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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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and ozone deaths, associated mortality rates, and population in G20 economies in 2015. and ozone worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015, equivalent to 11.7% million years of life lost and approximately $1 trillion (2015 US$) in health damages globally in 2015. and ozone deaths in 2015, broken out by subsector.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”. In France, which liberalized the taxi market in 2015, the number of reported PHV drivers doubled in three years (from more than 15,000 in 2016 to 30,000 in 2019). Uber’s CEO tells us they ‘do the right thing, period.’

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Total new car sales in Europe drop 2% in July; SUV sales up 12.5%

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While Spain, Italy and the UK all posted modest growth in July, this could not fully compensate for the declines seen in France and Germany. Overall registrations for the month totalled 836,431 units, down from 853,701 units in July 2015. This slowdown is partly due to July 2016 having two fewer working days compared to July 2015.

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Toray to acquire European carbon fiber fabric and pre-preg business

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Toray will take over the assets of Saati’s plant in Legnano in January 2015, which would start operation as Composite Materials (Italy) S.r.l., (CIT), The acquisition of CIT is part of this strategy, and Toray aims to expand and advance its Carbon Fiber Composite Materials Business through enhancing its supply chain.

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FCA, IVECO and Snam sign MoU for development of natural gas as an environmentally friendly vehicle fuel

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The MoU was signed in the presence of Italy’s Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio, and is part of a wider set of initiatives to promote sustainable mobility.

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Lamborghini outlines massive $1.8 billion plan to shift to electrification

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Known as “Direzione Cour Tauri,” or “Towards Cor Tauri,” the roadmap shows how the Italian automaker plans to begin electrifying its fleet by utilizing its carbon-neutral site at Sant’Agata Bolognese in Northern Italy. The site has been free of CO2 emissions since 2015 and is the location of the Lamborghini Museum.

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Alcoa to close or curtail 164,000 tonnes of aluminum smelting capacity

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Alcoa will close or curtail 164,000 tonnes (mt) of smelting capacity in the United States and Brazil as part of its smelting capacity review announced in May. In addition, the Company permanently closed its Fusina, Italy smelter representing 44,000 mt that was not part of the May review.

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