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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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Rather than creating low-carbon pathways at a national level, we need a pathway for each city. The research was funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). —Prof Guan. Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan, Klaus Hubacek, Bo Zheng, Steven J.

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ITF launches global initiative to decarbonize transport

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The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD has launched a major global initiative towards carbon-free transport. Transport activity currently contributes 23% of global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with the share expected to rise. It is now up to the transport sector to demonstrate how carbon-free mobility can be achieved.

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

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“At Breathe our mission is to provide large scale Electric-Vehicles-as-a-Service offerings and we are excited to be starting with sustainable, flexible and affordable vehicle subscription options for London’s private hire market,” commented Jeff Davis, Director of Breathe. “We Breathe with Tesla Model 3s.

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£11m to protect our seas from CO2 emissons

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Ocean acidity, caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the sea, has risen 30 per cent in the last 200 years, faster than any time in the last 65 million years, with serious implications for sealife and our climate, according to a new report. Tags: Green credentials 11m climate change co2 emissions Defra.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Conversion Of CO2 To Chemicals, $250,000. Marrone Bio Innovations (Davis, California). Argonne National Laboratory.

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Will the scrappage extension do any good? The Green Piece

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That was the damning verdict of Andrew Davis, director of the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) as he deemed the extension to be “environmentally short-sighted” (see article ). How the environment can benefit. What’s more is that because the new car is generally small, the average CO2 emissions are comparatively low – 131.8g/km

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Jaguar boasts ultimate luxury green car

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The award recognises Jaguar’s efforts in lowering carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fuel consumption as well as presenting advantages to customers. According to Andrew Davis, director of the ETA, the XJ “consistently outperforms its rivals in the luxury class&#.