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Tesla and GM sign on to use supply chain emissions database

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Vice President Al Gore at the COP28 climate conference this weekend. The database, dubbed Climate TRACE, was created by Gore’s global climate coalition in an attempt to keep close track of supply chain emissions, according to a report from Fortune. billion Tonnes CO2e100.

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PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

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vehicles) and industrial air pollution—fuel powerful storms and influence weather much more than has been appreciated, according to a study published in the journal Science. Aerosol impacts are a key uncertainty in understanding the current and future climate as well as extreme weather. —Fan et al.

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Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

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California’s Climate Protection Strategies do not help meet NAAQS Standards. If the near zero technologies outlined in this paper are developed in the time frame described herein, they will dramatically enhance the state’s ability to meet air quality standards and climate protection objectives. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. This concept is often called “additionality.”

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What we don’t admit about carbon dioxide

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The fundamental green attribute of an EV is its ability to provide personal mobility without producing tailpipe emissions, delivering an unprecedented climate benefit even after accounting for all of its life-cycle emissions. Unfortunately, our intuitive concepts about CO2 conflict with our scientific appraisal of its harmfulness.

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NSF and DOE form Partnership on Advanced Combustion Engines; goal 25-40% better LDV fuel economy and 55% BTE in heavy-duty engines; $12M in awards for FY 2012-2014

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While such sustainable concepts are being developed, R&D investments that seek to improve the efficiency of the ICE stand to have a near-term impact on reducing oil consumption and the emissions they generate. At the present time, sustainable energy technologies (e.g., The potential is significant.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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This concept is often called “additionality.” Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. Validation requires additionality. To be credible as offsets, the emissions reduced, avoided, or sequestered must be additional to business-as-usual (i.e., CONCLUSION.

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