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Adriana Trujillo

electric vehicles: India aiming for all-electric car fleet by 2030, petrol and diesel t... - 1 views

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    Indian Power minister Piyush Goyal reportedly announced that India is considering a target to transition the country to a 100% electric vehicle fleet by 2030, according to The Times of India.
Del Birmingham

Volkswagen to 'Electrify' All 300 of Its Cars and SUVs by 2030 | Fortune.com - 1 views

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    Volkswagen is making another electric vehicle pledge, this time with promises to bring 80 new electrified vehicles to customers by 2025 and offer customers at least one electrified version of every model across the company by 2030.
Adriana Trujillo

Despite Low Oil Prices, Electric Vehicle Sales Keep Rising - 0 views

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    The sales of electric vehicles and other alternatively-powered cars are on the rise, according to several industry reports released this summer.
Adriana Trujillo

Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City are quitting diesel | PBS NewsHour - 1 views

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    The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid, and Athens pledged to phase out cars and trucks powered by diesel engines by 2025. The announcement was made during the C40 Mayors Summit in Mexico City.
Adriana Trujillo

Electric Cars To Dent U.S Gasoline Demand - Fortune - 0 views

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    America's total gasoline consumption could fall by as much as 20% over the next two decades as electric vehicles become more widespread, according to a Wood Mackenzie report. Carbon savings from increased EV use could be offset by increased use of fossil fuels in electricity generation, the report warns.
Adriana Trujillo

Paris Bans Half its Drivers in Smog-Cutting Effort · Environmental Management... - 0 views

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    France introduced restrictions on Paris drivers today, allowing them to use their cars only on alternate days, as the city deals with a bad bout of smog.
Adriana Trujillo

Google's footprint falls as users emit 8 grams of CO2 per day | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

  • The search giant yesterday confirmed that last year it emitted 30.3 metric tons of carbon per million dollars of revenue, compared to 44.3 tons of CO2 per $1 million in 2011 -- representing a significant 32 percent reduction in carbon intensity
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    Google user pumps out the same amount of carbon emissions each month as they would driving a car one mile. Reduced emissions by 32% from 44.3 tons to 30.3 tons
Adriana Trujillo

How e-bikes proved their pedal power and went mainstream | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    While barriers remain, electric bikes are becoming an increasingly popular alternative to cars
Del Birmingham

Average American consumes 50,000 pounds of raw materials annually for the stuff they buy - 0 views

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    on average, each of us in the U.S. uses 25 tons of raw materials every year to produce our stuff and our energy. That is the weight of about 20 cars. By comparison, the average Chinese person uses 12 tons and the average Indian only 4 tons of raw materials per year.
Adriana Trujillo

Construction hits midway point on Shell's Quest carbon-capture project (with video) - 0 views

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    The $1.35 billion Quest carbon capture and storage project in Canada being developed by Shell Canada is now half finished. There are 600 workers on the project, scheduled to become operational late next year. When completed, the facility will reduce direct carbon dioxide emissions by 1 million tons per year, "equivalent to taking 175,000 cars off the road," the article notes
Adriana Trujillo

Solar Hot Water Systems at NY Firehouses Save City Money, Cut Carbon · Enviro... - 0 views

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    The savings, in both energy and carbon pollution, can be considerable. At the city's St. Mary's recreation center in the South Bronx, where a solar hot water system provides hot water for showers and the pool, the city is saving $39,000 a year on energy and cutting the complex's carbon footprint by 141 tons a year-the equivalent of taking 27 cars off the roads.
Adriana Trujillo

IKEA Completes State's Largest Rooftop Solar Array Atop Recently Opened Kansas City-Are... - 0 views

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    IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it had officially plugged-in Kansas' largest rooftop solar array, atop the recently opened IKEA Merriam. The 92,000-square-foot solar array consists of a 730.17-kW DC system, comprised of 2,394 panels, and will produce approximately 986,800 kWh of electricity annually for the store, the equivalent of reducing 680 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) - equal to the emissions of 143 cars or providing electricity for 94 homes yearly (calculating clean energy equivalents at www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html).
Adriana Trujillo

Tesla unveils battery to 'transform energy infrastructure' | The Japan Times - 0 views

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    Electric car manufacturer Tesla has revealed a battery for the home that can store power from solar panels, be used in case of a power outage and potentially transition solar-powered homes to be off the grid entirely. "The goal is complete transformation of the entire energy infrastructure of the world, to completely sustainable zero carbon," said the company's founder, Elon Musk. 
Adriana Trujillo

'From big to strong': China sees competitive edge in green cars | Reuters - 1 views

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    Chinese automakers plan to spend almost $8 billion this year on developing all-electric and hybrid automobiles, an analysis shows. The government is setting targets and offering incentives, believing that "developing new-energy vehicles is the Chinese auto industry's only road to grow from being big to being strong," said Xu Heyi, chairman of Beijing Automotive Group. 
Adriana Trujillo

How forests can be a bigger part of the answer to climate change | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Halting deforestation would be equivalent to taking the world's cars off the road. From APP to Wilmar, some brands are turning a new leaf.
Adriana Trujillo

Sea-Tac Airport Unveils Electrification Project to Save Airlines Millions in Fuel and D... - 0 views

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    Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. new project providing nearly 600 electric charging stations throughout the airport for ground support equipment (GSE) such as baggage tugs, bag ramps and pushback vehicles. Converting the GSE from fossil fuel to electric, each year the project is projected to save $2.8 million in airline fuel costs and 10,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions - the equivalent of taking 1,900 cars off the road.
Adriana Trujillo

Unilever Says New Ice Cream Fridge Reduces Energy Use by 70% | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    Unilever, announced this weekend that its scientists have improved on the technology. The company says the new, hyper-efficient freezers that house its Wall's brand ice cream now have the potential to achieve an industry-leading 70% energy reduction, resulting in CO2 savings equivalent to removing half a million cars from the road.
Adriana Trujillo

5 green technologies to watch in 2016 | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Why 3D printers, artificial intelligence, connected sensors, drones and self-driving cars should be on your list. 
Adriana Trujillo

U.N. panel proposes historic cuts to aircraft emissions - but environmentalists say it'... - 1 views

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    A committee of the International Civil Aviation Organization has proposed standards for aircraft carbon dioxide emissions. "When fully implemented, the standards are expected to reduce carbon emissions more than 650 million tons between 2020 and 2040, equivalent to removing over 140 million cars from the road for a year," the White House said in a fact sheet
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