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Global Warming 101
Electric Cars are for Girls
DECEMBER 9, 2015
Global warming, its causes and effects, and a little global warming controversy. Eyeroll:
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Nature study shows it's cheaper to reduce global warming than to adapt to it
Green Car Reports
JUNE 5, 2018
One of the main objections that critics of global warming mitigation measures often cite is that they cost too much. global warmingA new study in the journal Nature takes issue with that conclusion. Several studies since 1991 have concluded that it is cheaper to develop new technologies to mitigate climate change than it will be to adapt to it. What those.
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Effects of Global Warming
Electric Cars are for Girls
FEBRUARY 18, 2012
Some places, like Alaska, suffer the effects of global warming more than others.and the rest of the us depend on places like Alaska to keep OUR climate stable
Daimler Trucks launches E-Mobility Group; single global electric architecture
Green Car Congress
JUNE 7, 2018
The EMG will soon be defining the strategy for everything from electrical components to completely electric vehicles for all brands and all business divisions, while also working to create a single global electric architecture.
Global carbon emissions to rise after staying flat for three years: report
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 7, 2017
Here’s some not-good news: After three years of minimal growth, global emissions of carbon dioxide are on the rise. So much so that we’re looking at new record highs, according to the Global Carbon Project. CHECK OUT: Global carbon emissions have been flat for. emissions China global warming India CO2 climate change carbon dioxide scienceIt's due largely to China burning more coal than it has in previous years.
Trump can't affect global climate-change progress, says Mayor Bloomberg
Green Car Reports
APRIL 11, 2017
Carbon Footprint global warming energy policy climate change carbon dioxide electric utilitiesFormer New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has gone on record saying publicly what most analysts have discussed privately: the notion that Washington can direct the energy market back towards coal is wrong. In fact, Bloomberg is willing to go further: he believes that the U.S. can still meet the reductions set forth in the Paris climate treaty.
Global Bioenergies and Audi renew their partnership in renewable gasoline
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2018
Global Bioenergies and Audi signed a new agreement focused on the implementation of biomass residue feedstock usage, preparation of a path to commercialization and engine testing of new blends of renewable gasoline. The recent developments at Global Bioenergies support our vision that e-gasoline might be a game changer in the objective to reduce the GHG emissions in the transport sector in a fast and complete way.
2019 Audi e-tron to make global debut in San Francisco on 17 Sep; US reservations open then
Green Car Congress
JULY 26, 2018
The 2019 Audi e-tron, the first all-electric vehicle from Audi, will make its global debut on 17 September at an event in San Francisco. US customers will be able to configure and reserve their 2019 Audi e-tron on that date as well.
Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2017
The study revealed that while many other health impacts of air pollution have been documented—most notably through the Global Burden of Disease studies—the focus has been mainly on premature deaths from heart disease and respiratory problems.
Global Warming Hoax: Free lunch!
Electric Cars are for Girls
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
The real global warming hoax is the idea of a free lunch! Gramma always said: when you take, you've got to give something back
IEA: record oil output from US, Brazil, Canada and Norway to keep global markets well supplied
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2018
The United States is set to put its stamp on global oil markets for the next five years. But as we’ve highlighted repeatedly, the weak global investment picture remains a source of concern. New global petrochemicals capacity will account for 25% of oil-demand growth by 2023.
Missing piece in global vehicle emission puzzle: heavy trucks
Green Car Reports
JULY 7, 2017
A global push to reduce vehicle emissions and create cleaner air for future generations has been underway for half a century now. However, while many governments around the world have introduced lower emission and higher fuel-efficiency standards for passenger cars, another large contributor to global emissions has mostly traveled under the radar.
TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
The international scientists who compiled and analyzed the global ozone pollution database hope it will give scientists and public health managers better insight on trends and patterns of human health exposure around the world.
First unveiling of Kia Niro EV; global debut at Paris Motor Show in September
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2018
The sporty and versatile Niro EV will make its global debut at the Paris Motor Show in September. Kia unveiled the new battery-electric version of Niro crossover at the 5 th International Electric Vehicle Expo in Jeju, Korea.
