Climate Change, Transportation and USA

China Likely To Have Lower GHG Emissions Than USA By 2035

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The post China Likely To Have Lower GHG Emissions Than USA By 2035 appeared first on CleanTechnica. China's electrification, renewables, and infrastructure trajectories mean coal demand is going to plummet, and emissions with it. Not so much.

USA

USA China Emissions Coal

Moving People In USA Much Harder To Decarbonize Than In Rest Of World

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2024

continued] The post Moving People In USA Much Harder To Decarbonize Than In Rest Of World appeared first on CleanTechnica. That triggered a lot of discussion, with some of the usual suspects chiming in on subjects they weren’t.

USA

USA Hybrid Industry Industrial

Only One Country Is Making Progress On Electrifying Everything

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 19, 2024

For close to twenty years, it’s been clear that electrifying everything is a key climate change wedge. Jacobson’s work in the USA and then internationally with his 100% Renewables by 2050 modeling laid much of the groundwork for this.

Climate Change

Climate Change USA Climate Renewable

USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 1, 2024

continued] The post USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling appeared first on CleanTechnica. For a decade I’ve been tracking the exponential expansion of wind, solar, and to a lesser extent hydro electricity generation.

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2000 USA China Wind

Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2018

above sea level) indicated a systematic transport of particle matter from the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto to this high altitude station and subsequently to the lower free troposphere. From there, BC can be transported over long distances and exert impact on climate and composition of remote southern hemisphere.

Bolivia

Bolivia Transportation Global Climate Change

How Much Do Electric Vehicles Actually Displace Gasoline? 500 Million Gallons Displaced in 2020 in USA

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The growth of electric vehicles is fun and exciting to those of us who are interested in the new tech, but the truly important target is to cut gasoline use in order to stop catastrophic climate change (not to mention deadly air pollution). So, more than any stat about EV sales, what’s important is seeing […].

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Electric Vehicles USA

Bangladesh Prepares for Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 17, 2023

As China, Western Europe, and the USA charge ahead to become majority passenger electric fleets, we have to remember that this will not be good enough unless the rest of the world joins us. Some of the poorest countries in the world are the ones to bear the brunt of climate change fueled disasters — […]

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Electric Vehicles Climate Change USA

Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2023

Chevron USA kicked off a road trip across the US Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. Chevron believes the future of transportation is lower carbon and is growing its offering of biofuels solutions for customers.

Chevron

Chevron Gasoline Renewable Toyota

Airlines Present Climate Change Proposals at UN Forum; 50% Absolute Cut In Emissions by 2050 Compared to 2005

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented its proposals for December’s climate change talks to the UN Secretary General’s Summit on Climate Change in New York. Air transport is the first industry to commit to carbon-neutral growth at the global level. Willie Walsh.

Climate Change

Climate Change 2005 Climate Emissions

US Transportation Blueprint: Good Intentions, Weak Diagnosis, & Possibly Irrelevant

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 1, 2023

While the US will waste a lot of time, money and energy getting there and end up less competitive as a result, most US transportation will decarbonize regardless, although often not as the new transportation blueprint supposes.

Transportation

Transportation Waste Energy Climate Change

EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible to protect public health and reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change. Arrow Transportation Systems Inc. Bison Transport, Inc. DHL Express USA.

EPA

EPA Las Vegas Supplies Mercury

Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

continued] The post Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities appeared first on CleanTechnica. Tesla reveal parties stopped being particularly relevant a few years ago. The Tesla Semi reveal was the last one of any significance from my perspective.

USA

USA Tesla Climate Change Carbon

UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Morocco Nigeria Netherlands Gambia

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for the globally increasing demand for power and transport, which is strongest in developing countries. Indexed global CO 2. emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per sector (1970 = 100). Source JRC.

Emissions

Emissions Global Industry Industrial

Buses, Trucks, Trains, Shipping, & Aviation Will Electrify More Than US Transportation Blueprint Thinks

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 2, 2023

The US will waste a lot of time, money, and energy on bad decarbonizing transportation approaches and end up less competitive as a result.

