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Finding the least-emitting flight options online
Researcher Sola Zheng explains how the flying public can choose less-emitting flights when booking online.
Greening measures will add around 8% to airline costs, EU estimates
(Euractiv — 10/1/21) Environmental regulations aimed at cutting the carbon footprint of aviation will increase the cost of flying by around 8% by 2050, according to the European Commission. The EU executive tabled a package of energy and climate laws in July this year, aiming to halve the EU’s carbon emissions by the end of […]
FAA plans to reduce the time planes spend taxiing on the runway
(Marketplace — 9/30/21) The Federal Aviation Administration announced this week that it will soon start rolling out new software at 27 U.S. airports that is designed to reduce the amount of time planes spend taxiing and idling on the runway – that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Planes burn a fair amount of fuel […]
U.S. states push to surpass world emissions norms on aviation
(Reuters — 10/6/21) U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration should exceed global standards designed to curb emissions from flights, as pressure mounts to limit the sector’s greenhouse gases, five states told the White House in a letter seen by Reuters… The EPA should move ahead of the U.N.’s aviation agency in approving standards to curb greenhouse […]
Will India’s biofuel push threaten food security? A look at ‘real’ cost of green fuels
(The Federal — 10/11/21) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan to manufacture biofuels from sugarcane, rice, corn and other crops and blend 20% ethanol in petrol and diesel by 2025 has been criticized for ignoring food security in an attempt to cut oil import bills… The government is banking on present food stocks, which shows […]
Electric two-wheelers in India
Consultant researcher Shikha Rokadiya highlights the benefits of electric two-wheelers in India and how policy can help grow the market.
EVs to decarbonize road transport
Researcher Georg Bieker highlights the results of ICCT’s life-cycle assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars that covered Europe, the United States, China, and India.
A comparison of the life-cycle GHG of ICEVs and EVs in India
This webinar reviewed our new life-cycle assessment (LCA) of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of today’s and future passenger cars in India. It compared gasoline, diesel, and natural gas internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Thereby, the assessment considered a variety of fuel types and […]
A comparison of the life-cycle GHG of ICEVs and EVs in Europe
This webinar reviewed our new life-cycle assessment (LCA) of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of today’s and future passenger cars in Europe. It compared gasoline, diesel, and natural gas internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), including hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). […]