Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2013

million zero emission vehicles on the roads in their states by 2025, along with the refueling infrastructure required to support those vehicles. This multi-state effort is intended to expand consumer awareness and demand for zero-emission vehicles. Collectively, the eight signatory states represent more than 23% of the US car market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2009

The European Commission has published a white paper—“ Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action ”—outlining the framework of a two-phase strategic approach to help the EU cope with the impacts of climate change. European Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 19, 2018

One of California's largest electricity producers recently published a white paper that analyzed how the state will achieve its 2030 greenhouse-gas targets—and it called into question targets set forth by California regulators.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The European Commission recently presented a new EU framework on climate and energy for 2030. The assessment of how to minimise indirect land-use change emissions made clear that first generation biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector. —Policy framework for climate and energy from 2020 to 2030.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

In 2005, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger enacted Executive Order S-03-052,requiring a reduction in state-wide GHG emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Their emission benefits are appropriately considered in next summer’s revision to the LEV criteria emission standards (LEV III). Source: ARB. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

A new study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the conversion and degradation of peatland in palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia has determined that past studies have generally significantly underestimated emissions associated with palm oil grown on peatland.

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Oil Carbon Emissions Europe 239

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions are being jeopardized by the absence of harmonized incentives to consumers, he suggested. The paper also calls for the use of conventionally fueled cars in cities to be halved by 2030 and then completely phased out by 2050. —Stefan Jacoby. We continuously improve their efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The case for using Power-to-Gas solutions to store renewable energy is compelling for a number of important use cases, according to a new white paper released by the California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC). Power-to-Gas: The Case for Hydrogen White Paper. Power-to-Gas concept. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2011

The proposals are also intended to reduce Europe’s dependence on imported oil and cut carbon emissions in transport by 60% by 2050. Achieving this will require a transformation in Europe’s current transport system, the white paper notes. By 2050, key goals will include no more conventionally-fuelled cars—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2009

The MIT Energy Initiative has released a new report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants. There is no credible pathway toward prudent greenhouse gas stabilization targets without CO 2 emissions reduction from existing coal power plants. We may not see a strong CO 2 price signal for many years.

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Driivz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

These examples highlight the challenges of managing EV charging while modernizing and decarbonizing the grid to meet climate goals. As we transition to a more electrified transportation system, intelligent management solutions will be vital for addressing grid demand challenges and reducing carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

of Stanford University reported that reducing soot emissions from diesel engines and other sources could slow melting of sea ice in the Arctic faster and more economically than any other quick fix. Soot emissions are second only to carbon dioxide in promoting global warming, but its effects have been underestimated in previous climate models.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2017

A new white paper from a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the growing US electric vehicle market and the factors that are driving it, with a focus on the 50 most populous US metropolitan areas. Expansion of electric vehicle options is a prerequisite to market growth.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

As described in their white paper, “Evaluation of state-level US electric vehicle incentives”, the researchers found that some of the states with the largest electric vehicle incentives—i.e., The ICCT team first monetized the direct incentives by evaluating the effective benefit available to consumers—e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2010

This is an exciting opportunity for people to be part of the development of low-emission transport options as we look for new ways to cut carbon emissions and provide greener travel. of the Climate Change White Paper Action Plan, the Victorian Government will also provide additional. —Premier Brumby.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the US heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a new white paper released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

In contrast, a consensus among the agencies drives the current effort in which a coordinated statewide approach is key in balancing climate change mitigation, renewable power generation and the use of advanced technologies with grid reliability and reduced costs to consumers. Zero Emission Vehicle Regulation ( earlier post ).

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 12, 2009

We already gave the Killer Coal Family a chance to stop disrespecting us and make things right - but what did those climate-changing con artists do instead? But don’t just take my word for it: Just last week our Climate Consigliere , Doc Jimmy Hansen laid it all out for us. Coal emissions must be phased out rapidly.

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Coal Carbon Climate Tax 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2010

Despite expected dramatic improvements in energy efficiency and conservation, emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel consumption will grow over the next quarter century. Demand for liquid fossil fuels will require the US. Accordingly, an unconventional fossil energy R&D strategy should work to support these objectives.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

Carbon emissions from domestic transport will be reduced by up to 14 per cent over the next decade the Government predicts as a result of the new carbon reduction strategy, published today by Transport Secretary, Andrew Adonis. Transport currently makes up 21 per cent of all UK domestic carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2009

Projects selected include large-scale industrial carbon capture and storage projects that capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources—such as cement plants, chemical plants, refineries, paper mills, and manufacturing facilities—and store the carbon dioxide in deep saline formations and other geologic systems. Praxair Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

General Motors has released a white paper that evaluates the CO 2 reduction potential of extended-range electric vehicles (E-REVs) as well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), in combination with multiple vehicle charging scenarios, as compared to conventional hybrids. Adapted from Tate et al. Click to enlarge. kg of CO 2 per kWh.

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