Climate Change, New York City and Pollution

GM achieves perfect scores on climate change data disclosure and performance in CDP report

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

General Motors for the first time achieved perfect scores on both climate change data disclosure and performance submitted to CDP , the world’s only global environmental disclosure system. The CDP program enables management of greenhouse gas emissions and risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate GM New York City

Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

There are now more than 29,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City and Westchester, including 1,262 added in February, the most recent month for which data are available, according to Con Edison, the electricity, gas and steam utility for New York CIty and Westchester County, NY. Curbside Charging.

New York City

New York City Charging New York Gasoline-Electric

Study finds that steady reduction in fossil fuel emissions will not result in short-term warming spike

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

One view advanced in some studies attempting to model future climate is that cleaning up fossil-fuel air pollution rapidly will unintentionally lead to a near-term rise in atmospheric warming of about a half-degree Celsius, which might take up to a century to reverse. —Christopher Smith. Drew Shindell and Christopher J.

Emissions

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CMU study finds taxes on emissions would result in more rapid electrification by ridesharing companies

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

When life cycle air pollution and greenhouse gas emission externalities are internalized via a Pigovian tax, fleet electrification increases and externalities decrease, suggesting a role for policy. Air pollution is a classic case where free markets fail.

Tax

Tax Emissions Los Angeles Companies

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

Circle areas are proportional to values for (A and B) climate change, (C and D) human health (values for population over age 30), and (E and F) agriculture. The team considered about 400 emission control measures to reduce these pollutants by using current technology and experience. Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge.

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Carbon Ozone Emissions International

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Our principal goal should be to mitigate problems that are global in scale, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, virus transmission, and invasive species. Here in New York City, where we have a population density that supports a mass transit system, most of our fossil fuel use is to power our buildings.

Renewable

Renewable Energy Fuel New York City

ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2017

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. —Comer et al.

Oil

Oil Panama Emissions Fuel

We Are ALL Tongan

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 17, 2009

But surprisingly, a subject Elizabeth didn’t know a lot about is Tonga’s frontline role as a victim of the climate change crisis. Today all 3000 inhabitants of the Carteret Islands have been relocated as they become the first climate change refugees. They were “placed.&#. Mine too of course.

Tonga

Tonga Climate Change San Francisco Climate

NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This enormous growth has at least in part been driven by the aim of reducing vehicle carbon emissions to address climate change concerns. Chow has focused some his recent research on developing the infrastructure for charging electric vehicles throughout New York City. NYU Tandon.

Future

Future New York City New York Neighborhood

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

This question of whether climate change becomes so bad that we have to do something to dull its impacts and reduce human suffering is a very big one,” says Keutsch, an atmospheric chemist. Still, Keutsch says he’s optimistic that this year’s test will go forward, once the researchers find a new balloon partner and launch site.

Ozone

Ozone Solar Climate Change Climate

Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

They calculated emissions for ten cities (or metropolitan regions), which vary in population from 432,000 to 9,519,000; comparisons are in per capita terms. with New York City also high. Of the port cities, Cape Town has the highest GHG emissions for freight, at 2.92 t e CO 2 /cap., t e CO2/cap.) t e CO 2 /cap.

Emissions

Emissions Global Gas Los Angeles

New Research Tools for Assessing Impacts of Aerosols on Climate

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2009

Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Texas, Austin, have created a database that includes visibility measurements taken from 1973 - 2007 at 3,250 meteorological stations all over the world and released by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). NASA technique.

Climate

Climate Climate Change Maryland 2007

Bringing Back Clean Air

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 15, 2021

Originally published on RMI.org. By Christian Roselund, Ali Rotatori, Ben Holland With the promise of vaccines curtailing the spread of COVID, states and economies are beginning to open up again, and we find ourselves getting back not only the good but also some of the negative aspects of pre-pandemic life.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Economy St. Louis

The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Another example is the Champlain-Hudson Power Express line under construction from Quebec into New York City. Back to top Besides boosting grid capacity and building out wind and solar, what’s the most important thing that needs to happen to meet our emissions goals and start slowing climate change?

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions

EV Driven

GM achieves perfect scores on climate change data disclosure and performance in CDP report

Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

Study finds that steady reduction in fossil fuel emissions will not result in short-term warming spike

CMU study finds taxes on emissions would result in more rapid electrification by ridesharing companies

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

We Are ALL Tongan

NYU Researchers Pave the Way for Future Shared Mobility

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

New Research Tools for Assessing Impacts of Aerosols on Climate

Bringing Back Clean Air

The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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