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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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in 2008, against 3.3% Global CO2 emissions increased from 15.3 billion tonnes in 2008. Global CO2 emissions increased from 15.3 billion tonnes in 2008. In particular in the US, where gasoline prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008 compared to 2007 levels, oil consumption dropped 7% decrease.

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Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

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Global emissions of CO 2 increased by 3% last year, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO 2 emissions”, released by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). The United States remain one of the largest emitters of CO2, with 17.3 tonnes per capita.

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China and India Nullify Global Reduction in CO2 Emissions in 2009

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This according to calculations in the report “No growth in total global CO 2 emissions in 2009”, published by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). tonnes per person and in China this was 6 tonnes, compared with 10 tonnes per person in the Netherlands and 17 tonnes in the United States. Source: PBL. Click to enlarge.

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Scania finds driving with two full length trailers cuts fuel consumption by 30%

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Scania gathered data while transporting materials under realistic operating conditions between its production units in Södertälje, Sweden and Zwolle in the Netherlands. Another step is now being taken to show how heavy vehicles can reduce climate emissions to 20 grams per tonne-kilometer.

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. in the last two decades, 2 %20emissions%20report%20-%2021%20Sept.pdf">according to the newly published report “Long-term trend in global CO 2 emissions,” prepared by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.

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Annual increases in CO2 slows down

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With oil prices surging in the summer of 2008, the annual increase in global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from oil, coal, gas and cement production appear to have halved according to preliminary estimates by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. per cent in 2008, compared to 3.3 per cent in 2007.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. . League table results: Ranking 2008. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007.

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