Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2010
The report’s findings for the period 1997–2007 present a mixed picture, with some improvements in air pollutants and serious concerns regarding persistent growth in transport’s greenhouse gas emissions. Over the last ten years we have concentrated on measures to improve mobility whilst decoupling transport emissions from economic growth.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2009
Emissions of GHG have increased by 26% (EU-15) or 180 million tonnes between 1990 and 2006, excluding international aviation and marine transport—an amount larger than the entire annual national emissions for 2006 from Belgium (132 million tonnes) or Romania (157 million tonnes). Air pollution.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. Belgium / 148 / 153 / 5. Latvia / 181 / 183. Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007. Ranking in 2008.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2009
The European Community’s air pollutant emission inventory report released by the European Environment Agency finds that in 2007, sulphur oxides (SO x ) emissions were down by 72 % from 1990 levels. EU-27 emissions of all four pollutants were lower in 2007 than in 2006.
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2013
However, it is important to note that diesel cars emit higher levels of some air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, compared to gasoline-driven equivalents. Hungary and Belgium were the only two EU Member States where cars sold in 2012 were on average less efficient than those sold the year before.
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