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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Uber’s CEO tells us they ‘do the right thing, period.’ That’s the right thing to do, full stop.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota established the annual program in 2000 in commemoration of Toyota’s receipt of the Global 500 Award in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); this year marks the program’s 18 th year. This year’s theme will be “Biodiversity Conservation” or “Climate Change”. Climate Change. Climate Change.

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Give Me A #BreakFreeLA & Then Give Me 100% Renewables RIGHT NOW

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.” He always was so ahead of the curve… Like I say, I live in Torrance, home of the exploding Exxon Mobil refinery where our Air Quality Management District just gave the refinery operators exemptions to exceed pollution limits while they restart the aging climate wrecker back up. .

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12 Environmental Organizations Urge Closing of Potential Tar Sands Loophole in EU Draft Fuel Quality Directive

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While such reporting will inevitably be incomplete in the beginning, they said, it needs to start now in order to create the necessary transparency for future reviews of the law.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment. Since September 2017, a new test procedure, the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), has to be followed for new vehicle types. —Uwe Tietge.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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US customers participate through the Web-based, mobile-friendly software of ride-share company Getaround, while London drivers connect through a similar rental system of easyCar Club. InfoCycle: Research as to how bicycles can be best used in urban environments. They did not want to be picked up at their homes.).

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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This scenario assumes a full global consensus for action on climate change. G20 countries build a generous Green Climate Fund, well above the $100-billion-a-year goal in the Paris climate agreement. The result is a win–win for climate and security. Big green deal. ?This Geopolitical friction is low. Business as usual.

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