Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) shows that Volkswagen is currently selling the least polluting (Euro 6) diesel vehicles. also found that no brand in Europe complies with the latest Euro 6 air pollution limits for diesel cars and vans in real-world driving. However, the report “ Dieselgate: Who?

Pollution 150

Pollution Diesel Europe Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

The result is a compendium of experimental data regarding the regulated gaseous pollutants and fuel consumption on 21 vehicles. Measured THC emissions from most vehicles stayed below the legal emission limits and in general were lower under the WLTP compared to NEDC.

Emissions 150

Emissions Vehicles Diesel Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The consumption scenarios are technically achievable but do not reflect significant barriers such as cost, regulation, legality, and consumer acceptance. The study does not address non-technical barriers to the use of higher blends (e.g., Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. car warranties, cost, food-vs-fuels arguments). Earlier post.).

Gasoline 230

Gasoline Exhaust Water Fuel 230

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

It comes at a time when there is increasing focus on emissions and air quality, following vehicle certification irregularities and legal actions against European countries for air quality violations in cities. Dr. Marc Stettler – Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College.

Emissions 150

Emissions London Legal Cars 150

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. With indoor air pollution killing 1.6 Mario Molina. (Dr. Ramanathan. Tropospheric ozone.

Climate Change 186

Climate Change Climate Pollution Ozone 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2012

In response to a court order, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized an update to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution (PM 2.5 ), including soot, setting the annual health (primary) standard at 12 µg/m 3. The outgoing annual standard is 15 µg/m 3 , which has been in place since 1997.

EPA 252

EPA Standards Pollution Clean 252

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2019

With the vigorous rise of the transportation industry, scrap tires (STs), which were once called “black pollution”, have become a critical threat to the human environment. Unfortunately, approximately 65–70% of those STs are dumped legally or illegally in landfills or suffer from direct exposure to air. —Liu et al.

Oil 220

Oil Waste Diesel Engine 220

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

A more effective policy would rely on specific taxes and subsidies targeted directly at achieving specific environmental, energy and agricultural policy goals, according to the study. Other findings from the study include: Ethanol policy can have a substantial impact on corn prices.

Tax 210

Tax CO2 Renewable Standards 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The alleged violations do not present a safety hazard; the cars remain legal to drive and resell. For a year following the publication of the study, VW asserted that the increased emissions could be attributed to various technical issues and unexpected in-use conditions. Passat (Model Years 2014-2015).

EPA 150

EPA Diesel California 2015 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

The unit can be disabled at the touch of a button, at which point it reverts to an advisory status where the current, legal speed limit is simply displayed as a driver aid. They partners commissioned the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds to produce the report.

London 186

London 2001 Transportation Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

If Congress establishes a GHG emission cap-and-trade program, only sources not covered by the cap could generate offsets. Although Congress could address GHG emissions with alternative policies—e.g., A 2008 EPA study analyzed the economic impacts of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. nonpermanence).

Climate Change 218

Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Transport is a major cause of pollution in cities and the only major sector in the EU where greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are still rising. For example, since C-ART heavily relies on highly automated driving technologies, the legal framework needs to be created to ensure that they can be safely deployed in real driving conditions.

Transportation 170

Transportation Connect Connected 2017 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

The study follows another recent ICCT report showing that the gap between official and real-world fuel-economy figures in Europe has risen to about 38%. The study covered more than 140 hours and 6,400 kilometers (3,977 miles) of driving, and provides the largest collection of public data on Euro 6 equivalent diesel cars currently available.

Diesel 344

Diesel Emissions West Virginia 2014 344

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

Climate 236

Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

California will meet its 2030 climate targets more than three decades late, in 2061, and could be more than 100 years late in meeting its 2050 target if the average rate of emissions reductions from the past year hold steady, according to a new study tracking more than a decade of environmental and economic indicators in the state.

California 274

California Climate Transportation 2017 274

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

The draft requires states to establish goals for reducing global warming pollution from the transportation sector and requires large metropolitan planning organizations to submit transportation plans to meet those goals. Title III, Reducing Global Warming Pollution , (the cap-and-trade title), has eight subsections.

Climate 186

Climate Standards Carbon California 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010.

Obama 218

Obama Coal Clean Cleaning 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

If cap-and-trade in the United States were to become reality along the lines of proposals now before Congress, up to 2 billion of the new credits would be drawn from carbon offsets, potentially increasing the worldwide supply of such credits by a factor of seven. FLAWS IN THE UN APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CARBON OFFSETS. Lack of Additionality.

Carbon 255

Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Apart from contaminated sites, the mercury pollution detected today is often found in locations very far away from its original source. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007. This heavy metal is persistent and is dispersed throughout the world by atmospheric transport.

Mercury 262

Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2012

On the criteria pollutants side, LEV III reduces fleet average emissions of new passenger cars (PCs), light-duty trucks (LDTs) and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPVs) to. They were developed in tandem with the federal government over the past three years, including a joint fact-finding process with shared engineering and technical studies.

Clean 265

Clean Cleaning California Cars 265

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

California will be able to keep in place and enforce programs to address smog and other forms of air pollution caused by motor vehicles. criteria pollutants. -Ed.] The NYU School of Law’s Institute for Policy Integrity published a study last year concluding the plain text of the Clean Air Act does not allow EPA to revoke a waiver.

Fuel Economy 170

Fuel Economy Standards California EPA 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. RGGI: A Case Study. INTRODUCTION.

Gas 244

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Recent studies show that those developing countries that strengthened IPRs regimes experienced an increase in licensing agreements with parties in developed nations, enabling firms from developing nations to effectively access and exploit new technologies and know-how. The SABMF(s) could be manufactured in Lafayette, Louisiana for export.

Climate Change 244

Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244

Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2022

I think it’s one thing to have a commitment for 2030 and 2035, and it’s another thing to have to meet legal requirements and standards. Margo Oge: The Trump administration did finalize the standards in 2020, [but] they got legal challenges. The courts put them on hold, all these legal challenges. It has been on hold.

EPA 103

EPA Emissions Standards Legal 103