Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. New energy efficiency standards. Earlier post.). Other efforts will include: Natural Gas.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2017

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors approved a €428-million ($499-million) loan to set up a regional emission-reduction and pollution-control facility as part of a multiyear and multisector support program to improve air quality in the greater Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, which suffers from heavy air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

The strategy builds on progress to date and takes steps to further cut methane emissions from landfills, coal mining, and agriculture, and oil and gas systems. Later this year, the BLM will propose updated standards to reduce venting and flaring from oil and gas production on public lands.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for CO 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new power plants. based standard of 1,000 pounds of CO 2 per megawatt?hour Coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS): 200 lbs CO 2 /MWh. EPA is proposing that new fossil?fuel?fired on controls.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2021

Soot particles from oil and wood heating systems as well as road traffic can pollute the air in Europe on a much larger scale than previously assumed. In September/October 2010, extensive measurements took place in Thuringia as part of the Hill Cap Cloud Thuringia 2010 (HCCT-2010) experiment. Poulain et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2014

These new compounds were not previously known to exist, and raise additional concerns about the health impacts of heavily-polluted urban air or dietary exposure. It has not yet been determined in what level the new compounds might be present, and no health standards now exist for them. Staci Simonich.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 27, 2012

As well as setting standards to cut mercury and other toxins from coal power plant pollution and limits on the dumping of waste, Jackson has played a major part in reducing the emissions and.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Substantial emission reductions due to fuel economy standards for passenger cars are already included in the current policy scenario. A large part of this potential comes from six relatively standardized categories: solar and wind energy; efficient appliances; efficient passenger cars; afforestation and stopping deforestation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The model that will be further developed as part of an NSF-funded project to track how chemicals get to remote Arctic environments. Persistent organic pollutants are chemicals of substantial international concern. The presence of these pollutants in the Arctic is important for several reasons.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

Each state’s goal is different, because each state has a unique mix of emissions and power sources to plug in to each part of the formula. Cutting particle pollution, nitrogen NO x , and SO x by more than 25% as a co-benefit. EPA is only proposing goals for states with fossil fuel-fired power plants. Each estimate increases over time.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

In line with the government’s plan to develop a national e-vehicle industry, the project will support the establishment of an e-vehicle parts industry, battery supply chain, and charging stations, including five off-grid solar charging stations. More than 40% of Chhattisgarh’s 21 million residents live below the poverty line.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2010

About a third of the airborne lead particles collected at two sites in the San Francisco Bay Area came from Asia, a finding that underscores the far-flung impacts of air pollution and heralds a new way to learn more about its journey across vast distances. The research was supported in large part by the California Air Resources Board.

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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). These gases come from human activities such as combustion of coal and oil as well as natural sources such as emissions from plants.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

Through a collaboration agreement, the two parties have agreed to work together to develop solutions which can help tackle the city’s air pollution challenges. However, the resulting environmental impact, particularly air pollution, has become a priority for the Chinese government and a matter of global importance.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

This investment will build on our existing methanol technology, facilitating even more valuable solutions and helping to propel this part of our business in China. The process is certified by SGS Germany according to the ISCC Plus system, based on standard ISCC EU methodology for calculation of GHG emission in the product lifecycle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2009

A) shows the base case peak concentrations for O 3 (ozone), ClNO and HCl in parts-per-billion by volume (ppbv). (B) Under extreme circumstances, this previously unknown chemistry could account for up to 40 parts per billion (ppb) of ozone; the current US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 8-hour average standard is 75 ppb.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

However, when peak demand is not required the inefficiencies of idling coal, nuclear and gas powered power plants has become both very uneconomic and non-responsive to changes in demand for today’s market. Supplementing baseload coal-, nuclear- and gas-powered power pants in a grid strategy for tomorrow.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

