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Study finds changes in air pollution due to EV adoption are not distributed equally

Green Car Congress

A team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and University of Miami has analyzed the implications of California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) for emissions of greenhouse gases and criteria air pollutants, both in aggregate and in their distribution.

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New FIAT 500e Inspired By models align with symbols of Italian culture – music and beauty

Electric Cars Report

Fiat CEO Olivier Francois debuted the two new models today at Aspen Ideas: Climate in Miami, Florida. Two new models join the (500e)RED edition: Inspired By Beauty and Inspired By Music. Each celebrates a pillar of both the FIAT brand and Italian culture.

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Hawaii responds to global warming threat against Waikiki beach

Green Car Reports

Climate scientists have issued frequent warning about the effects of rising sea levels from global warming on cities such as Miami and New York. that may suffer the effects of climate change could be Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, according to a 2017 report by the Hawaii Climate Commission report, which showed.

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Study Provides Evidence That Low-Level Clouds Act as Positive Feedback to Climate Change

Green Car Congress

Time series of annual mean values of cloud and climate quantities averaged over the NE Pacific. (A) Low-level stratiform clouds—which play an important climatic role because of their net cooling effect on the global climate—appear to dissipate as the ocean warms, thereby enhancing the warming (i.e., A) COADS cloud data. (B)

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Can Software Save the World at a Profit?

Cars That Think

Can software save the world from climate change and other environmental threats? We’re not going to know the answer to that question for a very long time, but a venture capital firm is betting that companies that develop business management software for addressing climate change can be profitable while they are trying.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

Green Car Congress

The largest greening BUAs are Pearl River Delta (PRD), Tokyo, Yangtze River Delta (YRD), Miami, Beijing, Chicago, Seoul, Tianjin, São Paulo, and Osaka. Of the 841 cities studied, 325 showed significant greening with more than 10% of greening BUAs. 101 of these are located in China.

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World's largest solar powered boat reaches Cancun for climate change conference

National Green Transportation

Last week they arrived in Miami for a promotional stop, and they are now in Cancun for the UN Climate Change. The TÛRANOR PlanetSolar is a large 100% solar powered "multi-hull" catamaran boat that's on an around the world trip.