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Posted: 26 Sep 2016 13:52:30
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AIR POLLUTION

Paris tackles air pollution with second car-free day.
Paris banned cars from large swaths of the French capital on
Sunday as part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s wider efforts to fight air
pollution. But critics say her policies are only shifting the
problem elsewhere. Around half of Paris was off limits to cars
during a seven-hour period for the capital’s second “Day without
cars” (Journée sans voitures), with exceptions made for public
buses, taxis and emergency vehicles.
http://www.france24.com/en/20160925-paris-day-without-cars-mayor-hidalgo-air-pollution-environment-france

Air pollution takes its toll on productivity even for those with
desk jobs.
Each month, the NBER Digest summarizes several recent NBER
working papers. These papers have not been peer-reviewed, but are
circulated by their authors for comment and discussion. With the
NBER’s blessing, Making Sen$e is pleased to feature these
summaries regularly on our page. The following summary was
written by the NBER and doesn’t necessarily reflect the views of
Making Sen$e.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/air-pollution-takes-takes-toll-productivity-even-desk-jobs/


Soberanes smoke illustrates one piece of valley's air pollution
puzzle.
You couldn’t have asked for a better real-life, real-time example
of how much Northern California’s pollution affects the valley
than we got last Monday from the Soberanes Fire burning near
Monterey. Smoke from that fire has been affecting our air quality
from the time it started in July. But on Monday, a strong low
pressure system shoved the Soberanes smoke over the coastal range
so aggressively that the smoke streamed southeast and filled our
valley to the brim.
http://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/lois-henry-soberanes-smoke-illustrates-one-piece-of-valley-s/article_bdc98c5a-26e2-50e1-9143-25707c181bb3.html


CLIMATE CHANGE

Study: Earth’s Roughly Warmest in About 100,000 Years.
A new study paints a picture of an Earth that is warmer than it
has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into eventually
hitting its hottest mark in more than 2 million years. As part of
her doctoral dissertation at Stanford University, Carolyn Snyder
, now a climate policy official at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, created a continuous 2 million year
temperature record, much longer than a previous 22,000 year
record. 
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_HISTORIC_TEMPERATURES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


A New Debate Over Pricing the Risks of Climate Change.
Some companies, including Exxon Mobil, say the economics of
climate change are too hard to predict for them to give investors
hard numbers about the business impact of global warming. Federal
regulators may disagree and are considering requiring Exxon to do
just that for the value of its oil reserves.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/business/energy-environment/a-new-debate-over-pricing-the-risks-of-climate-change.html


U.S. Likely to Fall Short of International Climate Change
Commitments, Study Says.
The U.S. will likely fall short of its international commitments
to fight climate change, even if the country implements a slew of
proposed regulations, according to a new study. The U.S.
committed to reducing greenhouse gas emission by 26-28% below
2005 levels by 2025 in advance of last year’s landmark talks on
climate change. The Paris Agreement that resulted from those
talks commits the U.S. to working toward and reporting on those
goals, but the country will not face any direct penalties if it
fails to meet them.
http://time.com/4505906/climate-change-paris-agreement-united-states/


Related stories:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_GLOBAL_WARMING_GOALS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/26/13035506/us-climate-change-policies-paris-accords-plan-fossil-fuels

Australians Demand Tougher Action to Combat Climate Change.
Support in Australia for action on climate change is at its
highest in almost a decade, according to a new report. The
survey, compiled by an independent research organization, shows
the majority of respondents believe Australia should be a
world-leader in solutions to tackle the effects of rising
temperatures. The Climate of the Nation report is Australia’s
longest running survey of public views on climate change. It was
compiled by the Climate Institute, an independent research body.

http://www.voanews.com/a/australians-demanding-tougher-action-to-combat-climate-change/3525104.html


