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Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

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With the first-ever EU emission standards for trucks agreed, we are completing the legal framework to reach the European target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030. The European Parliament and Council have reached an ambitious and balanced agreement.

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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. There seem to be two distinct markets in Europe, the EEA suggested, with older EU Member States buying significantly more efficient models compared to newer members.' People in Malta, Denmark and Greece bought the lightest models on average.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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Cutting HFCs, black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and methane can buy us about 40 years before we approach the dangerous threshold of 2°C warming. —co-author We have to take advantage of the proven ability of this legally binding treaty to quickly phase down HFCs. —Dr. The Montreal Protocol is critical for avoiding abrupt climate change.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

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Since 1st July 2019, it has been a legal requirement for new EVs to be fitted with noise-making devices behind the bumpers. That rapid blast of acceleration produces a grand total of 0g/km CO2 emissions. A similar performance saloon car with a sub-5 second 0-60 time emits CO2 in the region of 225g/km. Batteries to ICEs.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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The CO2-free sorbent can be re-used for many adsorption/desorption cycles. We don’t have to wait for everyone to buy an EV or hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. During adsorption, atmospheric CO 2 is chemically bound to the sorbent’s surface. Its chemical properties allow it to be blended in any ratio with fossil diesel—i.e.,

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

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Even with CO2 levels well past the safe point of 350ppm and rising ever more dangerously , old school, baggy pants vaudevillian GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, known throughout the auto biz as “Rhymes with Nutz and Putz&# says, “We can meet the law, but it’s going to take a lot of money.&#. .

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