Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits carcinogens, nitrous oxides, and soot. Older models don’t even have the emission-control features that newer ones do. To reduce emissions, diesel vehicles use filters that catch exhaust particles and other contaminants.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
Comparison of surface temperature projections from the high-end emissions scenario, without carbon cycle feedbacks. F) rise in global temperatures if the current high emissions of greenhouse gasses continue. F) rise in global temperatures if the current high emissions of greenhouse gasses continue. Source: Met Office.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Alchemie’s machines dye cotton using 95 percent less water and 70 percent less energy. They dye polyester using 95 percent less water and 85 percent less energy. They dye polyester using 95 percent less water and 85 percent less energy.
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2011
Asia’s long-term competitiveness will depend heavily on how it controls the intensity of its resource use, including water and food, and manages its carbon footprint. For example, half of all Asians live without basic sanitation while 900 million people in the region have no access to electricity. Energy consumption. —Asia 2050.
Green Car Congress
JULY 15, 2010
The rise—which may aggravate monsoon flooding in Bangladesh and India—could have future impacts on both regional and global climate. degrees Celsius, in the past 50 years, primarily because of human-generated emissions in greenhouses gases. The Indo-Pacific warm pool. Credit: NASA. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2010
The glacial melt feeds rivers in China and throughout the Indian subcontinent and provide fresh water to more than one billion people. Menon’s study also found that black carbon affects precipitation and is a major factor in triggering extreme weather in eastern India and Bangladesh, where cyclones, hurricanes and flooding are common.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 24, 2018
In general, high scorers exhibit long-standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity. India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five.
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