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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. The total volume measured in tonne-kilometers for EU Member States increased by 35% (650 million tonne-km) between 1996 and 2006. The number of kilometers travelled by passengers in EEA member countries grew by 1% (equivalent to 65 million kilometers) in 2006.

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Emissions study suggests E10 + renewable hydrocarbons a high bioenergy alternative for conventional cars

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The MPFI and DISI cars were model year 2010; the FFV car was model year 2006. Tests were conducted on a chassis dynamometer in a climatic test cell at ?7 Fuels were match-blended using fossil gasoline refinery components and gasoline biocomponents. 7 °C using a driving cycle according to the Directive 70/220/EEC and its amendments.

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EEA finds only mixed progress for Europe’s transport sector in meeting environment, climate goals; GHG emissions up 25% since 1990

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g CO 2 /km, the smallest annual decrease since 2006. Three Member States (Austria, Finland and Sweden) have already reached the 10 % goal. The 2015 target of 130 g CO 2 /km was already met in 2013, 2 years before the deadline. In 2016, average emissions decreased by 1.5 Monitoring of CO 2 emissions from new vans started in 2012.

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Current climate policies destined for ‘imminent failure’

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Current climate change policies which focus on overall carbon emissions are failing and should be abandoned, a consortium of research institutes concludes. The paper’s twelve co-authors come from leading research institutes in Europe (England, Germany, Finland), North America (Canada, USA) and Asia (Australia, Japan).

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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EU countries with CO 2 -based taxation policies by year since 2006. By April last year, sixteen Member States had CO 2 -related taxation, up from fourteen in 2008, eleven in 2007 and nine in 2006. Cars with emission above 160 gCO 2 /km accounted for 23% of the market, compared to 39% in 2006 and to 80% in 1995. Data: ACEA.

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