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Tesla receives permission to trade emission credits in South Korea

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Tesla has reportedly been granted permission to sell automotive emission credits domestically in South Korea by the Ministry of Environment starting this year. Automakers in Korea must ensure that their vehicles’ average greenhouse gas emissions are less than the country’s standard. Tesla did not meet this metric.

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Study: traffic density, wind and air stratification influence concentrations of NO2

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However, weather also has an influence on NO 2 concentrations, according to a study by the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), which evaluated the influence of weather conditions on nitrogen dioxide concentrations in Saxony 2015 to 2018 on behalf of the Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology (LfULG).

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EEA: Traffic pollution still harmful to health in many parts of Europe

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Transport in Europe is still responsible for damaging levels of air pollutants and a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions, despite some progress in reducing the impacts from transport. The EEA’s annual report under the Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM) assesses the environmental impact of transport across Europe.

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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In August 2018, EPA and US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust the Congressionally-mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards. Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler.

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Auto Industry Weighs in Against Murkowski Amendment that Delays EPA Regulation of Stationary Source CO2 Emissions

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Senator Feinstein is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. 2996, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski proposed Amendment Number 2530 to H.R.

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Canada seeking to strengthen oil tanker safety system

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In 2009-2010, there were about 1,500 tanker movements on the West Coast, among 475,000 vessel movements in the area. In 2009, about 8.4 A federal moratorium off the coast of BC applies strictly to oil and natural gas exploration and development, not to tanker storage or movement. up to 200 nautical miles from shore).

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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They are looking at cutting the nation’s greenhouse gas output by targeting, in separate ways, three major sources of emissions: electric utilities, transportation and industry. states are already actively participating in the design and implementation of three regional cap-and-trade programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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