Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars in 2035 means that we need new policy now, argues Ed Birkett. Today, electric vehicles (EVs) account for around five per cent of new car sales , and we don't yet have convincing policies to reach 100 per cent by 2035. Moving beyond EV tax breaks and grants.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 9, 2022

This week, Energy Innovation launched the Oregon Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our newest state-specific, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. By Shelley Wenzel.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

A study from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) commissioned by green transport group Transport & Environment has found that electric sedans and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) will be as cheap to produce as petrol vehicles from 2026, with small cars on track to undercut conventional models one year later.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The EPS allows users to model numerous policies that affect energy use and emissions including a renewable portfolio standard, fuel economy standards for vehicles, industry methane standards, incentives for clean energy technologies like we see in the Inflation Reduction Act, and accelerated R&D advancement of various technologies.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Former Top Gear host Quentin Willson has acrimoniously quit a motoring lobby group currently working with a group of MPs to stop the government’s planned phase-out of petrol and diesel cars, accusing it of spreading “old urban myths” about electric vehicles. Willson did not respond to a request for comment.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2024

and EU to drop their landmark climate change laws, spreads falsehoods about green policies, and fondly recalls an attempt to cancel a major climate conference. Truss writes that current environmental policies should be scrapped in favour of a “free market” approach. The book also spreads false claims about climate policies.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Residents of Jakarta, Indonesia woke up on August 31, 2023, to a thick blanket of haze and news that their city was again ranked the most polluted in the world — one of many times during the last several months when air quality became.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 14, 2023

This piece was authored by Muhammad Abdullah, an 2023 summer Transportation Policy intern with Energy Innovation and Energy Innovation’s Chris Busch, Director Transportation and Senior Economist. Ella Kissi-Debrah was born, raised, and died a tragically early death in south London, a hot spot for motor vehicle pollution.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Increased investment in public transport and active travel is needed, in addition to the rapid uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), if the UK is to meet its 2030 emission reductions targets. The government has ramped up investment in supporting the shift to electric vehicles, helping drive record demand for plug-in models.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 19, 2023

OTTAWA — Joanna Kyriazis, director of public affairs at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s final electric vehicle availability standard : “With record numbers of Canadians choosing an EV over a gas car in recent months, it’s clear that they want electric vehicles.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2020

New number plates to be launched from autumn, as Ministers announce new £12m zero emission vehicle research funding boost. The government has today confirmed it is to introduce green number plates from this autumn, in a bid to help drive demand for electric vehicles (EVs) as part of the UK's economic recovery plan.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 18, 2020

An electric vehicle is a useful tool that would allow us to start controlling CO2 emissions and other pollutants produced by transport activity. – 3 percent reported owning an electric vehicle. Future car ownership: Electric cars or not? – 40 per cent saying they are somewhat likely.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

The right to breathe isn't just related to surviving interactions with police," said Alexis Cureton, former electric vehicle fellow at GRID Alternatives , an organization that works to bring clean energy jobs and access to low-income communities. "It times more hazardous pollution than white people — regardless of income.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

New research seems to find that people who commute by car can be subject to higher levels of harmful pollutants than those who walk or cycle to work. The same devices were also fitted in the cabin of a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. This heightened exposure can have detrimental effects on health.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

This week, Energy Innovation released new rese arch evaluating California’s climate progress and identifying a policy pathway that would reaffirm California as a climate leader. includes important new metrics to track the economic, environmental, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate policies. By Olivia Ashmoore.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 15, 2021

has the highest uptake of electric vehicles in North America, and in the Vancouver region, EV adoption is even higher. The difference is that Vancouver benefits from a trifecta of EV policy solutions at the federal, provincial, and municipal government levels. per cent in Toronto and 3.5 per cent across the country.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Policies to promote innovation and prevent pollution can help consumers and move the auto industry towards new progress.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

Because diesel-powered trucks and buses are responsible for a disproportionate amount of transportation-related carbon emissions and are also a source of air pollution, much of it in disadvantaged communities, who live closer to industrial areas or freeways. Ford is making an electric transit van. Electric Vehicles.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

