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Feel free to promote far and wide. Intended for a non-expert audience (my goal is to get a spot in the sequel to this blockbuster). If you don't like QR codes, you can register here.
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New York City will implement its first congestion charge program by the end of 2023… perhaps. The charge was passed in 2019 but has faced delays until present. Unsurprisingly, New Yorkers don't love it… but it will grow on them (if you'll forgive my out of sample prediction). The figure below reports percent of residents…
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From NPR on February 8th (Residents can return home after crews burned chemicals in derailed tanker cars): "About 50 cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash Friday night on the edge of East Palestine. Federal investigators say a mechanical issue with a rail car axle caused the derailment." The derailed cars…
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From the WSJ (EVs Made Up 10% of All New Cars Sold Last Year): Electric-vehicle sales crossed a global milestone last year, achieving around 10% market share for the first time, driven mainly by strong growth in China and Europe, according to fresh data and estimates. While EVs still make up a fraction of car…
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My knee jerk reaction was faux anger — everything Pruitt seems to reek and the 2012 standards were supported by benefit-cost analysis (1, 2). But for some reason I decided to wait and see what someone who know more about this issue (i.e., someone at RFF) had to say. I'm glad I did as Virginia McConnell…
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Hey, ignoring the potential for climate change doesn't make me look like a complete idiot (Trump's infrastructure …)! Since the beginning of his administration, Mr. Trump and his appointees have steadily worked to roll back climate change regulations. Mr. Trump’s E.P.A. chief, Scott Pruitt, has taken the lead role in the administration’s efforts to undo…
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While the efficiency of a higher gas tax is well-known, one can only imagine the laughter emitting from the oval office after the "transportation group" packed up their proposal and left: President Trump on Monday said that he is open to raising the gas tax to help pay for infrastructure projects. In an interview with Bloomberg…
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Maximilian Auffhammer at the Energy Institute at Haas blog: Maybe the most significant development is President Trump’s call for a review of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which were updated under the Obama Administration requiring the auto industry to deliver a fleet average of at least 54.5 mpg by 2025. This means that the…
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To appreciate challenge of decarbonizing transport, see: 16 yrs since intro, hybrids are just 2% US auto sales – and falling from 2013 peak. pic.twitter.com/aFAYIEnbtO — Teryn Norris (@TerynNorris) January 13, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
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