Transportation

Transportation Waste Energy Climate Change

Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

The companies deployed and demonstrated a 150 kW fuel cell system near the 17 th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, South Africa in late-2011. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

South Africa

South Africa Africa Fuel Climate Change

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

China, the USA and the EU remain the top-3 emitters of CO 2 , accounting for respectively 29%, 15% and 11% of the world’s total. China started to take new measures to improve energy efficiency and to make a fuel shift away from coal, including coal consumption targets, an increase in hydropower and structural changes.

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2013 Emissions Global CO2

Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Sterner is lead author in the UN climate panel’s (IPCC) working group Mitigation of Climate Change. Sterner is also the editor of the new book Fuel Taxes and the Poor, The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy , authored by 35 researchers.

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Tax Gasoline Fuel Tax Climate Change

Comparing The US & China On Climate, Economy, & Other Outcomes Should Be Deeply Humbling For America

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2022

The narrative that Americans and many Europeans share about China and themselves is not aligned with observable reality, and the USA is in significant danger of economic decline even as the world improves.

China

China Economy Climate USA

European, Japanese and American Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Manufacturers Call for Global Policy Cooperation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Emissions of Road Freight Transport

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The discussions focused primarily on the issues of climate change and global energy security, but also covered global air quality-related emissions standards, improved fuel quality and specifications for renewable fuels. That will serve both our customers and the environment. World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations. (WP

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Global Emissions Engine

Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Creative Greenius

JULY 27, 2013

Detroit is an unprecedented opportunity to use the tremendous assets already in place to reimagine and reinvent its post-industrial future and address the great challenge of the 21st century – no, it’s not dealing with deficits or pension obligations, it’s adapting to climate change and building a sustainable society.

Google

Google Detroit Neighborhood Solar

Biomass fuels: challenges and opportunities – ET Auto

Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

By cycling carbon through energy generation systems as biomass, it offers a means to address climate change. DOI: 10.1039/c6ee03718f) Recently, the Editorial in Sustainable Energy & Fuels highlighted biorefining as a promising solution to enhance economic viability in biobased processes and address climate change challenges.

Fuel

Fuel Auto Oil Conversion

Hey Exxon! Hey Chevron! My Friends At the EPA Are Declaring What You Do Dangerous & You Will Pay. Pack Up Losers, It’s Time For You to Go!

Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Because what’s bad news for the legacy “Burn To Earn&# industries who are responsible for overheating our planet is exactly the great news that our new, renewable and sustainable business model needs to take off like a rocket and change our world for the better economically and environmentally. That’s the real news here.

Chevron

Chevron EPA Coal CO2

Ricardo report finds hybrid buses have higher regulated emission intensities than conventional buses; need for whole vehicle testing

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Reviewing worldwide test processes for HGV (heavy goods vehicle) engines, the report says that Euro VI (EPA10 in USA) emissions levels for diesel and gas engines should be broadly indistinguishable (within measurement error) and that levels emitted from both engine types will be very low.

Emissions

Emissions Hybrid Vehicles Carbon

It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 12, 2009

So let me get this straight - while those of us who are trying to lead greener lives, have been cutting our carbon footprints and working with our cities, states and the rest of the USA to help them do likewise, Killer Coal has been playing us for chumps and wiping out all our efforts every single second of every day.

Coal

Coal Carbon Climate Tax

The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Itself, Not For The Developing World

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In the past couple of months, an idea has been percolating through Washington and entities dependent on the United States’ good will that the US should reach back into history and create a Clean Energy Marshall Plan for developing countries. This idea is US economic wunderkind Brian Deese’s brainchild, or.

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Washington IDEA United States Clean

Washington Governor wants action on emissions

Green Cars News

MAY 25, 2009

In the USA, an executive order has been issued by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire on a variety of actions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news Chris Gregoire climate change Department of Ecology Washington Governor.

Washington

Washington Emissions Climate Change Climate

Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

In the key area of transportation, we submit our Drive Star proposal. For $100 million in one year, we’ll demonstrate how to rapidly reduce use of oil in transportation with safe, warrantied retrofits of tens of millions gas-guzzlers. And the first plug-in cars mass-produced in the USA in a century will go on sale this fall.

