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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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The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel? Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

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Ryder San Francisco fueling facility offers 100% renewable diesel

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Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, has begun to offer 100% renewable diesel (RD) fuel at its San Francisco fueling facility. —Chris Nordh, Ryder Director for Global Fuel Products.

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

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The studies are designed to identify paths to slash transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions while also managing a strategic, responsible decline in transportation-related fossil fuel supply. Announced goals and federal actions to date are not enough to move the market quickly. Active transportation.

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Opinion: A More Level Playing Field for Advanced Biofuels

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After all, tax credits alone represent only half of what is needed to support a more robust supply of low-carbon fuels. And they would allow emerging markets–such as SAF, which Congress is rightfully elevating under the IRA–to mature with certainty. New technologies need more.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The good news is that 2035 is the year suggested at the COP26 for all new car and vans in leading markets to be zero-emissions vehicles, and many manufacturers and governments have committed to it. Even if that were possible, there would also have to be an enormous increase in charging infrastructure and in material supply chains.

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Study Finds Government Mandates Superior to All Other Biofuels Policies, But Mixing With Subsidies Causes Adverse Effects; The Argument for a Direct CO2 Tax

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This is due to the intricate interrelationships between energy and commodity markets and the varied environmental consequences. The gap between the intercept of the ethanol supply curve and the oil price creates large deadweight costs that may overwhelm any external benefits. However, production costs of US corn-ethanol are very high.

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Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

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T&E said it opted for Enerdata because the POLES model developed and run by this institute is the only public model available in Europe they knew of that is capable of calculating oil prices as an output of supply and demand, rather than as an input. Car fleet composition in the EU under the different scenarios. Click to enlarge.

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