Would you fly less to tackle climate change? 2 in 3 Brits would.
Six out of 10 Britons not already doing so would be willing to
fly less in the next year to tackle climate change, according to
a new poll for environmental charity WWF. The poll also found
that 67 percent of travellers would be happy to pay in order to
offset the environmental impact of their return flight in Europe.
The WWF said that cutting out one return flight to Europe is
roughly equivalent to driving 1,500 miles less in terms of carbon
savings.
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/26/would-you-fly-less-to-tackle-climate-change-2-in-3-brits-would.html

DIESEL EMISSIONS

How to Reduce Diesel-Engine Emissions at Ports.
US ports can reduce emissions from diesel-powered ships, trucks
and other port equipment through a variety of strategies and
clean technologies, according to an EPA report. National Port
Strategy Assessment: Reducing Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases
at US Ports examines current and future emission trends from
diesel engines in port areas, and explores the emissions
reduction potential of strategies like replacing and repowering
older, dirtier vehicles and engines and deploying zero emissions
technologies.
https://www.environmentalleader.com/2016/09/26/how-to-reduce-diesel-engine-emissions-at-ports/


PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT

India to ratify Paris Agreement on climate change.
India's prime minister said Sunday that his country will ratify
the Paris Agreement on climate change early next month. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi said his government will ratify the
agreement Oct. 2, coinciding with the birth anniversary of
India's independence leader Mohandas Gandhi, who believed in a
minimum carbon footprint. Modi made the announcement at a meeting
of his Bharatiya Janata Party's leaders in the southern Indian
town of Kozhikode.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


Related stories:
http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article104070756.html 

ENERGY

California Eyes Unusual Power Source: Its Gridlocked Road.
All those cars on California's famously gridlocked highways could
be doing more than just using energy - they could be producing
it. The California Energy Commission is investing $2 million to
study whether piezoelectric crystals can be used to produce
electricity from the mechanical energy created by vehicles
driving on roads.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ENERGY_FROM_ROADS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


Going Green: Microsoft Pledges to Run on 50% Renewable Energy by
2018.
Big tech companies like Microsoft are up to all sorts of
impressive research in the fields of artificial intelligence,
medicine, and robotics. But to power all that, you need, well,
power. Sometimes our environment really pays for this innovation.
To solve this problem, Microsoft is going green. The company just
announced new targets for its renewable energy use, pledging to
run 50% on green energy by 2018. Early in the next decade,
Microsoft hopes to be at 60%, then continue increasing each
subsequent year. It is looking at a mix of solar, wind, and
hydropower for its needs.
http://futurism.com/going-green-microsoft-pledges-to-run-on-50-renewable-energy-by-2018/


Goldman’s ReNew Seeks $300 Million for Green Energy.
ReNew Power Ventures Pvt. wants to raise a part of the $300
million required for expansion of its green-energy projects
before top shareholder, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., helps bring the
company public next financial year. ReNew Power will try to raise
$100 to $150 million by March, Chairman Sumant Sinha said in an
interview, adding that the balance would be raised through an
initial public offering. The company, with almost 1 gigawatt of
solar and wind power in operation, wants to double capacity by
the end of the financial year in March and has another gigawatt
under construction.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-25/goldman-s-renew-seeks-300-million-more-before-indian-green-ipo


VEHICLES

How will I charge my electric vehicle? And where? And how much
will it cost?
With the impending late-2016 arrival of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and
the expected late-2017 arrival of the Tesla Model 3, affordable
long-range battery electric vehicles are an option for increasing
numbers of American drivers. But most prospective owners are
confused about how they’ll charge their electric vehicles, and
where, and how long it will take, and how much range they’ll get
between charges and how much the electricity is going to cost
them.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-agenda-ev-charging-20160920-snap-story.html