As one part of the conditional loan guarantee deal, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must determine if the AP1000 fulfills the regulatory requirements for a construction and operating license. The two new 1,100 megawatt Westinghouse AP1000 (Advanced Passive 1000) nuclear reactors ( earlier post ) at the Alvin W.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

new appliance standards and CAFE) and changes in the way energy is used in the US economy. Further, the fossil fuel share of primary energy consumption falls from 82% in 2011 to 78% in 2040 as consumption of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls, largely because of the incorporation of new fuel efficiency standards for light-duty vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

Both approaches are essential parts of an integrated strategy for dealing with climate change. The first component aims to reduce the damage resulting from changes in climate (“adaptation”), while the last five aim to reduce the pace and magnitude of these changes (“mitigation”).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

That’s why part of our plan is to provide new and better incentives that promote rapid, responsible development of these resources. We have to discover and produce cleaner, renewable sources of energy with less of the carbon pollution that threatens our climate. We have to find ways to boost our efficiency so that we use less oil.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The bill invests in developing and manufacturing advanced vehicles, to ensure that America leads the world in advanced cars and batteries, and embraces ongoing efforts to create strong federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and efficiency improvements in our vehicle fleet. Blocking Market Manipulation.

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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. Support for methanol fueling infrastructure should also be considered.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 11, 2008

Sandalow : I believe electric plug-in hybrids are the most important part of the solution , but they're only one part of the solution. WN : What about the argument that cars fueled by electricity from a coal-fired power plant ultimately are as polluting as cars using fossil fuels? by 2020.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The second reason is that the grid we have is built out to places where there were coal mines and hydropower dams, not where there’s the best wind and sun. Jenkins: Expanding the grid means that when one part of the grid is struggling with an extreme event, it can rely on its neighbors.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. Mercury (Hg)—the only metal that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure—is very volatile and highly toxic to humans and animals when inhaled or ingested. Source: UNEP.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Because offset projects can involve different GHGs, they are quantified and described with a standard form of measure: either metric tons of carbon-equivalents (mtC-e) or metric tons of CO 2 -equivalents (mtCO 2 -e). coal-fired power plants) would either be required by the emissions cap. Emission reductions from regulated sources (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates, “hidden” costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars. The Bloomberg administration sees electric cars as part of its overall move to create a more environmentally sustainable New York. Would these vehicles truly help to lower carbon emissions.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With the Scope 3 Standard, companies can now measure and report upstream and downstream emissions, not just those directly controlled by corporate activities. This standard allows improves transparency and allows companies to develop more effective strategies for emissions reductions.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 8, 2022

Background on the ISO 15118 Protocols ISO 15118 — also called “Road Vehicles — Vehicle to Grid Communication Interface” — is a joint project between the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) that began in 2010. That said, as of 2020, no vehicles had made use of it.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Ultimately, such technology could benefit any part of the world where the electricity network is vulnerable to outages and where increasing amounts of solar and wind power are being integrated into the power grid. The microgrid technology being deployed there could be a model for the rest of Puerto Rico and other parts of the world.

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Plug in America

JANUARY 24, 2024

Set strong environmental and reclamation standards for mining activities to ensure that mining sites are cleaned up by the mining entities, not taxpayers. It means an end to devastating oil spills , local air and water pollution like that in Cancer Alley , and the desecration of Tribal lands from fracking.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

According to a report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the margin of error in measuring emissions by DOEs can be as high as: 10% for the cement and fertilizer industries; 60% for the oil, gas, and coal industries; and. 100% for some agricultural processes. CONCLUSION.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2014

In their analysis, the authors examined the effect of 5 factors on EDV deployment: crude oil and natural gas prices; a federal CO 2 policy; a federal renewable portfolio standard (RPS); and EDV battery cost. Across all the scenarios, the total EDV deployment ranges from 0?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

The cattle will get part of their daily food ration from wet distillers grain (WDG) which is a by product of the ethanol fermentation. First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. The ethanol market. All CAFOs have significant, concentrated, waste streams.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The report concluded that “ damage from climate change, perhaps immense damage, is likely to be part of the Australian reality of the 21 st century and beyond.” Slated for a July 2011 start, it would regulate 1000 of the country's biggest polluters and 75 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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