Elon Musk is wrong about climate change
Electrek
AUGUST 13, 2024
Elon Musk seems to have forgotten some of the basics of how climate change works, so we’re going to set the record clear about it now.
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Barbados receiving 35 BYD electric buses; first electric bus fleet for public transport in the Caribbean
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
BYD delivered the first electric bus fleet for public transport in the Caribbean, opening up an exciting new chapter in the region’s efforts to tackle climate change. The bus delivery is an important milestone for the Barbados National Climate Change Plan, which sets a goal of 100% renewable energy and carbon neutrality by 2030.
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Only 4% of TV news correctly connected Hurricane Beryl to climate change
Electrek
JULY 11, 2024
Importantly, climate change helped this storm break these records and do so much damage. The 2024 hurricane season is here, and we’ve already had our first record-breaking hurricane in Beryl, which caused billions in damage and deaths in Texas, Grenada, Venezuela and nearby areas.
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Study estimates California’s GHG reductions since 2003 could be wiped out by 2020 wildfires
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 18, 2022
While some of the carbon release from fires will be balanced by later vegetation regrowth, it will not occur quickly enough to avert highly dangerous levels of increased emissions, temperatures, and climate change, the researchers said. Miriam Marlier, a UCLA Fielding School professor and co-author. million in damages for California.
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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim
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Rivian CEO issues urgent memo to confront existential threat of climate change
Electrek
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said now is the time to act on climate change to protect the planet for our kids and their kids’ kids’ kids’. It’s time to open a new chapter in the history books.
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Hyundai Motor to expand XCIENT fuel cell truck entry into US market
Green Car Congress
MAY 10, 2022
Our ultimate goal is to fight climate change and build a sustainable future. Climate change and on-going supply chain issues will accelerate the transition to clean energy sources. We are running out of time to limit global warming.
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Climate change made Helene 200x more likely – but just 3% of TV news said so
Electrek
OCTOBER 3, 2024
But if you watch US media, you’d barely know that the true culprit behind Helene’s record-breaking strength is us – the climate change that we humans caused by burning fossil fuels. Hurricane Helene has made its way through the southeast US as the strongest storm of the 2024 season and potentially the costliest storm ever recorded.
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Study forecasts even with modest warming, global energy demand to increase by mid-century
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2019
A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from IIASA, Boston University, and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice found that by mid-century, climate change will increase the demand for energy globally, even with modest warming. —lead author Bas van Ruijven, a researcher with the IIASA Energy Program.
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BYD lands largest ever electric bus order in Finland; 106 buses for Nobina
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 4, 2020
The figures make a significant contribution to helping reverse climate change, and highlight BYD’s and Nobina’s commitment to delivering a sustainable transport solution. After five years operating the pure-electric BYD brand, Nobina has racked-up more than seven million electric kilometers (over 4.3
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Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2022
Some will suffer greatly from climate change, while others may even benefit. In practice, countries and regions tend to consider the implications of climate change for themselves, not for the whole world. It also presents the evolution in the most extreme Intercontinental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenario, RCP 8.5.
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Greenland Ice Sheet cracks growing rapidly due to climate change
Innovation News Network
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
The post Greenland Ice Sheet cracks growing rapidly due to climate change appeared first on Innovation News Network. Crevasses on the Greenland Ice Sheet have increased in size and depth at the fast-flowing edges over the last five years. Read more here.
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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 6, 2020
It makes an important contribution to the scientific understanding we have of the role of aviation for climate change—an understanding decision-makers and politicians may need on the way to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. This new study is based on a thorough review of a decade of research on aviation emissions.
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EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005
Green Car Congress
APRIL 17, 2021
This impartial, policy-neutral report, has been compiled annually since 1993 and submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Virginia Tech researchers find estimates of the carbon cycle are incorrect; implications for models
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2022
This finding has the potential to change predictions for climate change, though it is unclear at this juncture if the mismatch will result in more or less carbon dioxide being accounted for in the environment. What we found is that the models of the ecosystem’s response to climate change need updating. Dorheim, K.
