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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

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The report, “ Environmental Assessment of a Full Electric Transportation Portfolio ”, is based on a projection that by 2050 electricity replaces traditional fuels for approximately half of light- and medium-duty transportation and a significant portion of non-road equipment. levels throughout the United States.

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International study of role of soots impact on Arctic climate

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If you want to be cooler, you would wear a light-colored shirt that would reflect the sun’s warmth. —Tim Bates, a research chemist at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle and co-lead of the US component of the study. For the first time, a PMEL black carbon sensor will also be aboard the Mantas.

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Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

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airline (San Francisco to Santa Rosa); the longest flight within the continental United States (Seattle to Miami); and the longest flight in the world (New York to Singapore). by adding an amount that corresponds to the direct portion of emissions. (A A documentation for the myclimate calculator includes other aspects of the method used.).

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