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AIR POLLUTION

Smoggy Naples catches up with Italian urban car bans.
Naples on Thursday became the latest Italian city to ban road
traffic within certain hours, in a bid to limit air pollution
which is causing growing alarm about health risks. The southern
port town follows in the tracks of Milan and Rome, which both
imposed emergency limits last week, after a nationwide build-up
of micro particles in the atmosphere during an unusually dry
winter.
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL8N14K15V20151231


Growing Fresh Air To Breathe Easy In New Delhi's Pollution.
Garnering itself a prestigious spot in the world rankings of most
polluted city, New Delhi’s air quality issues have turned
doctor’s advice to one man into a viable green air movement – now
they’re growing their own fresh air to breathe easier, and
they’ve turned it into a business solution. Over 20 years ago,
doctors had told now-environmental activist and Paharpur Business
Centre CEO Kamal Meattle he should leave New Delhi; his lungs
were struggling with the state of pollution in the city at the
time. 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/abehal/2015/12/31/growing-fresh-air-to-breathe-easy-in-new-delhis-pollution/


CLIMATE CHANGE

CDFA Board to discuss climate change issues.
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss
climate change issues at its upcoming meeting on January 5th in
Sacramento. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N Street
- Main Auditorium, Sacramento.
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/california-news/7069-cdfa-board-to-discuss-climate-change-issues.html


DIESEL ACTIVITIES

California ARB holding Advanced Clean Transit Advisory Committee
meeting in Jan; at work on regulatory proposal.
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has tentaively scheduled
the first Advanced Clean Transit Advisory Committee meeting for
29 January 2016 in Sacramento. The meeting will include a wide
range of stakeholders such as technology providers, original
equipment manufacturers, transit agencies, and other interested
parties to discuss the current status of advanced technologies
for reducing emissions from transit buses.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/12/20151231-arb.html

VEHICLES

Volkswagen Teases Electric Concept Car.
Next week, Volkswagen will show off its all-electric concept car
as it tries to distance itself from the diesel emissions cheating
scandal that has eviscerated sales and forced the company to
restructure. In prelude to the unveiling at the International
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the automaker has dropped
a few hints. The latest image, tweeted on Wednesday, appears to
reveal the rear of the concept car.
http://fortune.com/2015/12/30/volkswagen-concept-car-teaser/ 

The 8 most anticipated things from the auto industry in 2016.
The new year is a time to look ahead and consider what may unfold
in the coming months in the auto industry, as consumers look for
new vehicles and solutions to help them get around. If 2015 was
most notable for the VW emissions scandal, self-driving cars and
unprecedented passenger vehicle sales enabled by lower gas
prices, 2016 promises an evolution of those themes, along with a
slew of new cars and motorcycles and experiences for Southern
California gear heads to get their motors running.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/new-697965-cars-car.html

GREEN ENERGY

Renewable energy hits technical, regulatory challenges.
Mike McKeown opens the back door of his Missouri farm house and
is met with a chilly gust. “Stupid wind,” he mutters. Today, the
winds that blow through his corn and soybean farm have become
more than just an irritant. The homestead in northern Missouri,
which his family has owned for nearly 70 years, sits smack in the
path of a proposed high-voltage line that would carry renewable
energy from the wind-whipped plains of western Kansas to
power-thirsty cities farther east. And McKeown doesn’t like
that.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2015/12/31/renewable-energy-hits-technical-regulatory-challenges/78108764/

5 Energy Trends to Watch in 2016.
This year was a big one for energy news. Ultra-low oil prices,
coal plant closures, a landmark climate change deal in Paris, and
records set for global solar projects all signaled a continued
massive transformation under way for the world’s energy
infrastructure.
http://fortune.com/2015/12/30/5-trends-energy-2016/ 

OPINION

As L.A. reels from Porter Ranch gas leak, San Diego and Las Vegas
vow to go carbon-free.
Welcome to the new world of urban climate politics post-Paris
2015. No sooner was the ink dry on the Paris accord than San
Diego’s Republican mayor proudly announced that his city would
become the largest city in the country to run entirely on
renewable energy by 2035. Las Vegas had already beat San Diego to
the punch, announcing well before the United Nations climate
summit that it would go all green by 2025. Instantly, all eyes
turned to Los Angeles.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/livable-city/la-ol-porter-ranch-leak-san-diego-las-vegas-carbon-free-20151231-story.html


BLOGS

Paris Agreement Catalyzes Global Cooperation Toward a Low-Carbon
Future.
Paris is again in the news -- and, this time, as host to nearly
all the world's nations who came to a historic agreement to
address climate change. I recall both the achievement of -- and
tensions spawned by -- the Kyoto Protocol climate agreement
nearly 20 years ago. The Paris Agreement marks a profound and
different achievement. The words of poet Elizabeth Barrett
Browning -- "let me count the ways" -- resound in my mind.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lynn-scarlett/paris-agreement-catalyzes-global-cooperation_b_8806956.html





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