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EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020

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The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the CO 2 emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. According to the EEA’s provisional data, the average emissions of new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom in 2020 were 107.8

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Volkswagen, Land Rover, among those paying millions in fines for missing CO2 targets

Electrek

European automakers including Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover had to pay $552 million in fines for missing CO2 emission targets in 2020, the first year new regulations were put in place, according to a new report.

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Researchers develop titanium and copper heterostructured photocatalyst for conversion of CO2 into CH4

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The escalating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the consequent acceleration of climate change are alarming, and it has proven challenging to find feasible ways to actively reduce the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. —Prof In. 2020.119344.

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EEA final data shows average car CO2 emissions in Europe kept increasing in 2019

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Although this is below the EU fleet-wide target of 130 g CO 2 /km set for the period 2015-2019, it is well above the 2021 target of 95 g CO 2 /km, phased-in in 2020. CO2/km, which is about 7 % above the 2020 target of 147 g CO 2 /km. Electric vehicles constituted 3.5% of new car registrations in 2019. CO 2 /tkm (i.e.

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Coal rebound: Global CO2 emissions were at a record high in 2021

Green Car Reports

The increase in global CO2 emissions was the largest in history in absolute terms, more than offsetting 2020's pandemic-induced declines.

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EIA expects 7% increase in US energy-sector CO2 emissions as economic activity increases during 2021

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After decreasing by 11% in 2020, US energy-related CO 2 emissions will increase by 7% to reach 4.9 Despite significant growth in energy-related CO2 emissions as the U.S. billion metric tons this year. economy opens up, we don’t see these emissions returning to pre-pandemic levels, at least in the short term.

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Car CO2 Emissions Fall Sharply in Response to EU Targets

CleanTechnica EVs

By Eoin Bannon Official new data from the EU’s environmental watchdog (EEA) shows that the CO2 emissions of new cars decreased by 12% in 2020 to 107.8 grams of CO2 per km. Transport & Environment (T&E) said the sharp drop showed that ambitious EU car CO2 targets do spur carmakers to reduce their […].

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