Are Most Electric Vehicle Owners Converting To Tesla?
This weekend, I was able to attend two different National Drive
Electric Week events here in Florida. I’ve been attending these
events for years and they’re always a lot of fun. It gives me an
opportunity to check out new electric vehicles and meet other
electric vehicle (EV) owners. This year, I had an epiphany —
nearly every EV owner I met had pre-ordered a Tesla Model 3. And,
many other non-Tesla EV owners had just purchased a new,
inventory, or CPO Tesla Model S. It appeared, in this ultra-small
sample size, as if Tesla was converting other EV owners to their
brand in a really, reallybig way.
http://cleantechnica.com/2016/09/24/finding-religion-electric-vehicle-owners-converting-tesla/


City permits curbside electric vehicle charging as part of pilot
program.
For several months after they bought their electric car, Bernhard
Haux and Amy Hale could not charge it at their Berkeley home.
With no garage or driveway to install a standard charger in, the
couple was one of the first to be granted a permit by the city to
install a curbside charging station. The permit is part of a
pilot program to allow up to 25 Berkeley households to install
curbside stations by the end of 2017.
http://www.dailycal.org/2016/09/25/city-permits-curbside-electric-vehicle-charging-part-pilot-program/


EVs Will Reduce US Gasoline Demand by 300,000 Barrels per Day by
2035.
According to a report released earlier this year by Wood
Mackenzie, Tesla’s Model 3 will spur widespread adoption of
electric vehicles, which will in turn reduce U.S. gasoline demand
by 300,000 barrels per day by 2035. The report, Tesla Model 3:
Does It Signal an Electric Car Revolution?, is bullish on the
Model 3. The authors point to the current success of Tesla’s
Model S and the huge number of preorders for next year’s Model 3
as early indicators of its future mainstream adoption.
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Wood-Mackenzie-EVs-Will-Reduce-US-Gasoline-Demand-by-300000-Barrels-Per-D


The electric cars available today, how much they cost, and how
far they go — in one chart.
So you want an electric car. You’re not alone — surveys show that
consumer interest in EVs is steadily rising. People are slowly
becoming convinced that EVs are real, not some distant
techno-future. But consumers are also confused. There’s a lot of
hype and misinformation floating around about EVs.
http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/9/23/13018294/electric-cars-price-range-one-chart


MISCELLANEOUS

President Obama Will Meet with Leonardo DiCaprio to Talk Climate
Change at White House.
Leonardo DiCaprio is heading to the White House. 
The Oscar winner is set to meet with President Barack Obama next
week to discuss climate change, the White House announced Sunday.
The conversation, which will also be joined by climate scientist
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe and center on "the importance of protecting
the one planet we've got for future generations," will be part of
the inaugural South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of
Ideas, Art, and Action. The Oct. 3 discussion will be followed by
a screening of DiCaprio's new climate documentary Before the
Flood. 
http://www.people.com/article/president-obama-leonardo-dicaprio-climate-change-talk-south-by-south-lawn


OPINIONS

Why Obama Is Right on Clean Energy.
Last year, President Obama took aim at the nation’s largest
source of carbon dioxide pollution, announcing a plan that would
reduce these climate-changing emissions from the country’s power
plants by one-third by 2030, from 2005 levels. It is an ambitious
proposal to rein in a pollutant that has escaped regulation. But
the president was absolutely right in taking this action. As he
pointed out, these plants emit more carbon dioxide than our cars,
planes and homes combined, and it is this greenhouse gas that is
the principal culprit behind the alarming warming of our planet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/opinion/why-obama-is-right-on-clean-energy.html


BLOGS

Biofuels And Jet Travel.
The sight of thousands of environmental advocates jetting to
Paris or Rio for the latest climate conference has often been
discussed when analysts assess the environmental footprints of
these gatherings. Though I find these calculation exercises a
little ridiculous, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from jet
travel is a serious issue. While we can imagine an electric
vehicle powered by renewable energy, air travel technology seems
very dependent on fossil fuels — and the global economy remains
highly dependent on air travel. Even though we can provide
information and interact via phone, web and video, there is no
substitute for humans sitting together and breaking bread. 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-cohen/biofuels-and-jet-travel_b_12193014.html




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