It will require building out an entire ecosystem of electric vehicle infrastructure and incentives, and getting into the weeds on policy. We talk to Arons about the EV target and how to meet it, as well as related policies and how electric rideshare vehicles can support the power grid.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Evaluating regulations, subsidies, pricing mechanisms, and hybrid policies. The latest, most urgent call to action from the IPCC has increased attention on policies to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. Regulation: The most effective carbon reduction policy option is regulation.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The UK government should increase tax on things we want less of - such as pollution - and reduce tax on things we want more of - such as jobs - explains Eunomia's Chris Sherrington. Giving a clear steer as to the long-term direction of travel is a key principle for policy-makers in effectively using taxes to change behaviour.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. One of Genentech's electric buses, made by BYD.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Olivia Ashmoore This week, Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® and RMI published 48 state Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) models. The free, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan EPS model empowers users to analyze the effects of hundreds of climate policies. climate goals. With the release of the U.S.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

With G7 and COP26 fast approaching, Environmental Audit Committee chair Philip Dunne argues the government must adopt a solutions-driven approach to environmental policy. Now is the time for effective government policy interventions to deliver these commitments to protect our environment.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Photo by VCG via Getty Images By 2030, transportation and electricity around the world will be far greener than it is today, according to the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency. Imagine 10 times more electric vehicles on the road. Renewables make up half of the world’s electricity mix.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Implementing a full transition to electric vehicles (EVs) for the auto market by 2030 would increase employment and stimulate economic activity, resulting in a £1.9bn net increase in government revenue by the end of the decade, the report argues. per cent in 2030, equivalent to £10.3bn. "Now

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CleanTech San Diego

APRIL 9, 2019

Supervisor Nathan Fletcher wants the County of San Diego to put the pedal to the metal when it comes to its electric vehicle and charging station strategy. Board meeting to create an electric vehicle roadmap that will help guide the county toward a more sustainable future. .

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 17, 2019

But electric vehicles — from cars to buses to trucks — really stole the show. To kick things off, the International Energy Agency released its new Global Electric Vehicles Outlook , the data-driven crystal ball of the electric future. Last year, the sale of new electric vehicles nearly doubled versus 2017.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

In our work deploying first-of-their-kind projects with climate tech entrepreneurs, we hear again and again that policy barriers present constant challenges, regardless of the industry in which they operate. It’s clear that we need to accelerate climate policy innovation with the same urgency and equity lens that we devote to tech innovation.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Most polluting fuels for wood burning stoves including coal and wet wood to be phased out from 2021-23 as part of crackdown on particle pollution. The move comes as the government continues to face calls from campaigners to accelerate efforts to tackle air pollution, especially in urban areas.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

With a looming deadline to deliver a clear plan for reaching Canada’s 2030 climate target, the Liberal government has put all climate policies on the table. Elected officials and government staff are now in a mad dash to decide which policies are in, which policies are out, and where these emission reductions are going to come from.

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Charged

JUNE 8, 2022

Automakers are continuing to improve their electric vehicles, expanding the selection of models, and (finally!) The report noted that most companies tend to advocate for better climate policy in direct proportion to their future EV production goals. running some substantial ad campaigns for their EV offerings.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

EV100 report shows deployment of electric vehicles among members has grown 93 per cent over the past 12 months to 400,000 worldwide Sometimes, to truly understand how fast you are heading, it's worth looking back at the distance covered, rather than solely at the road ahead. tonnes, and 50 per cent for those weighing from 3.5

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Greenability Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Platt signed the new policy, called an administrative regulation, to change the city’s vehicle purchasing policy to full-battery, all-electric vehicles where available. Air pollution contributes to the high rate of asthma in the central city, so reducing gas emissions will make breathing easier for many residents.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Across Europe electric vehicle sales are continuing to climb rapidly, and more and more manufacturers are responding to the growing demand. A recent study shows that 45 per cent of people have reconsidered their electric vehicle ownership plans as a result of the radical improvement on air pollution seen across the globe.

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