Emissions and Transportation

Deutsche Post now automatically offsetting all CO2 emissions from mail transport

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JANUARY 4, 2022

Starting immediately, Deutsche Post is offsetting any unavoidable CO 2 emissions due to mail transport with investments in internationally recognized and certified climate protection projects at no extra charge. For the last ten years, DHL has transported all parcels for private customers with its climate-friendly “GoGreen” service.

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California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

The funds will support the deployment of thousands of zero-emission trucks, school buses and transit buses to deliver clean air benefits to communities hit hardest by the impacts of pollution from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. —CEC Lead Commissioner for Transportation Patty Monahan. The newly approved plan includes: $1.7

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Study finds transporting food and ingredients generates 20% of carbon emissions in the global food system

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JULY 5, 2022

A study by researchers in Australia and China has determined that global food-miles account for nearly 20% of total food-systems emissions; moving fruit and vegetables in refrigerated vehicles is particularly emissions-intensive. They found that, in 2017, food transportation added emissions equivalent to 3.0 GtCO 2 e (3.5–7.5

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Carrier partners with ConMet to advance zero-emission transport refrigeration solutions

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JANUARY 27, 2022

The alliance also advances Carrier’s broader zero-emission transport refrigeration solutions, with the availability of electric options for trailer, truck, and light commercial vehicle customers before the end of 2022, helping address upcoming emissions regulations.

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Flemish transport operator De Lijn to order up to 1,250 more zero-emission buses

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APRIL 4, 2022

The board of directors of the Flemish Transport Company De Lijn has started a new purchase procedure to order up to 1,250 emission-free buses of various types with lengths from approximately 8.5 These old buses are responsible for most of the vehicle fleet’s emissions. to 24 meters. 18 meters, maximum 500 buses).

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Toyota Motor Europe starts transporting vehicles by cross-channel rail freight to reduce emissions

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started transporting new cars by cross-channel rail services between its Valenciennes Vehicle Logistics hub in France and Toton (UK). TME together with its logistics partners, Getlink and CAT Group, will initially transport around 70,000 cars per year—equivalent to 270 trains per year.

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Battery electric trucks best option to cut transport emissions, hydrogen models almost non existent

The Driven EV News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The post Battery electric trucks best option to cut transport emissions, hydrogen models almost non existent appeared first on The Driven. Battery-electric trucks are slowly gaining market share, but hydrogen fuel cell models are "almost non-existent," new report finds.

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3.8% drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019; transport emissions rise

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JUNE 1, 2021

Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased by 3.8% The large decline in emissions, achieved before the COVID-19 crisis, was mainly due to reduced coal use for power generation. This decrease brought EU emissions to 24.0% These data confirm the EEA’s preliminary estimates, published in October 2020.

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Tevva and Vattenfall collaborate to develop zero-emission transport solution; electric with hydrogen range extender

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APRIL 26, 2021

Electric truck company Tevva and Vattenfall signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the opportunity to provide a complete zero-emission transport solution for businesses looking to reduce the overall carbon impact of their operations. Tevva is an electric truck company with optional range extension technology that allows its 7.5-19t

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ITF: worldwide transport activity to double by 2050, emissions to rise 16% compared to 2015

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MAY 19, 2021

According to the ITF Transport Outlook 2021 , the biennial flagship report of the International Transport Forum, a sister organization of the OECD, global transport activity will more than double by 2050, and traffic emissions will rise by 16% compared to 2015 even if existing commitments to decarbonize transport are fully implemented.

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Study suggests China urban passenger transport emissions could peak in 2030

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AUGUST 9, 2019

A team of researchers in China suggest that, in the context of promoting the use of clean fuel vehicles and increasing vehicle fuel efficiency, CO 2 emissions of China’s urban passenger transport sector could reach a peak of 225 MtCO 2 in 2030. A paper on their study appears in the journal Energy Policy.

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NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a comprehensive vision for deeply decarbonizing transportation. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 50%–85% by 2050 to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius (four degrees Fahrenheit).

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BNEF: net-zero road transport by 2050 still possible, but big push needed

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JUNE 2, 2022

The road transport sector could still reach net-zero emissions by 2050 through electrification, but urgent action would be required from policymakers and industry participants, according to research company BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest annual Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO). million sold in 2021 to 21 million in 2025.

