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Chevron and Angelicoussis Group announce ammonia carrier joint study agreement

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Chevron and the Angelicoussis Group have a long-standing relationship dating back to 2000. The Greece-based Angelicoussis Group was founded in 1947 and provides shipping services across the LNG, tanker and dry bulk markets. The Group is a privately held family business and is headed by Maria I.

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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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Compared to the current levels the average emissions gap between gasoline and diesel was more than 10 times higher in 2000. People in Malta, Denmark and Greece bought the lightest models on average. The efficiency gap between new gasoline and diesel vehicles has been decreasing in recent years. There were 11.8

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DNV and PSE develop concept for on-ship chemical CO2 capture; capable of reducing ship CO2 emissions by up to 65%

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Nikolaos Kakalis, Head of DNV Research & Innovation Greece. Maritime CO 2 emissions are estimated at more than 1000 million tonnes per year, or 3% of total emissions, and are expected to reach 2000 to 3000m tonnes by 2050. This has been a challenging design problem with tight constraints. Costas Pantelides, Managing Director of PSE.

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EU investing >€3M in research into ultra-efficient aero engines; ULTIMATE project

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Europe’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA 2050) outlines a 75% reduction in aviation CO 2 emissions to year 2050 relative to a year 2000 reference. The EU is targeting a 75% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per passenger kilometer between the years 2000 and 2050.

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

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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.

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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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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