Study attributes significant amount of kidney disease globally to PM2.5 pollution
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 5, 2017
The global toll of chronic kidney disease (CKD) attributable to PM 2.5 In this latest research, the investigators used the Global Burden of Disease study methodologies to estimate the burden of CKD attributable to fine particulate matter: more than 10.7
Nissan’s global sales driven by strong momentum in crossover and SUV models
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Nissan’s global crossover and SUV models increased nearly 13%, while INFINITI luxury crossovers and SUVs were up almost 9% in 2017. In total, Nissan increased global crossover and SUV volume by nearly 230,000 vehicles last year.
KOHLER unveils new global emissions platform for KDI diesels
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NOVEMBER 23, 2017
KOHLER has introduced a new global emissions platform for its award winning KOHLER Direct Injection (KDI) diesel engine line.
Global Warming Myth: I Can't Do Anything
Electric Cars are for Girls
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
The most dangerous global warming myth of all is that there's nothing I can do
IHS Markit: global oil demand still growing in the short term despite increasing focus on EVs
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2018
Short-term oil demand is still growing strong and will continue to do so through the end of 2020 despite the market’s increasing focus on electric vehicles and the forecasted future plateau in oil demand, according to new analysis from IHS Markit, a global business information provider.
Global carbon emissions have been flat for three years now
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 13, 2016
Global efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions may be starting to pay off, suggests a recent study. Last month, scientists released an assessment that suggests global carbon emissions did not increase significantly in 2016. That makes this the third year in a row that carbon emissions have remained flat. DON'T MISS: Renewable energy growth. Environmental emissions energy policy greenhouse gas climate change carbon dioxide air pollution
Global Bioenergies successfully moves its C3 process to demo scale; isopropanol and acetone from renewable resources
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2018
Global Bioenergies has reached a new milestone in scaling up its C3 process converting renewable resources into isopropanol and acetone. The C3 process, which enables the production of renewable isopropanol and acetone, is the second process reaching demo plant scale in Global Bioenergies’ portfolio. At the end of 2017, ARD, which operates Global Bioenergies’ industrial pilot for the Isobutene process, carried out the first step in scaling-up the C3 process.
Give Me A #BreakFreeLA & Then Give Me 100% Renewables RIGHT NOW
Creative Greenius
APRIL 26, 2016
I’ve lived in my house in Torrance, California for 23 years now. Been in L.A. since I was 19 years old in 1976, back when then Governor Brown was telling us that we were “living in an era of diminished expectations.”
Nissan begins deliveries of new extended-range electric e-NV200 van to global markets
Green Car Congress
MAY 24, 2018
Built for global markets in Nissan Barcelona plant, the upgraded model features a new 40 kWh battery, combining the features of the award-winning Nissan NV200 van with the best-selling Nissan LEAF. Nissan’s upgraded e-NV200 is now being shipped to customers.
Electric cars will fail, but we'll build them anyway, say global auto execs: KPMG
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 12, 2018
Juxtaposed against a growing electric-vehicle market in China and increasingly stringent global carbon-emission limits, a survey by KPMG has revealed a majority of global auto executives believe electric vehicles are a fool's errand. Those executives believe electric cars will eventually be leapfrogged by fuel-cell vehicles, due to the. Plug-In Hybrids hydrogen plug-in cars hydrogen fuel cell Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV
This Is Why You Don’t Take Money From Oil Companies For Your Schools
Creative Greenius
MAY 9, 2015
Hell, they won’t even allow Communities for a Better Environment to come into the front line community schools to talk to the kids about environmental health, never mind about climate change and global warming.
Global Bioenergies receives €1M payment after improvements in bio-isobutene process
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2018
Global Bioenergies (GBE) received a payment of €1 million (US$1.2 The ISOPROD project has the following specific objectives: The adaptation of the Isobutene process to sugar refinery residues; The engineering for the first plant carried by IBN-One, the joint venture between Global Bioenergies and Cristal Union; and. —Bernard Chaud, Director of Industrial Strategy at Global Bioenergies. —Marc Delcourt, CEO of Global Bioenergies.
Global Bioenergies reports first production of green isobutene at demo plant
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Global Bioenergies is now entering the final phase of demonstrating its technology for converting renewable carbon into hydrocarbons. Global Bioenergies is partnering with Audi, earlier post.)