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Germany awarding €600M to transport companies for zero- and low-emission buses

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APRIL 8, 2022

Germany is awarding some €600 million to transport companies for the purchase of climate friendly buses. Around 1,700 buses will be procured by the transport companies with this tranche of funding from the new “Directive on the Promotion of Alternative Drives of Buses in Passenger Transport”. Funds of around €1.25

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Dachser launching emission-free delivery in Freiburg city center; 26% reduction in total transport emissions

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Dachser is now making all its deliveries to the heart of the southwest Germany city Freiburg emission-free, using a combination of Fuso eCanters, StreetScooters, and cargo bikes. Taking transportation as a whole, this new service reduces CO 2 emissions per shipment by 26%.

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Carrier Transicold showcases expanded line of zero-direct-emission eCool transport refrigeration technologies at ACT Expo

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MAY 2, 2023

Carrier Transicold, a part of Carrier Global Corporation, is spotlighting an expanded portfolio of eCool transport refrigeration products at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in California.

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Neste providing companies in Finland a service for monitoring transport fuel emissions

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Neste is the first company in Finland to provide a service for companies and other organizations to monitor their climate emissions caused by the use of transport fuels. Road transport accounts for more than 90% of the total transport emissions in Finland.

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All public transportation buses purchased in Israel starting in 2026 are to be electric

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has set a target for purchasing zero-emissions city buses for public transportation operators in Israel— starting in 2026, all buses purchased will be electric. At the end of this process, all urban public transportation in Israel will be zero emissions by 2036.

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States Remain in the Lead on Addressing Transportation Emissions

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas. continued] The post States Remain in the Lead on Addressing Transportation Emissions appeared first on CleanTechnica. Litigation may delay important federal rulemaking, but states can continue to act.

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Neste starts to use lower-emission co-processed marine fuel in two vessels transporting renewable diesel to Sweden

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MAY 31, 2023

From May 2023 onwards, two tankers transporting Neste’s renewable diesel from Finland to Sweden will be fueled with a lower-emission marine fuel: Neste Marine 0.1 Co-processed is an ISCC PLUS certified marine fuel and a lower-emission solution for marine professionals, including cargo owners and charterers. Co-processed.

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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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APRIL 17, 2023

A team from Cornell, with a colleague from Paul Scherrer Institute, has analyzed the trade-off between the decarbonization potential of the road transportation sector and its critical metal requirement from the demand-side perspective in 48 major countries committing to decarbonize their road transportation sectors aided by electric vehicles (EVs).

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DOE, DOT, HUD and EPA release blueprint to decarbonize US transportation sector

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Four Federal agencies released the US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization. Improve efficiency by expanding affordable, accessible, efficient, and reliable options like public transportation and rail, and improving the efficiency of all vehicles. Summary of transportation decarbonization strategies.

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California Energy Commission approves $384M plan to accelerate zero-emission transportation; 50% of funds to benefit disadvantaged communities

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $384 million plan for critical clean transportation investments to boost the adoption of zero-emission cars and trucks and help the state reach its climate, clean energy and public health goals. The plan approved includes: $132.9 million for light-duty EV charging infrastructure.

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Wright testing 2 MW aviation-grade motor for transport-category zero-emissions aircraft

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This allows application of the motor up to the single-aisle class aircraft to enable electric and hybrid-electric flight with little to no emissions. The Wright motor targets the following levels of performance: 2 MW of propulsive power. 10 kW/kg specific power—a 2x improvement compared to available aircraft propulsion motors.

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DNV forecasts oil demand in transport sector to halve by 2050

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MAY 8, 2023

Electricity’s share in transport will grow from 1% today to 23% in 2050, according to DNV’s latest Transport in Transition report. Despite oil demand in the transport sector forecast to half by 2050, the present pace of the transition still falls severely short of the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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EVs Help Vehicle Emissions Drop To Historic Low In The U.S.

InsideEVs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

EVs and PHEVs brought huge climate wins for the transportation sector in 2023. Emissions are down, fuel economy levels are up.

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Auckland Transport begins 2-year trial of hydrogen bus

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MAY 3, 2021

Auckland (NZ) Transport is beginning a 2-year trial of a 3-axle hydrogen fuel cell bus.The trial will assess operational performance how operating costs compare to diesel and electric buses of similar configurations. The bus carries 43 seated and 31 standing adults.

