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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Effective January 2010, Brazilian diesel fuel vehicles will be required to run on a 5% biodiesel blend, up from 4% at present. billion liters (634 million gallons) in 2010. Our urban areas and highways will have cleaner fuel, which also creates jobs and generates income to the poor through family farming. Emissions testing.

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MAY 16, 2011

Data collected during a major 2010 state-federal atmospheric research project show that the first-in-the-nation regulation requiring ocean-going vessels to use clean fuel when near the California coast has been extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution from ships, according to the California Air Resources Board (ARB).

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Pollution California Clean Cleaning 186

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JUNE 19, 2017

Derive paid $281,840 to resolve the sale of diesel and gasoline aftermarket parts illegally sold by Bully Dog in California from 2010 through 2012. The affected parts replaced original emission components on cars and trucks such as the intake and exhaust systems, or employed different engine calibration software to increase vehicle power.

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California Parts Companies Pollution 186

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. UC stands for uncontrolled charging and CC stands for controlled charging.

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Coal Pollution Grid Gasoline-Electric 150

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JANUARY 12, 2014

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) is soliciting proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-14-02 ) that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced by diesel engines and diesel emissions exposure, from fleets operating at marine and inland water ports.

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EPA Diesel Emissions Fleet 257

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MAY 22, 2018

UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove published a new Clean Air Strategy to cut air pollution backed up through new primary legislation. The UK said it will go further and faster than the EU in reducing human exposure to particulate matter pollution. However, transport emissions are only one part of the problem. billion (US$4.7-billion)

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Among the many program terminations, reductions and savings outlined today in the president’s budget is the proposed termination of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant program. Enacted funding for the program in 2010 was $60 million. In addition, $7.1

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MAY 25, 2010

Fuel-cycle SO 2 emissions of EVs compared to those of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs in China, current (left) and future (right). The study examined the fuel-cycle CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs in China in both current (2008) and future (2030) periods and compared them with those of conventional gasoline vehicles and gasoline hybrids.

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Coal Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Pollution 291

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AUGUST 9, 2012

A scatter plot of CO, as a tracer for pollution, versus CO 2 , as a tracer for the amount of combustion, for 2002 and 2010. Even though the CO 2 enhancements over background were comparable in the two years, about 25 ppm in 2002 and 35 ppm in 2010, the ?CO/?CO2 The reason is simple: cars are getting cleaner.

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Los Angeles Gasoline Ozone 2002 285

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AUGUST 25, 2017

In the UK, Hyundai Motor has launched a gasoline and diesel scrappage and trade-in scheme that offers up to £5,000 (US$6,416) off the price of a new model and seeks to improve air quality across the UK by making it easier and more affordable to drive a new, lower emission car. i10 will also benefit from £1,500 saving.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

Transport for London (TfL) recently announced a package of measures to tackle pollution levels at the busiest roads in central London. The start of a greening program to trap pollution—a row of 50 green towers (six foot tall planters) have been installed along Lower Thames Street, one of central London’s most polluted roads.

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London Pollution Transportation Taxi 210

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MAY 2, 2016

Regulatory regimes seeking to reduce emissions from transport have largely focused on tailpipe emissions—i.e., the criteria pollutants and CO 2 that emerge with the exhaust from the tailpipe. Further, a 2013 review by Denier van der Gon et al. earlier post ). The pan-European team of van der Gon et al.

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Exhaust Emissions Belgium Gasoline-Electric 150

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MAY 5, 2017

Heavy-duty diesel trucks in California must meet 2010 engine emissions levels or use diesel particulate filters that can reduce the emissions of diesel particulates into the atmosphere by 85% or more. EPA is committed to helping California achieve cleaner, healthier air by ensuring compliance with the state’s pollution rules.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff will hold a public workshop on 14 November in to discuss preliminary recommendations for $100 million in funding awards for projects to reduce freight emissions. Projects funded under this Program must achieve early or extra emission reductions not otherwise required by law or regulation.

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California Emissions 2006 Cleaner 199

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JANUARY 12, 2013

Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. However, the fuel-cycle PM 10 , PM 2.5 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs could be up to five times higher than those of ICEVs (internal combustion engine vehicles) and CNGVs. Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.]

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Coal Pollution China Gas 231

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Five technology paths for very-low-NO x and GHG emissions from heavy-duty natural gas engines. The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. An 80% reduction of GHG emissions is targeted for 2050, relative to 1990 levels. Click to enlarge.

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Gas Climate Emissions California 257

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

To meet future particulate matter emissions mandates without sacrificing fuel savings, engine developers need advanced combustion strategies to reduce the formation of soot in spray flames. However, this comes at the cost of higher particulate matter emissions. —Sandia researcher Scott Skeen.

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Fuel Economy Economy Emissions Fuel 150

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

The California Air Resources Board has selected the California Center for Sustainable Energy™(CCSE) to continue for a fourth year as administrators of the statewide Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) that promotes the purchase or lease of new plug-in hybrid and zero-emission vehicles. CCSE processes about 2,500 rebates per month.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Lisa P Jackson, Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, issued a public memo to EPA employees detaling “ seven key themes to focus the work of our agency ” in 2010 and beyond. The seven themes are: Taking Action on Climate Change.

