Coal Fuel Tax Renewable 
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2011
Transport fuels will be excluded from the carbon pricing mechanism. However, where applicable, an equivalent carbon price will be applied through changes in fuel tax credits or excise. A carbon price will be applied to domestic aviation, domestic shipping, rail transport, and non-transport use of fuels.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
The proposal was drafted as two measures, the Climate Protection Act —which sets the carbon price and finance programs for sustainable technologies—and the Sustainable Energy Act —which ends federal support for fossil fuel companies and research and extends tax incentives for renewables.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2013
The plan also calls for accelerating the permitting for renewable power generation on public lands and upgrading the grid. Burning natural gas is about one-half as carbon-intensive as coal, which can make it a “bridge fuel” for many countries as the world transitions to even cleaner sources of energy. Energy Efficiency.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2022
Manufacturing an EV battery using coal-based electricity results in more than three times the greenhouse-gas emissions of manufacturing a battery with electricity from renewable sources. 70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020. AFP/Getty Images.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Specific recommendations include: Invest in clean renewable energy, in particular taking advantage of solar and wind power resources and reducing reliance on coal, oil, and gas. The study recommends governments make air pollution prevention and control national priorities and create sustainable funding to support those priorities.
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