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UN Sustainable Transport Conference calls for accelerated action to achieve net-zero emissions

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

The Second UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded with a call to accelerate progress towards achieving sustainable transport that would result in major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and in improving the lives of millions of people. But these new technologies have to work for everyone.

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California Energy Commission approves $1.4B plan for zero-emission transportation infrastructure and manufacturing

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

billion plan to close the state’s funding gap to speed up the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure build-out in support of Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order phasing out the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles by 2035. The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a three-year, $1.4-billion

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Emissions Analytics finds pollution from tire wear can be 1,000x worse than exhaust emissions

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MARCH 8, 2020

Pollution from tire wear can be 1,000 times worse than a car’s exhaust emissions, Emissions Analytics has found. Emissions Analytics is an independent global testing and data specialist for the scientific measurement of real-world emissions and fuel efficiency for passenger and commercial vehicles and non-road mobile machinery.

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Ricardo to create retrofit fuel cell bus for UK’s first hydrogen transport hub

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AUGUST 18, 2021

Ricardo has received UK Government funding to create a retrofit hydrogen fuel cell bus demonstrator for the UK’s first hydrogen transport hub in the north-east of England. Ricardo submitted a bid with Stagecoach, one of the UK’s main public transport operators, to demonstrate a retrofit hydrogen fuel cell bus.

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AT&T to Use Rivian EVs to Cut Transport Emissions

Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Rivian Automotive announced that they have signed an agreement for AT&T to purchase Rivian electric vehicles for AT&T’s fleet through a pilot program aimed at cutting transport emissions.

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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG emissions rose 1.3% in 2022

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Based on preliminary economic activity and energy data, Rhodium Group estimates that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US slightly increased in 2022, rising 1.3% While this is the second year in a row that emissions have increased, it nonetheless marks a change from 2021, when emissions rebounded faster than the economic growth rate.

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EPA: US GHG emissions up 6% in 2021 from 2020

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APRIL 14, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 30 th annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2021. In 2021, US greenhouse gas emissions totaled 6,340.2 GHG emissions by economic sector.

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JRC report assesses R&I in low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT) in Europe; €2.3B spent from 2007-2020

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MAY 31, 2021

The European Commission’s Joint Research Center recently published a report analyzing research and innovation (R&I) in low-emission alternative energy for transport in Europe. Transport infrastructure (INF). Electricity is covered separately in the Transport electrification (ELT) roadmap. Source: JRC.

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UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

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JUNE 8, 2023

In a recent open-access paper published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology , researchers from the University of York report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid account for a larger fraction of real-world vehicle emissions than previous estimates have suggested. —Cliff et al.

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California Energy Commission approves $95M plan for clean transportation investments; zero-emission infrastructure

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $95-million plan for critical clean transportation investments to expedite the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and help the state reach its climate, air quality and other goals. million for ZEVs, as well as zero-emission infrastructure and related workforce development.

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Volvo Cars switches to biodiesel for ocean freight; cutting fossil CO2 emissions by 84%

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JULY 5, 2023

The first global car maker to announce such a switch, Volvo calculates it will achieve an immediate reduction in fossil CO 2 emissions from intercontinental ocean freight by 55,000 tonnes over a year. Due to the renewable fuel, CO 2 emissions are reduced by at least 84% (Well-to-Wake, WTW) compared to fossil fuel.

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BMW Group pushes low-emission transport logistics; joins Getting to Zero Coalition

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Madrid and as part of the Group’s commitment to further reduce carbon emissions along the entire value chain, the BMW Group has joined the “ Getting to Zero Coalition ”. The objective of this initiative is to use zero-emission cargo vessels from 2030.

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Hapag-Lloyd will use advanced biofuels for the transport of DHL shipments

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JULY 8, 2022

Compared to standard fuels, this biofuel product lowers greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80%. This project will bring us a step closer to offering our customers biofuel-powered transportation as a commercial product and thereby to supporting them in their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Help States Tackle Transportation Emissions & You Might Drive Away in a Luxury EV

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 20, 2024

By Climate XChange The post Help States Tackle Transportation Emissions & You Might Drive Away in a Luxury EV appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Nine states and DC to design regional approach to cap greenhouse gas emissions from transportation

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

All the participating jurisdictions are members of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that seeks to improve transportation, develop the clean energy economy, and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.

