Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
The researchers first calculated the historic contributions from transport, concluding that transport in total has contributed 9% of total net man-made warming in the year 2000. By sector, they found that road transport is the largest contributor—11% of the warming in 2000 is due to this sector. Aviation contributed 4% and rail 1%.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2009
More specifically, Germany has more than doubled its share of renewable energy since 2000. The Czech Republic, meanwhile, is also a major supporter of renewable energy. Data also indicate that more than 240,000 people are working in the country’s renewable energy sector, particularly in SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2009
TERM reports have been published since 2000. The report “Transport at a crossroads” is the annual publication from the EEA’s Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM), which monitors the progress and effectiveness of attempts to integrate transport and environment strategies.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2009
Emissions of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), a seriously health-damaging pollutant, have decreased by 2% compared to the previous year and by about 12% since the year 2000. EU-27 emissions of all four pollutants were lower in 2007 than in 2006.
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