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

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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 The provisional data are available through the EEA’s data viewer on CO 2 emissions of new cars and new vans. This was 14.5 in 2019 to about 2.3%

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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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United Kingdom ? The three countries that do not apply CO2-based taxation are Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. The Tax Guide also shows that stimuli for electrically-chargeable cars are available in 24 out of the 27 EU states now. Most countries grant only tax reductions or exemptions.

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100 Tesla Model 3 vehicles offered to private hire drivers in London

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For instance, in December 2020, nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah became the first person in the United Kingdom whose cause of death was listed as “air pollution,” thanks to her mother’s efforts. Hertz’s Tesla order for 100k vehicles included Model Ys, which will be available in late April. Breathe with Tesla Model 3s.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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The approach used in this report, based on marginal abatement cost, is based on the existing approach used for public policy appraisal in the United Kingdom. Countries such as Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, where a high number of large facilities are located, contribute the most to the total damage costs.

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UK Department For Transport Study on Light Goods Vehicle CO2 Concludes that Potential CO2 Reduction from Low-Carbon Technologies Within 5 Years is Quite Low, But Much Larger by 2020

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The work program of the study comprised 8 tasks: A review of the available data on lading factor and average load for vans in the United Kingdom. A review of the available data on the impact of tire pressure monitoring systems and low rolling resistance tires.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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The technology is ready and available to make this transition in the light vehicle fleet. By using these standards, we can better access vehicles manufactured in and for the United Kingdom, a far larger right-hand-drive EV market. We encourage New Zealand to be ambitious when setting future emissions standards from 2025.

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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

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This includes the estimates in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment, which were based on the best available evidence and analysis at that time. —co-author Professor Piers Forster from the University of Leeds’s School of Earth and Environment in the United Kingdom.