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Virtual Peaker partners with Fermata Energy to bring V2G bi-directional vehicle charging technology to utilities
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
The joint venture will make it easier for utilities and their customers to combat climate change by seamlessly managing two-way access to the grid for electric vehicles (EVs), maximizing the use of renewable energy sources, and reducing grid operating costs. Fermata Energy V2X bi-directional charger.
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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars
Green Car Congress
JULY 20, 2021
Since soil contains nearly three times as much carbon than in the atmosphere, even a small fraction of carbon emitted from soil has the potential to accelerate climate change. University of Canterbury PhD candidate Nicholas Patton said the research would have ramifications for curbing the effects of climate change into the future.
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Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2020
Percentage change in global daily fossil CO 2 emissions, Jan-May 2020. The analysis, published in Nature Climate Change , was conducted by researchers from the University of East Anglia, Stanford University, the CICERO Center for International Climate Research and CSIRO as part of the Global Carbon Project. Le Quéré, C.,
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Kia EV6 achieves product carbon footprint certification from the Carbon Trust
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 12, 2021
Kia EV6 ( earlier post )has achieved product carbon footprint certification and ‘ Carbon Measured ’ label from the global climate change and sustainability consultancy the Carbon Trust, becoming the first Korean vehicle manufacturer to achieve the certificate.
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ADEME selects two Air Liquide hydrogen mobility projects for funding
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Launched during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, it now has around 100 vehicles. Hype is developing the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered taxis. The “2020 HYPE 600” project aims to reach the 600-taxi mark by the end of 2020.
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Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Our Rail Decarbonization Action Plan sets out to make our passenger railways emissions free by 2035, but to maximise our climate change ambitions, there is also a requirement to look at what we do with retired stock. If we can bring those back into use in a carbon-neutral way, there are huge climate gains to be made.
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ESA approves Norwegian CCS Full-Scale carbon capture and storage project; up to €2.1bn in aid
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2020
The project will establish infrastructure for capture, transport and storage of CO 2 emissions that can pave the way for future investments, innovation and technology in CCS as a climate-change mitigation tool.
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SANY developing hydrogen fuel cell construction vehicles
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2021
At the 2020 United Nations Climate Change conference, Chinese President Xi Jiping proposed that China’s carbon dioxide emissions should peak in 2030 and that carbon neutrality should be achieved by 2060.
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Gemilang International to deliver 140 electric school buses to California
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2022
In fact, GML has been supplying bus bodies for various EV makers such as BYD and CRRC to several markets including Malaysia, Singapore, Australia since 2015, and we expect more countries to catch up with the transition to EV as an increasing number of climate change mitigation commitments have been announced by governments around the globe.
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Origin Materials launches Net Zero Automotive Program with Ford; carbon-negative PET
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2021
The assessment studies Origin products across four environmental criteria: climate change; ecosystem quality, resource consumption; and human health. kg CO 2 eq/kg CMF; -1.7 kg CO 2 eq/kg HTC; -1.5 kg CO 2 eq/kg furfural; -1.4 kg CO 2 eq/kg levulinic acid.
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Nissan to be carbon-neutral by 2050; 100? of new vehicle offerings in key markets to be electrified by early 2030s
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2021
The company’s electrification and emissions reduction efforts support the aims of the UN Paris Agreement on climate change and global progress toward carbon neutrality by 2050. The company will also strive for greater energy and material efficiencies to support longer-term carbon neutrality ambitions.
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Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2021
It will allow us to meet the expectations of our customers and be a part of the solution when it comes to fighting climate change. We are firmly committed to becoming an electric-only car maker and the transition should happen by 2030. —Henrik Green, chief technology officer.
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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2020
The system will graph lifecycle impact for a range of specified powertrains, for a large number of impact categories: Climate change [kg CO 2 -eq.]. The top sample above shows climate change impact; the subsequent chart shows human toxicity. Sample results from Carculator. Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ].
