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California reduces tax on dimethyl ether (DME) fuel to be consistent with other alternative fuels; enabling retail sales

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The California state legislature passed and the Governor signed into law a bill ( AB-2663 ) that lowers the Use Fuel Tax rate of dimethyl ether (DME) from $0.18 per gallon of DME-propane fuel blend used on or after 1 July 2021 (the same tax rate as propane, $0.06 per gallon of DME used and $0.06 per gallon).

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

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Air pollution is costing African countries billions in gross domestic product and can be correlated to a devastating loss in the intellectual development of Africa’s children, the researchers found. billion in Ethiopia, or 1.16% of the nation’s gross domestic product; $1.6 Fisher et al.

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Vaillant and Honda present home combined heat and power system for Europe

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The mCHP system simultaneously produces heat and electricity and will be available in Germany by mid-year under the product name Vaillant ecoPOWER 1.0. Honda has used the production know-how it has gained from this for the benefit of this project. The compact module produces 1 kW electrical and 2.5 kW thermal output.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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Two new reports—one on technology, the other on policy— released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) outline pathways to improve the fuel efficiency of combustion-engined road vehicles by 50% by the middle of the century, saving as much as four-fifths of current annual global oil consumption.

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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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However, production costs of US corn-ethanol are very high. However, production subsidies, import tariffs and sustainability standards do. However, production subsidies, import tariffs and sustainability standards do. biofuel policies that attempt to curb CO 2 without directly cutting energy use are clearly wasteful.

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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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In President Obama’s first term, the DOE established new minimum efficiency standards for dishwashers, refrigerators, and many other products. Going forward, the Administration will promote fuel-switching from coal to gas for electricity production and encourage the development of a global market for gas.

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