Michael P. Walsh 3105 N. Dinwiddie Street Arlington, Virginia 22207 USA Phone: (703) 241-1297 E-Mail [email protected] [email protected] http://walshcarlines.com CAR LINES ISSUE 2020 3 MARCH 2020 EUROPE ....................................................................................................................................4 1. Europe Moving Aggressively Toward Electrification ........................................................ 4 Subsidies And Tax Breaks Key To EV Take-Up, Says Study ............................................... 4 Britain To Ban The Sale Of New Gas, Diesel And Hybrid Cars From 2035 ........................... 4 Race Underway to Dominate Car Battery Production ........................................................... 5 Norway Is The Country With The Most EV Fast Charge Points Per 100km Motorway .......... 7 Fossil Fuel Sales Plummet 40% In Sweden As EVs Gain Over 30% Market Share .............. 7 UK Diesel Car Sales Fall The Most In 20 Years As Sector Bemoans 2035 Ban ................... 9 EV, Hybrid Sales Soar In French Market Down 13% In January ........................................... 9 EU To Support Electric Charging Infrastructure For Trucks .................................................10 Rise Of Bioethanol-Powered Vehicles Raises Environmental Questions .............................11 2. European Union Continues To Phase-Down Its Use Of Climate-Warming F-Gases .......11 3. Volkswagen Offers 830 Million Euros To Compensate German Buyers..........................12 4. VW to Hire ‘Aggressive’ Climate Activist to Scrutinize Policies .......................................13 5. Daimler’s Profit Slump Pushes It to Slash Dividend ........................................................13 6. Car Emissions Rising in Switzerland Due To Imported Guzzlers, Says Report ...............14 7. Western Balkans Now Air Pollution Hotspot In Europe ...................................................15 8. Serbs Protest for Clean Air After Topping Pollution Death List .......................................16 9. German Government Urges EU To Not Tighten Vehicle Emissions Limits .....................16 10. Reducing Gas Emissions Could Have Long Term Economic Benefits ............................17 11. EU Major Contributor To Global CO2 Emissions Flattening In 2019 ...............................19 12. EEA Explains Why Europe Needs To Limit Climate Change And Adapt To Its Impacts ..19 13. Commission Urges Eight Countries To Submit National Climate Plans ..........................21 14. French Experience Shows Why Governments Shouldn’t Fear a Carbon Tax .................21 NORTH AMERICA ....................................................................................................................22 15. Latest Developments in Trump’s Auto GHG Rollback .....................................................22 U.S. Ends Antitrust Probe Of Four Automakers Over California Emissions Deal .................22 California Uses Privacy Agreement To Shield Talks With Automakers ................................24 Trump’s Path to Weaken GHG Rules Seemingly Runs Into A Wall .....................................24 1 Groups Fear Vehicle Rollback Could Harm Road Projects’ ‘Conformity’ ..............................27 Rhodium Group Sees ‘Significant’ GHG Impacts Of Auto Rollback .....................................29 U.S. Emissions to Rise In 2030s Due to Gasoline Consumption: EIA ..................................30 District Court Pauses DOT Auto GHG Preemption Suit .......................................................30 16. JP Morgan Economists Warn Of 'Catastrophic' Climate Change ....................................31 17. Senate Democrats Give EPA Lead Role In Achieving Net-Zero GHG Goal ....................32 18. Oregon's EV Rebate Program Running Again For Lower-Income Car Buyers ................33 19. ICCT: Lack of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations a Growing Concern ............................34 20. CARB Plans Tougher Truck ZEV Rule ...........................................................................35 21. States Urge EPA To Impose Deep Truck NOx Cuts; Industry Concerned About Costs ..38 22. CARB Urges EPA To Align Truck NOx Program With Its Strict Standards ......................40 23. BYD Cooperates With Los Angeles City To Build Green Dream .....................................42 24. Mexico Ratifies Rule Requiring Trucks, Buses to Run on Cleaner Diesel .......................43 25. Canada Environment Agency Examining Ford Emissions Certification ...........................44 26. White House’s Plan To Scale Back NEPA Policy Faces Growing Criticism ....................44 27. Bosch to Pay Diesel Deal Cash to Delaware Over Software ...........................................46 28. Kohler Pays $20 Million