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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles produce very low carbon emissions and no air pollution which makes them vital to cleaning our air and tackling climate change. But concerns have been raised about the size, cost and safety of hydrogen storage in buses.
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Volvo delivers electric trucks with fossil-free steel frame rails to customers
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Volvo Trucks is committed to the Paris agreement on climate change and to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the entire value-chain by 2040, at the latest. Also, up to 90% of the truck can be recycled at the end of its life.
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Audi introduces longer range and AWD quattro versions of Q4 e-tron compact electric SUV
Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2021
Emissions that cannot currently be avoided are offset via carbon credits that fund climate change mitigation projects. The production facility in Zwickau exclusively sources green power for production, and the battery cell suppliers are also under an obligation to only use energy from renewable sources in their production processes.
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Yamaha Motor invests in CO? removal biotechnology startup Andes
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2023
This marks the first investment made through the US$100-million Yamaha Motor Sustainability Fund established in June last year specifically for investing in early stage companies working to address climate change.
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Trane bringing electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to US
Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2021
Thermo King continues to innovate and expand our electric cold chain solutions to help our customers meet these needs in a sustainable way and bend the curve on climate change. —Karin De Bondt, president of Thermo King Americas for Trane Technologies.
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EPA: US GHG emissions up 6% in 2021 from 2020
Green Car Congress
APRIL 14, 2023
This report has been compiled annually since 1993 and submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), national inventories for UNFCCC Annex I parties should be provided to the UNFCCC Secretariat each year by 15 April.
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Cummins to acquire Meritor in $3.7B deal
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Climate change is the existential crisis of our time and this acquisition accelerates our ability to address it. Our customers need economically viable decarbonized solutions.
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Polestar announces goal of climate-neutral car by 2030
Green Car Congress
APRIL 8, 2021
Questions around the long-term carbon-storage capacity of forests and soils remain, as a forest might be logged, devastated by fire or altered by climate change. By pushing ourselves to create a completely climate-neutral car, we are forced to reach beyond what is possible today. Offsetting is a cop-out.
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KIST researchers develop promising solid electrolyte for solid-state batteries
Green Car Congress
APRIL 11, 2020
This work was also supported by the Institutional Research Program of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes of the National Research Foundation funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT. 9b04597.
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ABB, Hydrogène de France jointly to manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2020
ABB’s eco-efficiency portfolio, which enables sustainable smart cities, industries and transport systems to mitigate climate change and conserve non-renewable resources, accounted for 57% of total revenues in 2019. The company is on track to reach 60% of revenues by the end of 2020.
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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
It also enables EV charging service providers to transition to truly net-zero fuel-based power, as biofuels and hydrogen become more available, supporting the Government’s efforts to tackle climate change. —IPG CEO Toby Gill.
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ARPA-E selects SwRI to create more effective burner to reduce methane emissions
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2022
It is one of several projects funded in support of the US Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan, announced at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). The plan seeks to reduce methane emissions and promote American innovation and manufacturing of new technologies to achieve climate goals. The three-year, $2.9-million
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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2020
As we have pointed above, ENI has the most ambitious climate change pledge with plans to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. Saft has already gained considerable traction after generating $100 million in free cash flow for its parent company in 2019. #3
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Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2020
In the future, fossil fuels will be replaced by these renewable synthetic fuels to mitigate climate change, the company said. Under its X-Ahead project, Wärtsilä will form and lead a strong network of universities, research industries, and small and medium-sized enterprises on a national, as well as a global scale.
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State Auditor says California may not meet 2030 GHG reduction goal; says aspects of CARB efforts lacking
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
To help the California Air Resources Board (ARB)—the state’s key organization in this area—to fight climate change by reducing GHG emissions, the Legislature has allocated more than $2 billion from the State’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (cap?and?trade
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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2023
Ultimately, to manage climate change, the world needs to stop emitting greenhouse gases from vehicles and power plants. The researchers suggested that taxing heavy cars could be part of a solution, along with driving less, and other technology-based weight reductions efforts.
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