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

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Petrol taxes are effective and actually don’t affect poor people disproportionally. Powerful lobbyists have tried to undermine the whole idea of petrol taxes, claiming that the effects are too hard on the poor. Sterner is lead author in the UN climate panel’s (IPCC) working group Mitigation of Climate Change.

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Polestar Aims to Have World’s First Climate Neutral Car by 2030

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By pushing ourselves to create a completely climate-neutral car, we are forced to reach beyond what is possible today. Polestar also cites research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which states that most forests are still logged with old methods and machinery, resulting in substantial carbon emissions.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. The shift to eco-friendly electric mobility is underway globally. In CY2023, global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) scaled a new high – over 13.6

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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Globally, according to research by the Rocky Mountain Institute , EVs will comprise two-thirds of the world’s car sales by 2030. Analysts are optimistic that electric vehicle sales will reach the levels necessary to help avert climate disaster. Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S.

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A closer look at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. The Green Piece

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With scientists convinced that global warming is a serious issue, there is a need to not only halt the growth of greenhouse gas emissions but to bring them down too. The European Union has already established a goal for 10 per cent of all petrol and diesel sales to be biofuel by 2020. What is the aim? Will a deal be reached?

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It Just Got Easier to Visit a Vanishing Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?

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It’s a question that many travelers are asking themselves, as climate change threatens a growing number of tourist destinations — from glaciers to coral reefs, ski slopes to low-lying islands. But some are already pioneering a new approach, and with the effects of global warming accelerating, change will have to come quickly.

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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

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It’s also in line with what is expected of other industry sectors, as well as the EU Climate and Energy Framework and the global Paris agreement. In our opinion, this conditionality principle links Europe’s long-term climate objectives to the reality of the market. This is a steep reduction.