Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 1, 2024
To increase the global warming benefits of electrification and significantly reduce air pollution, electricity must be generated from renewable sources. Wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy already make up more than 20 percent of our electricity today, and in the study this portion grows to more than 90 percent in 2050.
Legal Planet
MARCH 3, 2022
They are also disproportionate sources of air pollution. Biofuels are a possibility, although in the long run they are more needed for planes and ships. A quarter of carbon emissions from transportation come from heavy-duty trucks. Addressing these emissions will be challenging and will require a multi-prong strategy.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Tailpipes from our cars, trucks and buses are also a major source of toxic local air pollution that disproportionately harms overburdened and underserved communities. An average global temperature change greater than 1.5 Reducing emissions from our vehicles is a huge part of this.
HumanNature
DECEMBER 19, 2023
For context, the perennial problem in designing novel chemical materials, like new biofuels or energy storage materials for batteries, is one of scale. To illustrate this, let’s consider designing a novel biofuel blend to replace diesel. At the same time, we’d like for it to produce less soot, and thus, less air pollution.
Earthava
MAY 17, 2021
Moreover, electric vehicles don’t produce any harmful emissions, reducing the air pollutants in cities significantly. A great example is a biofuel. These biofuels also produce fewer air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, air toxics, and sulphur dioxide, among others.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
Thanks largely to the Clean Air Act, new passenger vehicles are 98 to 99 percent cleaner than they were 60 years ago when it comes to most tailpipe pollutants, including hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and fine particulate matter. Even so, cars and trucks are still making us sick—and killing us.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 12, 2024
In the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Shell funding will help to assess Pennsylvania’s role as an energy producer in the Northeast, focusing on the demand for natural gas and the potential of renewables and biofuels as the Commonwealth explores a future of net-zero carbon emissions that also allows for economic vitality.
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