Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The team studied trends in air pollution in Africa to determine impacts on human health and economic development in 54 African countries. In addition to the toll on human health, air pollution imposes economic costs, the study found. Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 billion IQ points across the continent.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

fuel taxes increased between 2012 and 2015 in some large countries, and first steps towards removing lower tax rates on diesel compared to gasoline are taken, but apart from that there are no signs that the polluter pays principle determines the energy tax landscape more strongly in 2015 than in 2012.

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Climate Change Climate Tax Energy 170

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Manufacturing an EV battery using coal-based electricity results in more than three times the greenhouse-gas emissions of manufacturing a battery with electricity from renewable sources. 70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020.

Electric Vehicles 101

Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electric 101