Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

New research shows that household (indoor) and outdoor air pollution contribute to more than 5.5 In the context of the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study ( earlier post ), researchers from Canada, the United States, China and India quantified air pollution levels and attributable health impacts for 188 countries for the period 1990-2013.

Pollution 150

Pollution Coal Asia India 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2013

In regions where the share of coal-based electricity is relatively low, EVs can achieve substantial GHG reduction, the team reports in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. According to the 12 th Five-Year Plan of the China Coal Industry (2011?2015)

Coal 231

Coal Pollution China Gas 231

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution—six or more times higher than international guidelines set by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO)— according to a new UNICEF report. No society can afford to ignore air pollution.

Pollution 150

Pollution Nigeria Asia Africa 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It can be used for storing large amounts of hydrogen in a liquid form that builds on existing global supply chain infrastructure. The traditional process of producing ammonia has used “grey” or “black” hydrogen from either natural gas or coal. Ammonia has a high hydrogen density and is readily transportable in bulk.

Hydrogen 488

Hydrogen Energy Grid Ireland 488

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Underinvestment in oil and gas development extended into a second year in 2021 even as global energy demand rebounded, raising the prospect of price shocks, scarcity and growing energy poverty, according to a new report by the International Energy Forum (IEF) and IHS Markit. —Joseph McMonigle, secretary general, IEF.

Price 416

Price Oil Asia Gas 416

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel is responsible for around 7% of man-made greenhouse gas emissions every year and is one of the world’s most polluting industries. But continuing to build new coal-fired plants will leave producers with only bad options toward a net-zero future by 2050. Retrofit or close any remaining coal-fired capacity by 2050.

Hydrogen 221

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Industrial 221

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

The SPEG process extracts all carbon from the waste feedstock, removes all particulates and acid gases, and produces no toxins or pollution. As the world, and our city, cope with the coronavirus crisis, we are looking for ways to ensure a better future. That’s why our partnership with SGH2 is so important.

Waste 448

Waste Hydrogen Green California 448

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

These countries accounted for one-third of global GDP in 2019. In all markets modeled, BNEF found that green hydrogen should get cheaper than both blue hydrogen (from fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage - CCS) and even polluting grey hydrogen from fossil fuels without CCS. MMBtu) by 2050 in most modeled markets.

Cost Of 255

Cost Of Hydrogen Solar Green 255

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

MIT 240

MIT Coal Gas Emissions 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2010

Controlling soot from fossil fuels and solid biofuels may be a faster method of reducing Arctic ice loss and global warming than other options, including controlling CH 4 or CO 2 , although all controls are needed, according to a new study by Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson at Stanford University. He also found that soot emissions kill more than 1.5

Global 230

Global Ozone CO2 Pollution 230

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2015

While its increased burning of coal was known to exacerbate mercury emissions and air pollution, the MIT-led team estimates that Asia produces more than double the mercury emissions previously estimated. An open access paper on the analysis is published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Mercury 150

Mercury Asia Emissions Coal 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

The major causes of child deaths globally are pneumonia, prematurity, intrapartum-related complications, neonatal sepsis, congenital anomalies, diarrhea, injuries and malaria. —“Don’t Pollute My Future”. The report, Don’t pollute my future! In 2015, 5.9 million children under age five died.

Environment 186

Environment Pollution Water Waste 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Persistent organic pollutants are chemicals of substantial international concern. Together the researchers will be exploring the global transport of other contaminants in the Arctic, such as chemicals used in stain-resistant carpets and non-stick pans. The presence of these pollutants in the Arctic is important for several reasons.

MIT 218

MIT Transportation Rhode Island Building 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault selected six environmental indicators for the LCA: Global Warming 100yr Potential (kg CO 2 equivalent). in the atmosphere and consequently of global warming potential. Quantifies the production of pollutant ozone (? water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.) Tailpipe CO 2 (NEDC). consumption. ?.

Li-ion 364

Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 1, 2010

It’s no surprise that the coal, oil and gas industries want us to keep using their dirty, unsafe fuels of the past which are running out and which are spewing pollution and deteriorating our atmosphere while they cook us inside the greenhouse.

Climate Change 170

Climate Change Global Climate Environment 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2014

Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new work led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Preliminary global mean CO 2 concentrations in February 2014 were 398.06 Ozone pollution also damages crops and other plants.

Ozone 199

Ozone Climate Change Pollution Climate 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2013

Cutting the amount of short-lived, climate-warming emissions such as soot and methane won’t limit global warming as much as previous studies have suggested, according to a new study from the Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park, Md.,

Climate 199

Climate Pollution Carbon Emissions 199

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

The fossil fuels are highly significant in the global economy. Do we have enough fuels for the future use? Global warming due to the emission of gases (Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, etc.) from automobiles, environmental pollution, depletion of fossil fuels, etc. You can guess it easily.

Alternative Fuels 98

Alternative Fuels Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment.

