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German project exploring integration of electromobility with transport services

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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding BiE with €2 million (US$2.2 million) under the federal program “Electric Mobility”. BiE is part of the “Cluster Electric Mobility South-West”. The joint project is coordinated by cantamen GmbH, a provider of IT solutions for fleets and carsharing.

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National Research Council Report Recommends Setting a US Carbon Budget Through 2050; Concludes Known Technologies Not Sufficient to Meet Budget Goals

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This report and its companions, Advancing the Science of Climate Change and Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change are part of a congressionally requested suite of five studies known as America’s Climate Choices. “We Vulnerability and Adaptation Analyses of Coupled Human- Environment Systems. Advancing the Science of Climate Change.

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MIT study suggests carbon tax could help reduce US deficit, lower other taxes, reduce emissions

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This revenue could be used to either cut other taxes or to avoid cuts in Federal programs. The first win—Congress could reduce personal or corporate income tax rates, extend the payroll tax cut, maintain spending on social programs, or some combination of these options. —Rausch and Reilly (2012). —John Reilly.

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