Oil

Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands

Study finds GHG emissions associated with palm oil production have been significantly underestimated; implications for carbon intensity of biofuels as well as biofuel policies in Europe

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

These changes reduce or remove the carbon sink capacity of the peatland system by: lowering of the peat water table, which ensures continuous aerobic decomposition of organic matter (plant litter and peat), resulting in high peat surface CO 2 emissions; and. Washington: International Council on Clean Transportation. Jauhiainen, J.

Oil

Oil Carbon Emissions Europe

Ford Chairman & CEO Jim Farley Wakes After Decade-long Nap, Shocked By China’s EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The job of Chairman and CEO of a global company comes with a few requirements. Being awake should be one of them. Since 2020, Farley has received $82 million for napping it seems. Before that he had executive vice president and leadership roles responsible for global marketing and sales back.

Ford

Ford China 2020 Global

Domestic Freight Mode Decarbonization Economics Will Vary Between Major Geographies

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 15, 2024

Every major geography will be electrifying virtually domestic freight shipping in the coming two to three decades. However, the starting conditions matter between India, Europe, China, and the United States. This assessment sprang out of a bit of news and discussion related to it today. China’s Windrose Technology and its.

India

India United States China Europe

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. —COP 26 Declaration.

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Emissions El Salvador Cape Verde

More international criticism for scrappage schemes

Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

Yesterday we told you how the scrappage scheme proposals in the USA are coming under fire and today it is the turn of Spain’s scheme to face criticism. The Ecologistas en Accion , one of the country’s most important green groups, is claiming that the scrappage scheme is bad business.

Scrappage

Scrappage Cash For Clunkers International Spain

China’s Oil & Gas Giant Sinopec Says Peak Oil Demand Already Happened In China

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Half of the world's economy has already reached peak gasoline and diesel demand while electric vehicle deliveries in every segment are shooting through the roof.

Oil

Oil Gas Gasoline-Electric China

NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

It is now important that the Department of Transportation provide automakers with the certainty and consistency needed by setting standards for MY 2012 and beyond. The Alliance believes that any effective, efficient program to address climate change must be built on a single, strong national framework administered by the federal government.

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2011 MPG Standards Industry

NREL’s Cost Study On Hydrogen For Heavy Vehicles Fuel Does Not Withstand Scrutiny

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2024

What is it about hydrogen for trucking that leads researchers to deeply low-ball costs at every opportunity? I’ve tried to. continued] The post NREL’s Cost Study On Hydrogen For Heavy Vehicles Fuel Does Not Withstand Scrutiny appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles Climate Change

LLNL’s Energy Flow Diagrams Show That The US Isn’t Moving The Needle On Climate Action

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 4, 2023

In 7 years of electrification and deployment of wind and solar, the US barely budged the needle, in fact declining slightly to more wasted energy in 2016 and 2017 before improving again in 2018 and onward.

Energy

Energy Climate Waste Wind

With Heat From Heat Pumps, US Energy Requirements Could Plummet By 50%

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 14, 2023

Electrification and heat pumps radically reduce the requirement to build new wind, solar, nuclear, hydro, and geothermal primary energy sources.

Energy

Energy Wind Solar Building

Road to Zero Emissions Now Clear for Road Traffic

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 6, 2022

The road to zero emissions from road traffic is becoming very clear now. That the solution is battery electric vehicles (BEV) is now accepted even at most legacy carmakers. Only Toyota and friends still believe in a main role for hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) technology. A few others, like Renault, are looking for corner cases […].

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Emissions Toyota Hydrogen Electric Vehicles

Westport Launches First Global Carbon Finance Program for Transportation Registered to the Voluntary Carbon Standard

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

The Westport Carbon Project (WCP) is in the process of being registered with the Voluntary Carbon Market Standard (VCS) and will be the first VCS transport project and one of the largest voluntary carbon market projects worldwide. Grütter Consulting is a leading advisory firm on carbon finance and transport with activities worldwide.

