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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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He has been Head of the Design Department at Porsche AG since 2004 and was also given responsibility for styling the 2007 Porsche Cayenne, the Panamera and the 918 Spyder. He moved to Saab as Executive Director Design in 2000 and was also given responsibility for Advanced Design at General Motors Europe in 2003.

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OECD countries invest on average around 1% of GDP on road and rail infrastructure

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Since 2007, however, Greece and Portugal have converged closer to the WEC average, investments declining to around 1.0% The share of investment in Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs), which until 2002 had remained at around 1.0% Data for North America also show a constant GDP share (0.6%), below the OECD average.

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EU publishes new common noise assessment methods

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Environment Commissioner Janez Poto?nik. The Environmental Noise Directive, introduced in 2002, requires Member States to determine the exposure to environmental noise through strategic noise mapping and elaborate action plans for noise reduction. This is one of the elements in a more systematic approach to tackling noise.

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GAIN Report: Japan Focusing on Cellulosic Biofuels

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Japan introduced its first biofuel plan in 2002, based on four principles: 1) Preventing global warming; 2) Formulating a recycling society; 3) Nurturing strategic industry, and 4) Revitalizing rural communities. billion gallons US) of biofuels domestically by around 2030 if appropriate technical development is achieved.

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Annual Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Halved in 2008; Decrease in Fossil Oil Consumption, Increase in Renewables Share

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Since 2002, the average annual increase was almost 4%. In particular in the US, where gasoline prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008 compared to 2007 levels, oil consumption dropped 7% decrease. In China, oil consumption increased by 3% in 2008, according to BP data, which was down from 5% in 2007 and 8%, on average, since 2001.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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New Report Concludes That Real Costs of Adapting to Climate Change Will Likely Be At Least 2-3X Greater Than Current Estimates

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Parry co-chaired the IPCC working group on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation between 2002 and 2008. Considering research on sea level rise published since the 2007 IPCC report, and including storms, the new report suggests costs could be about three times greater than predicted.