Posted by Simon Mui in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
(Note, this is a joint blog with Gillian McEachern, Manager of Environmental Defense's Climate and Energy Program) Today Environmental Defence Canada and NRDC are releasing a comparison of the low carbon fuel standards (LCFS) of California and British Columbia. The verdict? BC’s is a...
Posted by Simon Mui in Solving Global Warming
On Thursday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB), exercising abundant caution, decided to delay requirements to implement so-called “Cool Cars” technologies, choosing instead to fold the rule later into its more comprehensive vehicle climate change program (known as the Pavley standards)...
Posted by Simon Mui in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Automakers are in a competitive race to bring more fuel-saving, low polluting choices to all consumers. CEOs like Carlos Ghosn of Nissan and investors like Warren Buffet are increasingly placing their bets on electric drive technologies. These investments, along with...
Posted by Simon Mui in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Today, a coalition of major leaders from industry -- including PG&E, Nissan, and FedEx -- released a roadmap outlining how to significantly reduce our oil dependence by electrifying the transportation sector. The Electrification Coalition - comprised of thirteen heads of...
