Transport

Analysis of heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency technology uptake in California and Canada

This study analyzes policies that California, the United States, and Canada have enacted to promote reduced GHG emissions from heavy-duty trucks, how these policies have impacted technology deployment, and lessons that Canada can take as it evaluates policy options to accelerate the deployment of fuel- and GHG-reduction technologies in its truck

Publication Date: 
22/04/2021
Ben Sharpe, Dave Schaller
International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
Tags:
Heavy Duty Vehicle, Fuel Efficiency, Vehicle Technology, Green House Gases, California, Canada, United States Of America (US)
Energy

Renewables Continue to Break Records Despite COVID-19 Impacts

Even as the global economy has been locked down by the COVID-19 pandemic, May 2020 saw the renewable energy and storage sectors continue to achieve new record-breaking milestones. Stranded asset risks for the coal-fired power sector continue to grow as a result, sending global capital fleeing for the exits.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2020
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Tags:
Global, Renewable Energy, California, European Union (EU), Mexico, Coronavirus
Health

COVID-19 Infection Prevention for Agricultural Employers and Employees

California employers are required to establish and implement an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) to protect employees from all work site hazards, including infectious diseases.

Publication Date: 
06/04/2020
California Department of Industrial Relations
Tags:
Coronavirus, Respiratory Diseases, California, Agricultural Systems, Workers
Air Pollution

Preterm birth among infants exposed to in utero ultrafine particles from aircraft emissions

Ambient air pollution is a known risk factor for adverse birth outcomes, but the role of ultrafine particles (UFPs) is not well understood. Aircraft-origin UFPs adversely affect air quality over large residential areas downwind of airports, but their reproductive health burden remains uninvestigated.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2020
Sam E. Wing, Timothy V. Larson, Neelakshi Hudda & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, Air Transport, Child Health, Research, California, United States Of America (US)
Natural Disasters

Shaken communities take stock of damage after Southern California quakes

High desert communities in Southern California on Saturday assessed damage and braced for potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that shook buildings, ruptured gas lines and spar

Publication Date: 
08/07/2019
Reuters
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, California, United States Of America (US), Disaster Management
Air Pollution

Report says 6 billion people regularly inhaling polluted air

GENEVA, Switzerland - Shifting to renewable energy could save up to 150 million lives by the end of the century.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2019
Big News Network
Tags:
Air Pollution, Global, Indonesia, Indoor Air Pollution, India, Europe, Urban Air Quality, United States Of America (US), China, California, UNEP
Health

California Sues Trump Administration to Block Restrictions to Family Planning Program

LOS ANGELES — Once again taking aim at President Trump, California on Monday filed its 47th lawsuit against the administration, this time to block a move that would effectively strip millions of fe

Publication Date: 
04/03/2019
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
California, Family Planning, Health Care
Natural Disasters

River flood swamps 2,000 buildings in Northern California

A rain-swollen river in Northern California flooded about 2,000 homes and businesses on Wednesday along a valley famous for its wineries and left residents of one town stranded by high waters, offi

Publication Date: 
01/03/2019
Reuters
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Floods, California, United States Of America (US)
Natural Disasters

Worst flooding in decades turns California town into island

The worst flooding in over 20 years turned the Northern California community of Guerneville into an island on Wednesday after authorities ordered thousands of residents to get out or risk being str

Publication Date: 
28/02/2019
Reuters
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Floods, California, United States Of America (US), Rainfall
Climate Change

Americans’ climate change concerns surge to record levels, poll shows

Americans’ concerns about climate change have surged to record levels, new polling shows, following a year marked by devastating storms, wildfires and increasingly dire warnings from scientists.

Publication Date: 
23/01/2019
Guardian
Tags:
Climate Change, Global Warming, United States Of America (US), Forest Fires, California, Hurricanes

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