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Audi to compete with hybrid drive at Le Mans for the first time; prototype to be presented at end of February

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Audi plans to field additional cars at selected races such as the 12-hour race at Sebring (USA) and in the 6-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) which doubles as a dress rehearsal for Le Mans for the Audi squad. Audi has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans a total of ten times since the year 2000.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. Tropical peatlands cover more than 25 Mha in Southeast Asia and are estimated to contain around 70 Gt of carbon.

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Toyota Appoints New Head of European R&D

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He started his career as a chassis engineer before making the shift to product planning in 1993 and product management in 2000. Located in Zaventem, Belgium, the centre currently represents a total investment of €140 million. Katsumata joined Toyota in 1987 after graduating with a degree in hydrodynamics from Tokyo University.

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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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). TERM reports have been published since 2000.

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London taxis to be fueled by UK’s first network of hydrogen stations

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HyRaMP , Belgium. MATGAS 2000 AIE , Spain. There are 16 Members of the HyTEC consortium from five different countries in Europe: Air Products Plc , UK. Element Energy Ltd , UK. LTI Vehicles , UK. Centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies (CENEX) , UK. Greater London Authority , UK. hySOLUTIONS GmbH , Germany.

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CDC: US has highest motor vehicle crash death rate among high-income countries; could be cut in half with proven strategies

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Athough the US has made progress in road safety—reducing crash deaths by 31% from 2000 to 2013—other high-income countries reduced crash deaths by an average of 56% during the same period. There were more than 32,000 crash deaths in the US in 2013, with more than $380 million in direct medical costs.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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IPCC reference emissions scenarios, 2000—2100. by Jack Rosebro. Global 2ºC maximal warming limit as compared to past and. present temperatures, as well as temperatures projected for various. Inset box represents. instrumental records. Source: WGBU. Click to enlarge. C, is warranted.”.