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Ryder San Francisco fueling facility offers 100% renewable diesel

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Renewable diesel is an excellent transition fuel as we move toward our zero-emission vehicle future powered by 100% renewable energy or biofuels. —Debbie Raphael, Director of San Francisco’s Department of the Environment.

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Proposed US Transportation Reauthorization Plan Links Greenhouse Gas Reductions to Transportation Planning

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The bill—which according to Oberstar and Mica has strong bi-partisan support in the House—is designed to achieve specific objectives: Reduce fatalities and injuries on US highways; Reduce congestion; Provide transportation choices for commuters and travelers; Limit the adverse effects of transportation on the environment; and.

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UC report to CalEPA outlines policy options to decarbonize California transportation by 2045

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The UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy coordinated the report’s policy management, and the UC Davis Center for Regional Change led the study’s equity and environmental justice research. Bringing about a zero-carbon transportation future will be challenging, but not impossible, the report states.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels. estimates that by 2030 the deployment of EVs could cut global receipts from fossil-fuel taxes by around US $55 billion. AFP/Getty Images.