’s about a 25% reduction.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2021

We were especially excited about the 4-wheelers because they’re used on farms all over the state and the gas vehicles are very noisy and air polluting.” “I He decided to take personal action by joining Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps. Along the way, events were held and organizations were formed.

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