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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

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This marks the most significant improvement in global fuel standards for the shipping industry in 100 years, and is intended to achieve significant health benefits on a global scale. reduction of childhood asthma globally. pollution impacts in 2020 with and without the use of low-sulphur fuels. global reduction in PM 2.5

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IHS Automotive forecasts global production of plug-in vehicles to rise by 67% this year

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Global electric vehicle production forecast for 2014. rise in global manufacturing of all motor vehicles expected in 2014. In December 2013, IHS projected total global automotive sales in 2014 of 85 million, roughly resulting in an expected approximate 0.5% share for PEVs in the global market this year. Click to enlarge.

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IRENA report finds renewable power costs at parity or below fossil fuels in many parts of world

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Renewable energy projects across the globe are now matching or outperforming fossil fuels, particularly when accounting for externalities like local pollution, environmental damage and ill health. Northeast Utilities and its subsidiary NStar had agreed to buy 27.5% of Cape Wind output; National Grid had agreed to buy 50%.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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As global temperatures rise, greenhouse gases accumulate, and all signs point to Really Bad Things happening in the coming decades, Spectrum readers are clearly looking for a way out of our current climate predicament. We’ll still have to do the hard work of cutting carbon emissions, but geoengineering could be a way to buy us some time.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. Perspective by Brian J. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc. INTRODUCTION. CONCLUSION.

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Electric vehicles trends in India

Electric Vehicles India

Electric vehicles have attracted the attention of India’s policy makers as clean technology alternatives due to their multiple advantages like higher efficiency and lower air pollution in short to medium term and reduced CO2 emissions. The global electric vehicle market size was USD 246.70 Market overview. billion in 2020.The

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

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The climate clock is ticking and we have to start hitting polluters where it counts–in the money. TNGA stands for - Toyota New Global Architecture. In 2021, making compliance EV’s with no global ambitions is unacceptable to me. Why would people buy Toyota ICE cars then? Now that is laughable on two counts.

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