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How NYC’s upcoming congestion pricing program will reduce traffic — and cut carbon

A new report analyzes potential fee structures and shows how they would affect traffic, transit, and emissions. Quelle: https://grist.org/transportation/how-nycs-new-congestion-pricing-system-will-reduce-traffic-and-cut-carbon/...

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Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly

Carbon dioxide emissions aren’t the only way aviation warms the planet. Exhaust contains a host of polluting particles, from soot…

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Saying goodbye to the dangerous, alluring scent of gasoline

Electric vehicle makers are grappling with our olfactory attachment to the fuel. Quelle: https://grist.org/culture/smell-gasoline-perfume-electric-vehicle-senses/...

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Texas is skirting federal environmental law to push for highway expansion

The state department of transportation says many of its highway projects have “no significant impact.” Quelle: https://grist.org/transportation/texas-is-skirting-federal-environmental-law-to-push-for-highway-expansion/...

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California lawmakers are ready to decarbonize the shipping industry. The technology isn’t there yet.

Experts say getting to net-zero will require more research and government support. Quelle: https://grist.org/energy/california-lawmakers-are-ready-to-decarbonize-the-shipping-industry-the-technology-isnt-there-yet/...

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Americans are coming around on electric cars

More than a third said they'd consider buying or leasing an EV. Quelle: https://grist.org/cities/numbers-americans-want-drive-ev-rises/...

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The push to ban new gas stations is coming to Los Angeles

LA, the capital of car culture, could be the first big city to enact such a ban. Quelle: https://grist.org/transportation/the-push-to-ban-new-gas-stations-is-coming-to-los-angeles/...

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Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show

In part because of the increasing weight of cars, toxic particles from tires are almost 2,000 times worse than from…

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In Hawaii, youth are suing over climate inaction

They're targeting the state's biggest emitter, the transportation sector. Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/hawaii-youth-climate-lawsuit-filed-climate-inaction/...

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The mental block preventing people from buying electric vehicles

A new study found people greatly underestimate how many of their daily tasks an EV could support. Quelle: https://grist.org/technology/the-mental-block-preventing-people-from-buying-electric-vehicles/...

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