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Will the government proposal help to achieve the clean air objective? When is it scheduled to come into force?
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Will the government proposal help to achieve the clean air objective? When is it scheduled to come into force?
The story so far: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced his Ministry’s approval of a ‘green tax’ on vehicles of specified vintage, as a means of dissuading people from using polluting vehicles. Among the major features of the measure is a 10%-25% additional green tax on the road tax payable by commercial transport vehicles that are older than eight years at the time of fitness certification renewal, and for personal vehicles after 15 years. The policy provides exemptions for tractors, harvesters and tillers used in farms, hybrid, electric, ethanol, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles, and a lower green tax for public transport vehicles such
NHTSA Reveals Its Many Accomplishments, 2017–2021 Ezra Dyer
Sometimes, when you re leaving a job, you get an exit interview. What went right? What went wrong? Why did you ever think it was okay to microwave your leftover fish tacos in the office kitchenette? Well, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in wrapping up its four-year tenure under the prior presidential regime, decided to give itself an exit interview of sorts, releasing a document titled NHTSA Chief Accomplishments, 2017-21. With 22 bullet points and about 1200 words, it s a bit much to go through line by line, but let s take a look at the highlights.
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Climate and energy are two key areas on the Biden-Harris Administration’s agenda. Here, Robert C. Armstrong, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), asks Ernest J. Moniz professor emeritus post-tenure, MITEI’s founding director, special advisor to MIT President Rafael Reif, and former U.S. Secretary of Energy about key challenges and targets that the new administration should consider to accelerate significant progress in these areas.
Q: What are your initial thoughts on what the top priority items should be for the Biden-Harris administration?
A: First of all, I think we should start off by saying that it’s pretty clear that the president is going to move out smartly on energy and climate. His appointments speak volumes, starting out with John Kerry in this new international envoy position; with Gina McCarthy;Brian Deese in the White House; Jennifer Granholm as the secretary of energy,
Want greener cars? Focus on fuel efficiency over electric vehicles MarketWatch 1/28/2021
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Shifting from cars that run on gasoline and diesel to electric vehicles, or EVs, is a key strategy to address transportation’s contribution to global warming. Industry watchers expect big federal investments in charging stations and tax credits for electric cars. But as Biden’s Day One executive order on climate and the environment recognized, an even greater priority is making gasoline vehicles more fuel-efficient.
My research focuses on energy problems, including transportation and climate change. I believe though EVs are important, it’s emissions from the entire automobile fleet meaning vehicles of all types and sizes that ultimately matter for climate. Motorcars stay on the road for a long time, so failing to adequately reduce gasoline vehicle emissions this year burdens the atmosphere with excess carbon dioxide (CO2) for many years ah
To reestablish the US as a serious partner in addressing global climate change, the president must make good on the original standards of the Paris Agreement.