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Aligning Colombia’s fuel efficiency standards with ZEV targets to meet Paris climate commitments
Colombia has the potential to lead the decarbonization of road transport in Latin America. However, the country must first close the gap between its commitments related to zero-emission vehicle adoption and its current policies.
La alineación de los estándares de eficiencia de combustible en Colombia con las metas ZEV para cumplir con el Acuerdo de París
Colombia tiene el potencial de liderar la descarbonización del transporte por carretera en América Latina. Sin embargo, el país primero debe reducir la brecha entre sus compromisos relacionados a la adopción de vehículos de cero emisiones y sus políticas actuales.
Four changes would make the IMO Net-Zero Framework more effective
On April 11, the International Maritime Organization’s 83rd Marine Environment Protection Committee approved regulations under the IMO Net-Zero Framework. To make the framework effective, the IMO should address four key issues in its Life-Cycle Assessment Guidelines before full implementation in 2028. Otherwise, the framework risks promoting cheap-but-high-emitting fuels that could increase maritime GHG emissions.
What is the sound of no plane booming?
Explores Boom Supersonic’s claim of achieving “Boomless Cruise” and what it means for the future of supersonic flight.
Getting investors to say yes to low-GHG fuels for aviation and marine: Opportunities in Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal
The recently announced Clean Industrial Deal (CID) could help support low-GHG emission advanced fuels.
Proposed safeguards in Washington State’s Clean Fuel Standard are crucial
If adopted as written, Washington State’s SB 5601 could endanger the effectiveness of the state’s Clean Fuel Standard.
How upstream methane leakage further weakens the argument for natural gas trucks
Natural gas trucks’ greenhouse gas benefits are marginal when accounting for methane leakage—and could lock out better zero-emission alternatives.
Maharashtra’s potential to advance transport decarbonization and clean air through low-emission zones
Maharashtra is among the pioneers of low-emission zones (LEZs) in India as its Electric Vehicle Policy, introduced in 2021, tasked six urban agglomerations with creating LEZs.
Low-emission Zones – a catalyst for improving transit infrastructure in cities
As cities in India consider similar interventions to address the issue of pollution and traffic congestion, there is a need to assess whether the infrastructure existing in our cities is adequate to support low-emission zones (LEZ).
India’s plan to expand shore power infrastructure at major ports
In Harit Sagar Green Port Guidelines, among the land-based initiatives are electrification of port vehicles and cargo-handling machinery and phased adoption of alternative fuels by trucks that transport cargo. To reduce sea-based emissions, Harit Sagar endorsed the use of shore power and cleaner alternative fuels to operate port crafts.
Fair play? The German car market amid increasing competition from China-based manufacturers
Explores the impact of the increasing market share of China-headquartered manufacturers in Germany’s automotive sector.
How crediting manure application at farms can get sloppy for fuels policy
Explores the complexities and risks associated with crediting manure application to cropland as a carbon sequestration strategy within U.S. sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) policy.