Oil 150

Oil Transportation Alternative Fuels Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The new goal is that efficiency standards for appliances and federal buildings set in the first and second terms combined will reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030—equivalent to nearly one-half of the CO 2 emissions from the entire US energy sector for one year.

Obama 249

Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy 249

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Researchers from the University of Minnesota have produced a spatially and temporally explicit life cycle inventory (LCI) of air pollutants from gasoline, ethanol derived from corn grain, and ethanol from corn stover for the contiguous US (the lower 48 states). The researchers included a sixth pollutant, ammonia (NH 3 ).

Gasoline 236

Gasoline Emissions Gasoline-Electric Pollution 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Global sulfur dioxide emissions by region. Sulfur aerosols impact human health, ecosystems, agriculture, and global and regional climate. While the overall global uncertainty in sulfur dioxide emissions is relatively small, regional uncertainties ranged up to 30%. Credit: Smith et al. Click to enlarge. —Smith et al.

2005 186

2005 2000 Emissions China 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2009

World production of fossil fuels—oil, coal, and natural gas—increased 2.9% In the first half of the year, producers strained to meet global demand, but when the recession took hold later in the year the market was swamped by excess supply. Coal has led the growth in fossil fuel production. in 2008 to reach 27.4

2008 150

2008 Oil-Sands Production Fuel 150

Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

These are the people who in the face of science that says we must transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy or destroy the futures of our children and all who come after them, still want to drill for oil that should never be burned. There is no limit to the amount of pollution they are willing to cause.

Climate Change 322

Climate Change Climate Oil Renewable 322

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2009

Climate change is already having visible impacts in the United States, and the choices we make now will determine the severity of its impacts in the future, according to the final release of the report “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States”. Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.

Climate Change 150

Climate Change Climate Global United States 150

Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 7, 2009

What it should have said is: “Polluters & Global Warmers Caught In The Act and Stopped – New Clean, Green, Sustainable Economy Begins Booming!&#. They have no interest in a new, clean, green economy and they have no stake in a future that sees us lowering emissions.

Chevron 230

Chevron EPA Coal CO2 230

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Renewable energy integration is essential for achieving a sustainable and low-carbon energy future. Integrating these sources helps mitigate climate change, reduce air pollution, and protect ecosystems. Energy Security: Renewable energy sources are abundant and distributed globally.

Renewable 52

Renewable Energy Energy Storage Wind 52

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Refining oil takes a huge amount of energy and generates even more pollution.

Petrol 59

Petrol Diesel Vehicles Oil 59

EV Info

AUGUST 13, 2021

A GOVERNMENT-BACKED push to heat millions of homes using hydrogen boilers risks increasing carbon emissions and speeding up global warming, a new academic paper suggests, in a blow for Boris Johnson’s green agenda. Production of gray hydrogen is responsible for 6% of all natural gas consumption globally. ” What does the EC think?

Hydrogen 52

Hydrogen Gas-Electric Coal Gas 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

Black carbon (BC) is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this pollutant’s climate impact. Schematic overview of the primary black-carbon emission sources and the processes that control.

Climate Change 286

Climate Change Climate Carbon CO2 286

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Global benefits from full implementation of the identified measures in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. Black carbon and tropospheric ozone are harmful air pollutants that also contribute to climate change. Full implementation of these measures would reduce future global warming by 0.5 °C Click to enlarge.

Ozone 218

Ozone Climate Carbon Climate Change 218

Green Cars News

APRIL 20, 2009

”China’s coal sector has made remarkable progress over the last decade, fuelling rapid economic growth and bringing a better quality of life for China’s citizens”, said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), today in Beijing at the launch of the new publication, Cleaner Coal in China.

Cleaner 44

Cleaner Coal China Clean 44

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

The new report, part of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2011 series, examines the key factors that could result in a more prominent role for natural gas in the global energy mix, and the implications for other fuels, energy security and climate change. MIT: The Future of Natural Gas. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge. Source: IEA.

MIT 210

MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

EIA added a premium to the capital cost of CO 2 -intensive technologies to reflect current market behavior regarding possible future policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, the US electric power sector’s historical reliance on coal-fired power plants has begun to decline.

Oil 210

Oil 2005 Production 2010 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

Introducing MyEnergi Lifestyle to Chinese consumers is part of Ford’s effort to rethink how we approach global energy consumption. —Mike Tinskey, global director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, Ford Motor Company. Trina Solar Limited is a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services.

Solar 150

Solar Ford China Chinese 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

The 100-year global warming potentials (GWPs) for methane, CO, and NO x (per Tg N) as given in the AR4 and in this study when including no aerosol response; the direct radiative effect of aerosol responses; and the direct+indirect radiative effects of aerosol responses. Source: Shindell at al. Click to enlarge. Shindell et al.

Climate Change 268

Climate Change Climate Ozone Pollution 268

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Well I do not accept a future where the jobs and industries of tomorrow take root beyond our borders—and I know you don’t either. So I ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America. It is time for America to lead again.

Congress 150

Congress Obama Carbon Energy 150