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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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CO 2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, according to a new report from environmental campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). Flying on a private jet is probably the worst thing you can do for the environment.

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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Reduce road traffic and traffic-related pollution by raising fuel taxes and parking fees, levying congestion charges, creating vehicle-free zones and cycle paths, and improving public transportation. Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 The most disturbing finding was the increase in deaths from ambient air pollution.

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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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Most Australians now agree our climate is changing, this is caused by carbon pollution, this has harmful effects on our environment and on the economy—and the Government should act. Transport fuels will be excluded from the carbon pricing mechanism. We have had a long debate about climate change in this country.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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Batteries currently comprise about 7% of nickel demand, but this could increase to one-third of nickel consumption by 2040, which could create a disruptive supply chain environment for the US, according to the report. This surge occurred mostly in China, driven by steel manufacturing. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

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Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

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Sterner is also the editor of the new book Fuel Taxes and the Poor, The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy , authored by 35 researchers. The researchers studied data from 25 different countries to investigate the concern that gasoline taxes affect poor people the most.

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OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

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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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Ryder San Francisco fueling facility offers 100% renewable diesel

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—Debbie Raphael, Director of San Francisco’s Department of the Environment. Ryder has an established North American maintenance and fueling network with approximately 800 maintenance facilities including 440 diesel fueling stations.