Carbon

Carbon Financing Transportation Standards

And So It Begins: 1,000-Kilometer Route Yangtze Container Ship With Swappable Batteries

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 31, 2023

China's inland shipping, 50% of all inland shipping world wide, will be decarbonizing rapidly given its national and provincial strategic decarbonization focus, its domination of ship building and its domination of battery supply chains.

Batteries

Batteries Battery China Supplies

Updated US Hydrogen Strategy Is Better, But Still Mostly Good For The Fossil Fuel Industry

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 8, 2023

As a living document, the strategy is still deeply flawed, but less flawed than the first one. If the DOE updates it every six months, and there's as much movement each time, then by 2025 or 2026 it could be a good strategy.

Industry

Industry Industrial Hydrogen Fuel

Agricultural Drones Are Disrupting Crop Spraying, Crop Analytics, & The Tractor Biz

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Recently I had the opportunity to chat with Arthur Erickson, founder and CEO of Hylio (pronounced like Helios, god of the sun, not Hi Leo!) about his 14-foot diameter crop spraying drone manufacturing business.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Climate Change Waste USA

Massive Spray Drones Are Transforming Agriculture With Win After Win

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 21, 2023

Farmers don't buy spraying drones or hire drone spraying services because of the environmental benefits, of course. They don't need to justify the use of them. They sign on the dotted line for higher profits.

Buy

Buy Climate Change USA Oil

China Likely To Have Lower GHG Emissions Than USA By 2035

Moving People In USA Much Harder To Decarbonize Than In Rest Of World

Only One Country Is Making Progress On Electrifying Everything

USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling

Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

How Much Do Electric Vehicles Actually Displace Gasoline? 500 Million Gallons Displaced in 2020 in USA

Bangladesh Prepares for Electric Vehicles

Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

Airlines Present Climate Change Proposals at UN Forum; 50% Absolute Cut In Emissions by 2050 Compared to 2005

US Transportation Blueprint: Good Intentions, Weak Diagnosis, & Possibly Irrelevant

EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities

UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

Buses, Trucks, Trains, Shipping, & Aviation Will Electrify More Than US Transportation Blueprint Thinks

Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

Study finds higher gasoline taxes do not disproportionately impact the poor, especially in developing countries

Comparing The US & China On Climate, Economy, & Other Outcomes Should Be Deeply Humbling For America

European, Japanese and American Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Manufacturers Call for Global Policy Cooperation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Emissions of Road Freight Transport

Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Biomass fuels: challenges and opportunities – ET Auto

Hey Exxon! Hey Chevron! My Friends At the EPA Are Declaring What You Do Dangerous & You Will Pay. Pack Up Losers, It’s Time For You to Go!

Ricardo report finds hybrid buses have higher regulated emission intensities than conventional buses; need for whole vehicle testing

It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Itself, Not For The Developing World

Washington Governor wants action on emissions

Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Study finds GHG emissions associated with palm oil production have been significantly underestimated; implications for carbon intensity of biofuels as well as biofuel policies in Europe

Ford Chairman & CEO Jim Farley Wakes After Decade-long Nap, Shocked By China’s EVs

Domestic Freight Mode Decarbonization Economics Will Vary Between Major Geographies

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

More international criticism for scrappage schemes

China’s Oil & Gas Giant Sinopec Says Peak Oil Demand Already Happened In China

NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

NREL’s Cost Study On Hydrogen For Heavy Vehicles Fuel Does Not Withstand Scrutiny

LLNL’s Energy Flow Diagrams Show That The US Isn’t Moving The Needle On Climate Action

With Heat From Heat Pumps, US Energy Requirements Could Plummet By 50%

Road to Zero Emissions Now Clear for Road Traffic

Westport Launches First Global Carbon Finance Program for Transportation Registered to the Voluntary Carbon Standard

And So It Begins: 1,000-Kilometer Route Yangtze Container Ship With Swappable Batteries

Updated US Hydrogen Strategy Is Better, But Still Mostly Good For The Fossil Fuel Industry

Agricultural Drones Are Disrupting Crop Spraying, Crop Analytics, & The Tractor Biz

Massive Spray Drones Are Transforming Agriculture With Win After Win

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