climate change
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Cars that run entirely or partly on electricity from a battery pack have no tailpipe emissions, but to judge their overall impact, you have to look at lifetime wells-to-wheels emissions. That includes emissions associated with extracting, refining, and burning the fuel used to make the electricity that recharges them, as well as the same for any gasoline they burn if they're plug-in hybrids. At today's Detroit Auto Show, Fiat Chrysler released calculations on the lifecycle greenhouse-gas emissions of its 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid plug-in minivan. DON'T MISS: Mercedes B-Class Electric Car...
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Flurry of green-car rules as Obama administration departs
Obama administration officials are working to expedite new automotive regulations.
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We're there! Renewables now cheapest unsubsidized electricity in U.S.
Unsubsidized utility-scale solar power is now cheaper than natural gas, according to new analysis.
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Trump: Rick Perry to lead Energy Department he vowed to eliminate
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Energy.
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Methane from livestock nearing worst-case scenario for climate change: scientist
Methane emissions may rival carbon dioxide as a climate-change instigator, new research suggests.
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Global carbon emissions have been flat for three years now
A new study estimates global carbon emissions did not increase dramatically in 2016.
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If there were any doubt that president-elect Donald Trump supports fossil fuels and does not believe in the scientific consensus of climate change, his pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should put it to rest. Yesterday, he named Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt, a 48-year-old Republican, as his nominee for EPA administrator. Pruitt has said publicly that climate science "is far from settled" and has sued the agency he is to head three different times to blunt or overturn its regulatory powers over his state's fossil-fuel industries and electric utilities. DON'T MISS...
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Trump names proud climate-science denier to head EPA transition team
Donald Trump named a proud climate-science denier to head his EPA transition team.
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Coal in China: huge problem for clean power, climate efforts
Chinese coal demand will continue to rise despite efforts to promote renewable energy, a new report says.
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Why do electric cars exist? Buyer demand? Legislation? Or VW?
Would electric cars exist without policymakers?
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Carmakers must cut carbon rapidly to evolve, shareholders say
Investors are calling on automakers to cut carbon emissions more aggressively.
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India, EU ratify Paris climate agreement: takes effect next month
India and the European Union pushed the Paris climate agreement past the tipping point for ratification.
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Reservoirs could be responsible for significant methane emissions, according to a new study.
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U.S. states agreed to keep Exxon climate-deception probe secret: here's why
A pact among state attorneys general investigating ExxonMobil mandates confidentiality.
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Ending $4 billion U.S. oil, gas drilling subsidies would have low impact: study
U.S. subsidies to the oil and gas industries are often a flashpoint among electric-car advocates and environmentalists. They see a conflict in the government providing billions of dollars in incentives for drilling while simultaneously attempting to lower consumption of carbon-emitting energy...
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Wealthy nations on fossil-fuel subsidies: we'll end them...later
The G20 nations will not commit to a deadline for phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies.
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Bankruptcy shows scope of Peabody Coal's climate denial lobbying
These are tough times for the coal industry. Coal plants are being retired at an increasing rate in North America and Europe, replaced by a combination of natural-gas and renewable generating capacity. These days, virtually any way to produce electricity is seen as better than coal, which produces...
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What is a carbon tax and how would it work? A primer
A carbon tax would be a useful tool for curbing emissions, many economists believe.
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Peabody Energy is the 50th coal company to file for bankruptcy since 2012.
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Electric Car Pledge: is carbon the right reason to get buyers to switch?
Buyers have many different reasons for choosing a plug-in electric car. Creating marketing campaigns that address all of them has bedeviled highly-paid professionals for five years. A new campaign urging North American drivers to make their next car an electric vehicle inadvertently highlights the...
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Effects Of Climate Change Could Last 10,000 Years Or More: Scientists
Effects of climate change could last considerably longer than originally thought, a new study says.
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Obama Proposes $10 Per Barrel Tax On Oil To Fund U.S. Transportation Needs
You have to give the man credit for vision. U.S. president Barack Obama will propose a tax of $10 per barrel on oil in the 2017 budget he will submit to Congress next week. According to the White House, its goal is to create "a clear incentive for private-sector innovation to reduce our reliance on...
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Cars Vs. Planes: Which Emits More Carbon? (Which Sins Worse?)
Eco-activists often indict air travel as a carbon-spewing threat to the global climate. Worldwide, commercial jets pour an estimated 700 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, leading to headlines like this one in The New York Times not long ago: “Your Biggest Carbon...
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Elon Musk On Climate: Tax Carbon Appropriately, Tesla Founder Says (Full Transcript, Video)
The COP21 climate summit in Paris is now in its second week. Presentations, conferences, trade shows, and probably thousands of individual meetings are being held among attendees from almost all the countries of the world. Last week, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk spoke to a group of college students...
John Voelcker