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Ricardo to use transport location data to improve air quality in global cities

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Ricardo has won a national competition to demonstrate the benefits that transport location data can have on urban air quality. The impacts on congestion and emissions from brakes and tires will also be captured, and then optimized for greatest effect across a whole geography. of the total number of vehicles on the road.

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California 2017 GHG inventory shows 1.2% total drop from 2016; transportation sector emissions up 1%

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AUGUST 14, 2019

The California Air Resources Board’s latest state inventory of greenhouse gas emissions shows that California’s GHG emissions continue to decrease. Trends in California GHG Emissions. Changes in emissions by Scoping Plan sector between 2000 and 2017. Emissions are organized by the categories in the AB 32 Scoping Plan.

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Deutsche Post now automatically offsetting all CO2 emissions from mail transport

California Energy Commission approves $2.9B investment for zero-emission transportation infrastructure

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Study finds transporting food and ingredients generates 20% of carbon emissions in the global food system

Carrier partners with ConMet to advance zero-emission transport refrigeration solutions

Flemish transport operator De Lijn to order up to 1,250 more zero-emission buses

Toyota Motor Europe starts transporting vehicles by cross-channel rail freight to reduce emissions

Battery electric trucks best option to cut transport emissions, hydrogen models almost non existent

3.8% drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019; transport emissions rise

Tevva and Vattenfall collaborate to develop zero-emission transport solution; electric with hydrogen range extender

ITF: worldwide transport activity to double by 2050, emissions to rise 16% compared to 2015

Study suggests China urban passenger transport emissions could peak in 2030

NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation

BNEF: net-zero road transport by 2050 still possible, but big push needed

Germany awarding €600M to transport companies for zero- and low-emission buses

Dachser launching emission-free delivery in Freiburg city center; 26% reduction in total transport emissions

Carrier Transicold showcases expanded line of zero-direct-emission eCool transport refrigeration technologies at ACT Expo

Neste providing companies in Finland a service for monitoring transport fuel emissions

All public transportation buses purchased in Israel starting in 2026 are to be electric

States Remain in the Lead on Addressing Transportation Emissions

Neste starts to use lower-emission co-processed marine fuel in two vessels transporting renewable diesel to Sweden

Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

DOE, DOT, HUD and EPA release blueprint to decarbonize US transportation sector

California Energy Commission approves $384M plan to accelerate zero-emission transportation; 50% of funds to benefit disadvantaged communities

Wright testing 2 MW aviation-grade motor for transport-category zero-emissions aircraft

DNV forecasts oil demand in transport sector to halve by 2050

EVs Help Vehicle Emissions Drop To Historic Low In The U.S.

Auckland Transport begins 2-year trial of hydrogen bus

UN Sustainable Transport Conference calls for accelerated action to achieve net-zero emissions

California Energy Commission approves $1.4B plan for zero-emission transportation infrastructure and manufacturing

Emissions Analytics finds pollution from tire wear can be 1,000x worse than exhaust emissions

Ricardo to create retrofit fuel cell bus for UK’s first hydrogen transport hub

AT&T to Use Rivian EVs to Cut Transport Emissions

Rhodium Group estimates US GHG emissions rose 1.3% in 2022

EPA: US GHG emissions up 6% in 2021 from 2020

JRC report assesses R&I in low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT) in Europe; €2.3B spent from 2007-2020

UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

California Energy Commission approves $95M plan for clean transportation investments; zero-emission infrastructure

Volvo Cars switches to biodiesel for ocean freight; cutting fossil CO2 emissions by 84%

BMW Group pushes low-emission transport logistics; joins Getting to Zero Coalition

Hapag-Lloyd will use advanced biofuels for the transport of DHL shipments

Help States Tackle Transportation Emissions & You Might Drive Away in a Luxury EV

Nine states and DC to design regional approach to cap greenhouse gas emissions from transportation

Ricardo to use transport location data to improve air quality in global cities

California 2017 GHG inventory shows 1.2% total drop from 2016; transportation sector emissions up 1%

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