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JULY 1, 2019

The report shows how thes massive changes on the horizon caused by automation, connectivity, decarbonization and sharing, represent an opportunity to move towards a transport system that is more efficient, safer, less polluting and more accessible than the current one centered on private car ownership. Source: JRC.

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Transportation Future Cars Pollution 191

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

In California, mobile sources of diesel emissions, such as trucks and construction equipment, are one of the largest sources of fine particulates. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) estimates the rules will prevent an estimated 3,500 deaths in California over 15 years (2010 – 2025). Earlier post.).

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Virginia California Cleaner EPA 150

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 Other main findings of the study include: CO 2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels have increased at an average annual rate of 3.4% over the previous seven years.

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2008 Emissions Carbon Climate Change 218

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

The California Air Resources Board directed its staff to take steps to provide further locomotive and rail yard emission reductions beyond those achieved by existing US Environmental Protection Agency and state regulations and agreements. While we are pleased to have already reduced diesel emissions at the rail yards, it’s not enough.

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Diesel Emissions California 2007 170

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Under Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030, Mazda aims to reduce corporate average well-to-wheel carbon dioxide emissions to 50% of 2010 levels by 2030, and achieve a 90% reduction by 2050. It intends to achieve this with a policy prioritizing efficiency improvements and measures for cleaner emissions that apply in the real world.

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Mazda Gasoline Fuel Economy Gasoline-Electric 186

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Air pollution poses a serious threat to our nation’s health. Studies show that air pollution from transportation causes asthma attacks and contributes to premature death and lung cancer among many other health concerns. US EPA’s Clean Diesel Program: Diesel emissions account for 6.3

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Chicago Clean Cleaning 2017 150

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MAY 18, 2017

liter diesel passenger cars that included emissions control “defeat devices,” under partial Consent Decrees ( earlier post ) approved by a Federal court. VW admitted to CARB engineers in November 2015 that it installed “defeat devices” that altered the operation of emissions control equipment in light-duty, 3.0-liter liter vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

According to their findings, published in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , most (∼77%, range: 41–96%) emission inhalation attributable to urban EVs use—i.e., This paper targets that gap. —Ji et al. Using census data, the researchers investigated the demographic characteristics (e.g.,

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China Pollution Emissions Minnesota 150

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JANUARY 27, 2015

exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. The study exposed laboratory rats 80 hours a week, for up to 30 months, to emissions from a heavy-duty diesel engine meeting 2007 US EPA standards using new filters and other control technology.

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Exhaust Diesel Engine 2007 150

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Cutting the amount of short-lived, climate-warming emissions such as soot and methane won’t limit global warming as much as previous studies have suggested, according to a new study from the Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park, Md., More realistic emission reductions would likely provide an even smaller climate benefit.

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Climate Pollution Carbon Emissions 199

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JULY 9, 2009

Sulfur (1,000 ppm) content within 200 nautical miles of coastal areas could reduce annual premature deaths resulting from emissions-related affects by around 43,500 by 2012—approximately 50% of the 87,000 deaths estimated to occur in a no control scenario (assuming 2.7% Click to enlarge. Requiring ships to use marine fuel with 0.1%

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Mariner 2012 Emissions Fuel 150

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JUNE 30, 2010

The trials will use a Hino Blue Ribbon City Hybrid, already in service as a Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation transit bus, on various Tokyo routes until the end of December 2010. Earlier post.)

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Diesel Toyota Renewable Malaysia 225

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The California Air Resources Board released the draft proposed first update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan, which guides development and implementation of California’s greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. Since its launch in 2011, the regulation has generated a multitude of unique approaches for cleaner fuels.

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Transportation Emissions California Ozone 273

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AUGUST 28, 2011

Each of the four recipients will match a percentage of the grant amount with their own funds to purchase compressed natural gas-powered vehicles; retrofit diesel engines with cleaner technology; replace older, more polluting diesel buses with cleaner diesel buses; or purchase hybrid electric-powered buses.

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Pennsylvania Grant Clean Cleaning 186

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JULY 24, 2011

German Umweltprämie and the US Cars program—for the impact on CO 2 and NO x emissions of 2.8 While scrappage schemes have the potential to deliver on objectives such as reducing pollutant emissions, these have not done so as well. should ensure that larger and older “dirty” vehicles are traded in for lighter, cleaner.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

This is the second “first of a kind” announced by Sasol in the US in less than a year; in December 2010, Sasol announced the world’s first Ethylene Tetramerization Unit, also to be built in Calcasieu Parish. reduced emissions) for the GTL system. Emissions performance of GTL diesel. Source: Sasol.

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APRIL 28, 2010

None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. While technological advances are producing cleaner vehicles, more and more passengers and goods are travelling further distances in Europe, thereby offsetting efficiency gains. Click to enlarge.

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Czech Republic 2007 Clean Cleaning 186

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JUNE 30, 2010

The trials will use a Hino Blue Ribbon City Hybrid, already in service as a Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation transit bus, on various Tokyo routes until the end of December 2010. Earlier post.)

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