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PNNL modeling study finds climate benefit for cutting soot, methane smaller than previous estimates

Green Car Congress

Cutting the amount of short-lived, climate-warming emissions such as soot and methane won’t limit global warming as much as previous studies have suggested, according to a new study from the Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park, Md., —Smith and Mizrahi. —Smith and Mizrahi.

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Gas War: California Brings Stellantis to Heel

The Truth About Cars

The agreement with Stellantis is the latest example of California’s ongoing collaboration with vehicle manufacturers that improves public health, reduces climate pollution, and increases consumer options while providing a sure path forward toward a clean vehicle future.

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There’s Only One Kind Of “Just” Transition I Want To See

Creative Greenius

The kind of justice I believe in does not give “them that’s got” an uninterrupted pipeline to keep profiting from pollution. Every fossil fuel-related union has fought against a far less “just” offer and definition of Just Transition that put them first in the new clean energy economy. That ain’t justice. Talk about real justice.

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‘EVs will kill us all’ – Why are haters so obsessed with electric vehicles?

EV Central

I’m not easily shocked, but I do find the widely published work of Bjorn Lomborg, a Danish “author” and climate opinion giver, who is neither a climate scientist nor an economist, utterly dumbfounding. These heavy electric cars are also more dangerous for others in accidents. I’ll just pause here while you read that sentence again.

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

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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.

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Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth

Cars That Think

As we confront the enormous challenge of climate change, we should take inspiration from even the most unlikely sources. Take, for example, the tens of thousands of fossil-fueled ships that chug across the ocean, spewing plumes of pollutants that contribute to acid rain, ozone depletion, respiratory ailments, and global warming.

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EPA issues final actions to cut methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills

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As landfill waste decomposes, it produces landfill gas (LFG)—a collection of air pollutants, including air toxics, volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, and methane. The NMOC portion of LFG can contain various organic HAPs (hazardous air pollutants) and VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

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