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Posted: 26 Apr 2016 12:24:57
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AIR POLLUTION

China Curbs Plans for More Coal-Fired Power Plants. Coal-fired
power plants have propelled much of China’s economic rise for
decades, helping make the nation the world’s biggest emitter of
greenhouse gases. Even with economic growth slackening, and other
energy sources taking hold, new coal plants have been added. Now
Beijing is trying to slow things down.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/26/business/energy-environment/china-coal.html?ref=energy-environment&utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=826307b098-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-826307b098-327747457&_r=0


4 things to look for in EPA's methane rule. U.S. EPA is poised to
release a new methane rule that will lay the groundwork for
substantially cutting emissions of the potent greenhouse gas
across the oil and gas sector. The amended New Source Performance
Standards (NSPS) are anticipated as early as this week, according
to the Clean Air Task Force, which is closely following the
process.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/04/26/stories/1060036244 

NASA to use Spacecraft Orbiting Earth to track Air Pollution.
For more than three decades NASA has focused its space-faring
skills and science chops CSI-like on an elusive global killer.
Later this month, that pursuit takes us to East Asia. In a few
years, part way to the moon. We are getting close. Air pollution
causes an estimated 152,000 deaths a year across the Americas and
more than 2 million deaths in the Western Pacific, according to
the United Nations. Some parts of the world have a detailed view
of local air quality from ground sensor networks and forecast
models that generate public alerts. But for much of the world
this type of information and warning are not available.
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2016/04/26/nasa-use-spacecraft-orbiting-earth-track-air-pollution/


CLIMATE CHANGE

What the Eocene epoch tells us about global warming now. By
delving into the mysteries of Earth's climate 50 million years
ago, scientists hope to understand how our planet may cope with
global warming, providing independent insight into today's
climate models. Ancient climates can help us understand the
dynamics of future climate change, the impacts of global warming…
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0426/What-the-Eocene-epoch-tells-us-about-global-warming-now


How a giant space umbrella could stop global warming. Our rapidly
warming world could cause serious problems for civilization in
the decades to come. But could a giant space umbrella help cool
down our planet? BBC Future investigates. The race to find a
solution to a rapidly warming world is one of the most pressing
challenges facing our planet.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160425-how-a-giant-space-umbrella-could-stop-global-warming


Global Warming: Human Factor Sets Record As Unanimous Cause Of
Climate Change. A global warming research team has confirmed that
97 percent of climate scientists have agreed that humans are
causing climate change and global warming.
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/38781/20160426/global-warming-human-factor-sets-record-as-unanimous-cause-of-climate-change.htm

ESA launches environmental satellite Sentinel-1B to monitor
global warming. The European Space Agency launched a satellite on
25 April to track the progress of global warming, as part of its
Copernicus project. The Sentinel-1B joins its identical twin,
Sentinel-1A, in orbit to deliver information for various
services, from monitoring ice in polar seas to tracking land
subsidence, the ESA said.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/esa-launches-environmental-satellite-sentinel-1b-monitor-global-warming-1556852


Pershing: World moving fast to enact climate pact early.
President Obama's lead climate negotiator suggested yesterday
that the Paris climate agreement could take effect years earlier
than the envisioned start of 2020, following a rush by nations to
join the deal, which aspires to stem dramatic temperature
increases.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/04/26/stories/1060036243 

VOLKSWAGEN

Toyota Cedes Global Sales Lead to VW as Shutdowns Trump Scandal.
Toyota Motor Corp.’s global sales declined in the first quarter
and fell behind Volkswagen AG’s, as a series of production
disruptions threaten the Japanese automaker’s four-year reign
atop auto industry sales charts. Worldwide deliveries dropped 2.3
percent to 2.46 million vehicles in the January-to-March period,
Toyota spokeswoman Kayo Doi said by phone Tuesday. While
contending with its worst crisis in company history, Volkswagen
deliveries rose 0.8 percent to 2.5 million.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-26/vw-passes-toyota-sales-as-stoppages-put-four-year-reign-at-risk


FUELS


Biodiesel used in transport is increasing emissions, new study
suggests. Biodiesel used in transport is helping to increase
Europe’s overall transport emissions by around 4%, according to a
new study by environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E).
These extra emissions are equivalent to putting around 12 million
additional cars on Europe’s roads in 2020, according to T&E.
http://biofuels-news.com/display_news/10442/Biodiesel_used_in_transport_is_increasing_emissions__new_study_suggests/


Mitsubishi Motors falsified gas-mileage tests since 1991.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the Japanese automaker that acknowledged
last week it had intentionally lied about fuel economy data for
some of its models, said an internal investigation found such
tampering dated back to 1991. President Tetsuro Aikawa told
reporters Tuesday that the investigation was ongoing, suggesting
that more irregularities might be found. "We don't know the whole
picture, and we are in the process of trying to determine that,"
he said at a news conference at the transport ministry. "I feel a
great responsibility." Aikawa said so much was unknown that it's
uncertain what action the company will take. He said he didn't
know why employees resorted to such tactics to make mileage look
better.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-mitsubishi-cheating-20160426-story.html



