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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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During the flexible price period, an overall cap will be placed on Australia’s annual greenhouse gas emissions from all sources of pollution covered by the carbon price. Economists and experts agree that the best way is to make polluters pay by putting a price on carbon. the trading scheme. Now is the time to move from words to deeds.

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Study finds driving restriction policy in Beijing has short-term benefits, but almost half of regulated car owners break the rules

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In an attempt to reduce congestion and pollution in preparation for the 2008 Olympics, Beijing imposed rules barring cars from the central city based on license plate number. The data also allowed the identification of the demographic groups more likely to break the rules. to relieve this city from these negative externalities.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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The new goal is that efficiency standards for appliances and federal buildings set in the first and second terms combined will reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030—equivalent to nearly one-half of the CO 2 emissions from the entire US energy sector for one year.

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

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Bringing about a zero-carbon transportation future will be challenging, but not impossible, the report states. The study divided possible VMT reduction opportunities into groups of specific strategies. Transportation pricing: Gasoline taxes. Shift to VMT-based road fees as the number of ZEVs grows and fuel tax revenues decline.

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

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Volkswagen said it plans to spend about 16 billion euros ($19 billion) for investment in the future trends such as “e-mobility, hybridization and digitalization” by 2025. Heavy-duty trucks and buses are a major source of air pollution, with the health burden falling disproportionately on people of color and low-income families.

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