Apr 16, 2023 23:18:42 UTC
Editor’s Choice
The transition to electric vehicles has fossil fuel companies scared
April 14, 2023 | synopsis
“Based on new U.S. vehicle emissions laws, the fossil fuel industry is trying to gain moral ground by arguing that reducing emissions is the wrong goal.”
American Association of Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers [favors] focusing on expensive, energy-intensive and difficult-to-scale carbon capture technology to remove the emitted particles from the atmosphere. It’s Occam’s Razor in reverse: the most complicated solution, harming the profits of less archaic industries…”
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Banks have a climate problem
April 14, 2023 | synopsis
There are two types of emissions targets for banks: Absolute… targets a specific total volume of emissions cuts relative to a baseline, and Intensity… targets a specific level of emissions per dollar of funding.
“… the climate plans of the six big US banks… are on track to be where they need to be by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Only Bank of America is on track for 2 degrees celsius…60th largest in the world.banks…dedicated $5.5 trillion in total to $5.5 trillion in total to oil, gas and coal since 2016”.
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Electric bikes: the latest travel hack that saves the planet, one trip at a time!
April 13, 2023 | synopsis
“… 30% of e-bike users in Europe mainly use their e-bikes to go to work or school, demonstrating the significant demand for e-bikes in the commuting/urban segment… North America will become a dominant player in the e-bike market from 2022 to 2030… The US government announced a $3 billion investment in e-bike infrastructure development… S’ expects the Asia Pacific region to maintain its leading position in the e-bike market.”
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The Biden administration’s revolutionary electric car proposal
April 13, 2023 | synopsis
“Beep, beep: Here comes the end of gas-guzzling car dominance in America.”
“The EPA predicts the rules could save between $850,000 and $1.6 trillion in climate and health impacts… The new EPA rules are an important step in the long-delayed electric car revolution of time. Still, only electric vehicles will do it. not fix our country’s transportation system.”
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The Nerd’s Guide to President Biden’s New Push Electric Vehicle
April 13, 2023 | synopsis
“… the 1,475 pages of proposed Environmental Protection Agency regulations that could transform the way Americans get around… Biden’s regulators predict that two out of every three cars and light trucks new cars sold in the US by 2032 will be electric, more than 10 times the current national sales rate.
“EPA estimated that its proposal would add an incremental cost of $844 for cars and $1,385 for trucks by 2032.”
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Republicans just get it wrong on climate, says Republicans
April 13, 2023 | synopsis
Representative Curtis, leader of the Conservative Climate Caucus “demonstrated one of the ways Republicans are talking differently about climate: by defending the fossil fuel industry and advocating for legislation that would make oil and gas permits easier.
“… we hate fossil fuels or we hate emissions, and I think we hate emissions, and fossil fuels can really play a role. They can be part of the solution, not the problem.”
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Big Oil Released “Research” Denying Fossil Fuels Driven Climate Change. Privately, they knew otherwise
April 13, 2023 | synopsis
“… the documents show how Shell was actively supporting research that clearly highlighted the dangers of burning its fossil fuel products from the mid-1970s.
“…as the company’s awareness of the potentially devastating consequences of climate change grew, the documents show how Shell shaped a series of influential industry-backed publications that downplayed or omitted key risks. .
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In Big Climate Move, EPA proposes to unveil strict limits on car emissions
April 12, 2023 | synopsis
The EPA’s proposal “includes four different options, the most aggressive of which would set emissions reduction requirements so strict that automakers would have to increase EV market share between 54 percent and 60% by 2030…
“…the rule changes would not mandate or require car companies to sell a certain number of electric vehicles, they would set emissions limits so tight that the only way to meet them would be to sell large percentages of electric vehicles” .
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A state is considering a mileage-based EV tax: Here’s why it’s a bad idea
April 12, 2023 | synopsis
Vermont…”estimates $1 billion in lost revenue by 2023 due to adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles…as the gas tax helps fund road maintenance and improvements. .. H.479 would be based on the number of miles traveled by the vehicle rather than the amount of gasoline used.
“Lawmakers are aiming to roll out a mileage-based electric vehicle tax by roughly July 2025 because that’s when the state aims for 15 percent of all new vehicles to be fully electric or plug-in hybrids.”
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Volkswagen boss says e-fuel talks ‘unnecessary noise’ as ICE is ‘old technology’
April 12, 2023 | synopsis
“Porsche and the parent VW brand see things differently when it comes to fuel…Porsche has a different agenda and is trying to save the internal combustion engine by offering a zero-emissions ICE alternative to battery-powered electric vehicles. Instead… “The Wolfsburg-based brand has already announced plans to become a purely electric carmaker in Europe by 2033.”
Thomas Schafer said “Why spend a fortune on old technology? [ICE running on efuel] does that really give you no benefit?”
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