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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

Thanks largely to the Clean Air Act, new passenger vehicles are 98 to 99 percent cleaner than they were 60 years ago when it comes to most tailpipe pollutants, including hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and fine particulate matter. EN: The pandemic slammed public transportation. I recently caught up with Kevin X.

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A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

The LCFS is the leading example of a Clean Fuel Standard , an approach to transportation fuel policy that holds oil refiners accountable to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels. The supply of credits from low carbon fuels has been exceeding the requirements of the LCFS, leading to falling credit prices.

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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

Standards for carbon and methane emissions from new sources Permitting requirements for carbon emissions from new stationary sources of major sources of existing pollutants. Standards for existing stationary carbon sources (focused on power plants to date). Standards for emissions from new vehicles.

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 Carrying the Freight

Legal Planet

A quarter of carbon emissions from transportation come from heavy-duty trucks. Addressing these emissions will be challenging and will require a multi-prong strategy. California and fourteen other states plan to make 30% of new heavy-duty truck sales zero emission by 2030.

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DOE Intends New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors

Brag

Department of Energy (DOE) announced on May 24, 2023, the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products Shot TM , a new initiative that aims to reduce significantly greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from carbon-based fuels and products.

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How Green Tech Helps Create Sustainable Mobility in Cities

Earthava

However, one of its most pressing current challenges is reducing the carbon emissions from transportation, a sector that is one of the highest contributors to greenhouse gases. One prominent solution to this issue is using green technology to develop transportation and make them sustainable. A great example is a biofuel.

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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Aces Helicopter and Plane Flight Tests

Scientific American

The biofuel, made from used cooking oil, could help the aviation industry cut climate-threatening carbon emissions. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.