Don’t Think of it as “Global Warming,” Think of it as Destroying our Atmosphere and Altering the Delicate Balance of Nature
Creative Greenius
AUGUST 1, 2010
Tags: Sustainability climate change environment fossil fuels green education Joe Romm Climate Progress global warming National Physical Science Consortium Dr Powell
Global sales of EyeSight-equipped Subarus reach 1 million
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2016
FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, announced that cumulative global sales of Subaru models equipped with its EyeSight driver assist system ( earlier post ) surpassed one million units in November this year. EyeSight-equipped Subaru models are currently sold in Japan, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and China, and will continue to be rolled out to other global markets. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
Electric-car charging networks spin out, merge, and go global
Green Car Reports
APRIL 14, 2017
EV charging companies are on the verge of rapid global growth as utility companies and large multinational corporations put up big money, according to a report from Navigant Research Blog. Much like the cell-phone network industry in the mid-1990s, the electric-car charging industry is on a fast pace of network expansions and mergers.
Global Carbon Project reports global CO2 emissions suddenly on the rise after 3-year hiatus; need for reducing uncertainties
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels have risen again after a three year hiatus, according to new analysis from the Global Carbon Project ( GCP ). According to the GCP, global emissions from all human activities will reach 41 billion tonnes in 2017, following a projected 2% rise in burning fossil fuels.
New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions
Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2018
A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The study, involving researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and colleagues in China and the United States, investigated how complex supply chains are distributing energy-intensive industries and their CO 2 emissions throughout the global South.
Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2018
trillion being invested globally in new power generation capacity between 2018 and 2050, with $8.4 Gas-fired generation is seen rising 15% between 2017 and 2050, although its share of global electricity declines from 21% to 15%. Fuel burn trends globally are forecast to be dire in the long run for the coal industry, but moderately encouraging for the gas extraction sector.
Global debut of Buick Enspire electric concept SUV in China; GM China sales up 2% in February, Buick up 4%
Green Car Congress
APRIL 8, 2018
GM’s Buick brand will stage the global debut of the Enspire, its new all-electric concept SUV, at Buick Brand Night on 17 April in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. The Enspire leverages GM’s global resources and is an exploration of design and new technologies.
Study projects global carbon footprint from ICT will be equivalent to half of transportation’s current level by 2040
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2018
Clearly this business model, while highly profitable to the smart phone manufacturers and the telecom industry, is unsustainable and quite detrimental to the global efforts in GHGE reductions.
Global Bioenergies beginning road testing with Audi A4 fueled with 34% renewable gasoline blends
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2018
Global Bioenergies is beginning the road-testing phase of renewable gasoline derived from its fermentative isobutene pathway. Global Bioenergies will use an EN228-compliant gasoline blend containing more than 34% of renewable, isobutene-derived, compounds to fuel a car on a circuit. Global Bioenergies’ unique process allows to produce the same compounds from renewable feedstocks such as industrial-grade sugars, straw, residual wood and potentially syngas.
Greenius Says, Time’s Up Folks. Your Global Warming Goose Has Now Been Cooked…
Creative Greenius
MAY 23, 2010
The smartest scientists on the face of the planet, the ones studying climate change and global warming, are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it any more.
ITF launches global initiative to decarbonize transport
Green Car Congress
MAY 19, 2016
The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD has launched a major global initiative towards carbon-free transport. Transport activity currently contributes 23% of global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with the share expected to rise. The COP 21 Paris Agreement created a political pathway for global CO 2 mitigation efforts. The long-term objective of the project is to define a commonly-acceptable pathway to achieve zero transport emissions by around 2050.
University of Surrey launches global research center on air pollution
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2017
The Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) will see the University leading on collaborative, cutting-edge research to identify an action plan to ensure “clean air for all”. Dr. Prashant Kumar, the University of Surrey’s Professor and Chair in Air Quality & Health and a founding director of GCARE, is also coordinating the research project NEST-SEAS (Next-Generation Environmental Sensing for Local To Global Scale Health Impact Assessment).
Global Bioenergies completes private placement of approximately €10.25M
Green Car Congress
JUNE 30, 2017
Global Bioenergies, the developer of a process to convert renewable resources into hydrocarbons through fermentation, has completed a private placement with qualified French and international investors. Global Bioenergies initially focused its efforts on the production of isobutene, one of the most important petrochemical building blocks that can be converted into fuels, plastics, organic glass and elastomers.
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