Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

The report does not assess whether the emissions from industrial facilities are consistent with the legal permitting conditions for the operation of these plants. Emissions from power plants contributed the largest share of the damage costs, estimated at €66–112 billion (US$87–148 billion).

Pollution 268

Pollution 2009 Europe Industrial 268

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2009

A binding legal agreement exists that can cut HFCs now—the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty—and many alternatives to HFCs have already been developed and are waiting for the right regulatory incentive from the Montreal Protocol to be deployed. Biochar comes from cooking biomass waste at low temperatures with minimal oxygen (pyrolysis).

Climate Change 186

Climate Change Climate Pollution Ozone 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Further, the US standard is highly unlikely to survive a legal challenge in the WTO under the exception for the environment, because the latter requires a measure that is necessary and least trade-restrictive, and not discriminatory or arbitrary (criteria that a sustainability standard does not meet).

Tax 210

Tax CO2 Renewable Standards 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Their selection by an expert panel was based on the merits and impacts of their technology for reducing vehicle CO2 emissions, commercial viability and ease of integration. Ecospin is a research, design and development company which has developed the first road-legal, 3-wheeled, stand-on, rear wheel-powered electric vehicle.

Carbon 244

Carbon Taxi Transportation IDEA 244