global warming
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Producing carbon dioxide is an unavoidable part of burning fuel in cars. The problem with this of course is that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. And the more cars there are on the road, the more sources of this greenhouse gas there are. The concept of carbon dioxide capturing has been theorized for a while now, but researchers at Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil are starting to take it seriously. Carbon capture would first be applied to large-scale applications, like power stations. Those burn carbon-based fossil fuels too. But a smaller system could be applied to road vehicles, and in theory...
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Atmospheric Carbon Is Higher, Faster, This Year Than LastAtmospheric CO2 levels have already exceeded last year's annual peak.
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Even In China, Coal Consumption May Be Peaking
While use of coal for generating electricity has started to decline in the U.S., China continues to build coal power plants. With public anger at filthy air bubbling below the surface, and the costs of associated health effects more apparent, the country's government is well aware of the long-term...
John Voelcker -
G-20 Summit Agrees To End Oil Subsidies, Phase Out CFCs
At the 2013 G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, world leaders agreed to begin the process of ending oil subsidies, and to phase out HFCs.
Stephen Edelstein -
Renault Study Shows Electric Cars Far Greener Than Gasoline--In France
With relatively few electric vehicles on the market, drawing direct comparisons with regular gasoline and diesel vehicles is surprisingly difficult--not many vehicles are sold with all three drivetrains. The Ford Focus is one, and Renault's Fluence sedan is another. Now, reports Autoblog Green, the...
Antony Ingram -
Tougher Gas Mileage Laws Hit Third World Too: CAFE For India
There’s a common argument that the Western world is hurt by tougher environmental standards being imposed by governments on both sides of the Atlantic, while third world nations, some of the biggest polluters due to the sheer size of their populations, get off relatively scot free. While one...
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We approach energy policy with care here, since GreenCarReports is largely about ... well, cars. But a recent article claims it could take just 40 years to convert the bulk of the world's global energy usage from fossil fuels to renewable energy, primarily wind and solar power. That's not only vehicle fuel, but also electric-power generation, home heating, and the many other global activities that rely on the remarkably high energy density of the hydrocarbon molecules in coal, oil, and natural gas. Researchers from Stanford University and the University of California-Davis published their...
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On Heels of SF Giants Win, CA Prop 23 Notches Another Victory Over Texas
Proposition 23 was defeated last night, putting an end to a much ballyhooed piece of cleantech-stopping legislation that was also causing some qualms in the venture capital community. The proposal would have halted California’s AB 32 law, which requires the state to roll back greenhouse...
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Oil-Backed Prop. 23 Could Suspend CA Emissions Reductions, Hurt Green Startups
Come November, California voters could have a major impact on the state’s environment. The ballot will include Proposition 23, a measure that would suspend the Global Warming Solutions Act that passed in 2006 (otherwise known as Assembly Bill 32), which called for reductions in greenhouse gas...
John Voelcker
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