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California Energy Commission approves plans to invest nearly $500M in electricity R&D and alternative fuels

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The approved 2014-2015 Investment Plan Update for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, which accounts for about 40% of California''s carbon emissions. In other action, the Energy Commission approved funding of more than $3.8

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UC Davis report finds LCFS compliance costs may rise rapidly; recommends offsetting measures

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Both proposals have the additional advantage of generating funds which may be used to increase investments in low CI fuel technologies. The LCFS program calls for a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity of fuel sold in California over the next decade. The program is agnostic as to which fuels can be used to meet the Standard.

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National Low Carbon Fuel Standard study releases major Technical Analysis and Policy Design reports; providing a scientific basis for policy decisions

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The National Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Project has released two major reports that synthesize its findings from the past several years of work: a Technical Analysis Report (TAR) and Policy Design Recommendations.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $23M to encourage use of alternative transportation fuels

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The anaerobic digester system that will be used was developed as a pilot project at the University of California, Davis. million to modify an existing biorefinery to test and optimize the use of non-food woody plant materials to produce low-carbon ethanol, called cellulosic ethanol. World Partners is based in Sacramento County.

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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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UPS has adopted a plan to cut the carbon emissions of its airline by an additional 20% by 2020 to 1.24 The CO 2 reduction goal is laid out in the latest edition of UPS’s Sustainability Report , which notes that UPS Airlines already is a leader in fuel efficiency in the package delivery sector with an efficiency factor of 1.42

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Study finds global oil demand likely to grow despite pandemic, climate policies

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Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies analyzed four scenarios to understand how COVID-19 and other political, economic, social and technological drivers may impact transportation activity and global oil demand.

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Report Finds that GHG Reductions of More Than 50% from Projected BAU Levels by 2050 from Aviation and Marine Transportation Sectors Are Possible

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Reducing the carbon intensity of the energy sources used in aviation and marine transportation, by transitioning to alternative fuels and power sources, also could reduce GHG emissions over the medium to long term, although the level of potential reductions is uncertain. —McCollum et al.

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