to Resolve Clean Air Claims Over Engines ...............................46 29. Massachusetts Senate Approves "Net-Zero" Environmental Bills ...................................47 30. Judge Finds EPA’s Science Advisor Policy Violates APA ...............................................48 31. Judges at Court of Appeals Also Grapple with Trump EPA Policy on Science Advisers .50 32. Wheeler ‘Surprised’ By Opposition To EPA Science Transparency Rule ........................51 33. NAAQS Process Moving Toward Retaining Current Standards in Spite of New Data .....52 EPA Plans To Retain PM NAAQS, Ignoring Staff Call For Stricter Standard .......................52 EPA Staff Rejects CASAC Criticisms Of Call For Tightening PM2.5 NAAQS.......................53 Divided CASAC Endorses Retaining Ozone NAAQS Despite Risk Concerns ......................55 Mortality Studies Bolster Case For Stricter PM2.5, Ozone NAAQS .....................................57 34. EPA Given ‘Room To Roam’ On Enforcing Aftermarket Parts Air Violations ...................58 35. Diesel Brothers Lose Bid For Settlement Conference Over Defeat Devices ...................61 36. Powell Says Fed Is Likely to Join Group of Green Central Banks ...................................62 37. CARB’s Nichols Touts Bloomberg’s Climate Track Record.............................................63 38. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose 3% in 2018, EPA Says .............................................64 39. Trump Reportedly to Reduce Biofuel Waivers for Refineries on Court Ruling .................64 40. Carper, Whitehouse Seek Answers On EPA Treatment Of State Representatives .........66 41. Justice Seeks More Money to Defend Trump Environmental Policies ............................67 42. Top Research Facility Finds California’s 2045 CO2-Neutral Goal Achievable.................67 43. BP Quits Three Oil Lobby Groups on Differing Climate Policy ........................................68 ASIA PACIFIC ..........................................................................................................................69 44. Beijing Outlines 2020 Plans To Improve Air Quality; New Energy Vehicles Critical ........69 45. Beijing Suffering Poor Air Despite Coronavirus Slowdown .............................................70 46. China’s Anti-Smog Policies This Winter No Longer One Size Fits All .............................71 47. China Auto Sales, Dampened By Viral Outbreak, May Fall 10% In First Half .................73 48. Prolonged Viral Outbreak Could Put Big Dent In China's Q1 Output...............................75 49. China’s Passenger Car Market May Be Stalled For Years Some Predict ........................75 50. China Considers Extending EV Subsidies As Sales Slump ............................................77 51. China Suspends National Rollout Of Ethanol Mandate ...................................................78 52. General Motors Launches New Electric Vehicle In China ...............................................79 53. China Clears Air to Leave India As Unrivaled Smog Hotspot ..........................................79 54. Dhaka Air Quality Reaches Hazardous Levels ...............................................................80 55. Electric Vehicle Sales Triple In Australia As Sales Of Combustion Engine Cars Fall 8% 81 56. Low-Emission Vehicle Subsidy Scheme Blocked By NZ First .........................................82 2 57. China Virus Outbreak Threatens To Hit India’s Transition To BS-VI Norms ....................83 58. All-Electric Scooters Coming to Indian Market ................................................................83 59. More Than 200 Vehicles Ordered Off Bangkok's Roads Over Emissions .......................86 SOUTH AMERICA ....................................................................................................................86 60. ICCT Issues Policy Update On Brazil’s Emission Standards For Light-Duty Vehicles .....87 MIDDLE EAST ..........................................................................................................................87 61. Air Pollution Kills 30,000 People in Iran Annually ............................................................87 62. Cairo Car Drivers Exposed To Dangerous Levels Of Pollution, New Study Finds ...........88 63. Red Sea Huge Source Of Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gases — Study ............................89 AFRICA ....................................................................................................................................90 64. Climate: Locusts Destroy Livelihoods In Kenya; ‘Biggest Threat Yet To Come’ ..............90 65. ECOWAS Sets New Standards For Fuel, Used Vehicle Imports ....................................92 66. Campaigners Urge African