World could kick fossil fuel habit in a decade – study. The world
could wean itself off fossil fuels in as little as a decade,
according to a recent report. Looking at historical shifts from
different technologies and fuel sources, Benjamin Sovacool, a
professor of energy policy at the University of Sussex in the
United Kingdom, sought to figure out how long those changes took
and how long future transitions would take.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/04/26/stories/1060036240 

Roof Racks a Drag on Fuel Economy.
As you get ready to hit the road this summer, with the kids
loaded inside and the bikes strapped to the roof of your car, you
may want to stop and consider that the roof rack on your car may
be costing you as much as 25 percent more in gas. In the first
study of its kind, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(Berkeley Lab) researcher Alan Meier, working with Yuche Chen of
the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, have estimated the fuel
consumption penalty of this popular and fast-growing vehicle
add-on. 
http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2016/04/25/roof-racks-drag-fuel-economy/


VEHICLES

Karma Automotive Renames Updated Electric Car, Moves Production
to U.S.
Maker of the Fisker plug-in hybrid automobile looks to distance
itself from failed predecessor. Karma Automotive is working to
complete development of a luxury electric-car that it plans to
formally unveil this summer with a new battery and charger and
electrical controls.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/karma-automotive-renames-updated-electric-car-moves-production-to-u-s-1461615430?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f


PM10 Emissions As High In EVs As Gas/Diesel Cars? A new study
from researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the
independent engineering firm INNAS BV has found that, when the
(presumed) additional weight of electric vehicles and other
factors are considered, PM10 “emissions” from electric vehicles
and gas- and diesel-powered vehicles are equal. How serious
should these findings be taken?
http://cleantechnica.com/2016/04/26/pm10-emissions-high-evs-gasdiesel-cars/


Four new (or updated) electric cars hitting the road in 2017. The
four electric car models coming to dealerships next year may
change the numbers on what makes are currently selling best.
Among battery electric cars on sale in the U.S., only three
vehicles have sold more than 10,000 copies since 2010: the Nissan
Leaf, Tesla Model S, and BMW i3.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2016/0426/Four-new-or-updated-electric-cars-hitting-the-road-in-2017


Tesla fan commercial: electric car rescue from post-apocalyptic
landscape. When fans of a particular electric car start creating
their own unofficial commercials for the car, it usually means
one of two things. Either the existing ads are inconsistent,
irritating, and miss the point (first-generation Chevy Volt
marketing, ahem), or the auteur is so enamored of the car that he
or she wants to sing its praises to the world.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103613_tesla-fan-commercial-electric-car-rescue-from-post-apocalyptic-landscape

True Zero to be brand for hydrogen fueling stations from First
Element Fuel.
The startup company First Element Fuel has just completed a
network of 15 hydrogen fueling stations in California—and it's
got a new brand it'll use to promote them, too. The fuel provided
by First Element stations will be marketed under the Tue Zero
brand name. The stations are clustered in specific areas of
California, including Silicon Valley, the greater Los Angeles
Area, and Harris Ranch in the San Joaquin Valley.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103608_true-zero-to-be-brand-for-hydrogen-fueling-stations-from-first-element-fuel


New cars meeting, beating fuel efficiency targets. A growing
number of vehicles are meeting or surpassing federal fuel economy
standards, though improvements to cars outpace those to trucks,
according to a new analysis by the Consumer Federation of
America. The progress means automakers are on track to meet a
federal target that doubles fuel efficiency in 2025 from 2012,
according to the report.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/04/26/stories/1060036238 

VW RECALL

Volkswagen to appeal ruling allowing UAW vote in Tennessee.
Volkswagen on Monday announced plans to appeal a National Labor
Relations Board ruling that upheld a unionization vote among a
portion of workers at the German automaker's lone U.S. assembly
plant in Tennessee. The United Auto Workers union criticized the
move as a "stall tactic that won't work." "At a time when
Volkswagen already has run afoul of the federal and state
governments in the emissions-cheating scandal…
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_VOLKSWAGEN_UNION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


GREEN ENERGY

The search for smarter energy and water strategies.
As the changing climate disrupts familiar weather patterns, many
countries face a dual threat: swamping along the coasts, but also
unexpected shrinking freshwater supplies in many regions. “Water
has never been evenly distributed around the world, but droughts
and an alarming decrease in groundwater create potentially
catastrophic conditions,” says Ashok Gadgil, Deputy for Science
and Technology for the Energy Technologies Area at LBNL and
professor of environmental engineering at UC Berkeley.
http://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/profile/ashok_gadgil 

OPINIONS

The Climate Crisis and the Transition to a Renewable Economy. The
difficult process of transitioning to a renewable resource-based
economy requires us to ask: how does political, economic and
social change happen? To answer that question it’s helpful to
look at the changes we have seen over the past century and also
ask: how did they happen? It’s easy to see change: the end of
legal racial segregation…
http://www.theenergycollective.com/stevenacohen/2376801/the-climate-crisis-and-the-transition-to-a-renewable-economy-2


BLOGS

Why States and Cities Must Lead the Way on Climate Change. Much
was made a few months ago about the historic climate agreement in
Paris. Much is being made now about the race for the U.S.
presidency. The two intersect on the question of whether the next
president will build on President Obama’s climate plans or
backslide on the progress Mr. Obama has managed against global
climate change.
http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2016/04/26/why-states-and-cities-must-lead-the-way-on-climate-change/





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