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Cleaner fuels have replaced more than 3B gallons of diesel under California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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New 2018 data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) indicates that the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) continues to drive production of a growing volume of cleaner transportation fuels for California consumers. California reached that overall goal in 2016. million metric tons of climate-changing gases.

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Latest GHG Inventory shows California remains below 2020 emissions target; much steeper rate of GHG reductions required

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California statewide GHG emissions dropped below the 2020 GHG Limit in 2016 and have remained below the 2020 GHG Limit since then. Because of the enormous potential impact of these products, reducing their emissions has a disproportionate benefit to the environment. Source: California Air Resources Board (ARB).

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Study projects global carbon footprint from ICT will be equivalent to half of transportation’s current level by 2040

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in 2007 to exceed 14% of the 2016-level worldwide GHGE by 2040, accounting for more than half of the current relative contribution of the whole transportation sector, according to a new study from McMaster University in Canada. While smartphones consume little energy to operate, 85% of their emissions impact comes from production.

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What EPA vehicle standards are and what they mean for you

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The target amount of average tailpipe emissions gets a bit lower each year, resulting in progressively cleaner cars. So right now, you probably won’t notice much of a change. Over the next several years, these standards will continue to trend toward cleaner cars. EV production, battery manufacturing, and research.

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JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

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As a result, the market share of gasoline vehicles grew by 3 percentage points from 47% to 50% between 2016 and 2017. Despite the declining popularity of diesels, AFVs increased their market share from 3% in 2016 to 5% in 2017. g/km in 2016 to 133.0 —the highest level since 2003. g/km in 2017, JATO said. g/km to 104.5

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IMechE report calls for new Clean Air Act in UK

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A 2016 report by the Royal College of Physicians put the annual deaths attributable to outdoor air pollution in the UK at around 40,000. Part of the problem is that climate change and air pollution are not talked about in the same circles. —IMechE report “A Breath of Fresh Air”.

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Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

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During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008/9, the COVID19 pandemic, and now the Ukrainian War, economic stimulus packages were meant to put the world on a cleaner and greener path, but this is not at all evident in the CO 2 emissions data. —Glen Peters, a Research Director at the CICERO Center for International Climate Research.

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