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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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The report, A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low Carbon Transport , finds that more than $1.5 Transportation is central to the social and economic activity of people across the world. Transportation is central to the social and economic activity of people across the world.

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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

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The Request funds efforts to reduce the global threat posed by nuclear weapons, nuclear proliferation and unsecured or excess nuclear materials, and it supports activities that provide safe and effective propulsion for the US nuclear Navy. Sustainable transportation. The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5

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Rivian’s new sustainability officer has a successful track record of environmental prioritization

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Amidst Rivian’s push toward sustainable transportation, there are several tasks the electric automaker requires Costa to align with during her tenure. a high-end and luxury jewelry retailer, to be recognized as the fourth-most sustainable company globally on Barron’s 2020 rankings. Credit: Tiffany & Co.

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U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund 6 energy and biomedical projects; batteries, policy and fuels

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Engineering the right fuel for sustainable transportation. The goal of the U-M/SJTU Collaborative Research Program in Renewable Energy Science and Technology is to develop new technologies that reduce global carbon emissions and their impact on climate change.

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Proposed 2018 Trump budgets cuts EPA funding 31.4%, DOE 5.6%, DOT 12.7%, NSF 10.7%

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Δ Clean Air and Global Climate Change. Supports Categorical Grants with $597 million, a $482-million reduction below 2017 annualized CR levels. Sustainable transportation program activities within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy face a combined 49% cut in funding. billion, or 16.2%).

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