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EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

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in 2017, according to latest official data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). According to the EEA’s Annual European Union greenhouse gas inventory 1990-2017 and inventory report 2019 , total greenhouse gas emissions (including international aviation) rose by 0.7% in 2017 compared with 2016. Source: EEA.

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EEA report finds most Europeans in cities still exposed to levels of air pollution exceeding WHO guidelines

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The new EEA analysis is based on the latest official air quality data from more than 4,000 monitoring stations across Europe in 2017. Among the findings: Concentrations of particulate matter (PM) continued to exceed the EU limit values and the WHO AQGs in large parts of Europe in 2017. For PM with a diameter of 10 ?m

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Mitsubishi Motors to supply 635 Outlander PHEVs to National Police of Ukraine

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These vehicles are to be delivered around July 2017. As part of its policy to reduce CO 2 and greenhouse gas emissions using the Green Investment Scheme under the Kyoto Protocol, the Ukrainian government will use the Outlander PHEVs as police vehicles. Mitsubishi has extensively revised the Outlander PHEV for 2017.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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We are no longer alone,” is how President Volodimir Zelenskyy put it on Wednesday , declaring Ukraine part of the "energy Eurozone." Synchronization with the European grid marked a hasty culmination of a process that began in 2017 and was expected to take at least another year. ius told IEEE Spectrum yesterday.

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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In part, this increasing mileage reflected the growing popularity of four-cylinder vehicles. In part, this increasing gas mileage reflects the decision of automakers to improve the fuel economy of ‘new series’ vehicles—those with significant design changes. l/100 km) fell from 70 to 44%. l/100 km) fell from 15 to 3.

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