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    EU Proposes Car Emissions Cuts, Electric Vehicle Incentives

    EU Proposes Car Emissions Cuts, Electric Vehicle Incentives

    The European Union unveiled proposals Wednesday to cut car and truck emissions by 30 percent by 2030. The plans also include fines for exceeding CO2 limits and financial incentives for automakers to produce more electric vehicles. The European car makers’ lobby called the 30 percent target “overly challenging,” while some environmental groups criticized the proposals’ […]

    12 Global Cities Commit to Create Green and Healthy Streets By 2030

    12 Global Cities Commit to Create Green and Healthy Streets By 2030

    On Monday, the mayors of London, Paris, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Quito, Vancouver, Mexico City, Milan, Seattle, Auckland and Cape Town committed to a series of ambitious targets to make their cities greener, healthier and more prosperous. By signing the C40 Fossil-Fuel-Free Streets Declaration, the pioneering city leaders pledged to procure only zero-emission buses from […]

    Corporate Fleets Making the Switch to Electric Vehicles

    Corporate Fleets Making the Switch to Electric Vehicles

    By Gina Coplon-Newfield and Sung-Jae Park Recently, 10 major transnational corporations launched EV100, a new global initiative to slash emissions by increasing the number of corporate fleet electric vehicles (EV) on the road. EV100 companies, including Ikea, Unilever and HP, are committing to, by 2030, integrate EVs into their owned or leased fleets and install […]

    Two European Cities and a Whole Country Join Movement to Outlaw Gas Guzzlers

    Two European Cities and a Whole Country Join Movement to Outlaw Gas Guzzlers

    The movement to ban the internal combustion engine is growing. The European cities of Paris, Oxford, as well as the whole of the Netherlands, have recently announced separate proposals to phase out cars powered by fossil fuels. France and Britain already have plans to ban diesel- and gasoline-powered cars by 2040, but cities within the […]

    Why Going 100% Electric in California Isn’t as Crazy as It Might Seem

    Why Going 100% Electric in California Isn’t as Crazy as It Might Seem

    By Don Anair California’s top air pollution regulator, Mary Nichols, made headlines last week after making comments to a Bloomberg reporter about the possibility of banning gasoline cars in California. Shortly after that, California Assembly member Phil Ting announced he would introduce state legislation to do just that. Skeptics may raise their eyebrows, but if […]

    GM, Ford Announce Major Electric Vehicle Plans

    GM, Ford Announce Major Electric Vehicle Plans

    Two of the world’s largest auto companies announced major strides this week in their development of electric vehicles, marking the latest milestone in a significant shift towards EVs in the automobile industry. On Monday, General Motors unveiled plans to roll out 20 new entirely electric car models by 2023, with two of the new EVs […]