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SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

New research by scientists at King’s College London suggests that air pollution from London’s roads is improving overall but more work may be needed to tackle some sources of traffic pollution, which continue to breach limits in many parts of the city. No data was available to compare trends in ΔPM 2.5 between the two periods.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

The European Parliament will vote at the next plenary session on a proposal to veto a draft decision to raise diesel car emission limits for NO x by up to 110% when the Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test procedure is introduced. January 2005: 250 mg/km (Euro 4). September 2009: 180 mg/km (Euro 5).

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JULY 7, 2016

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined plans to crackdown on the most polluting vehicles, including an additional £10 (US$13) per day charge for the most polluting vehicles and an extended Ultra-Low Emission Zone. Introducing the central London Ultra-Low Emission Zone one year earlier in 2019.

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MAY 1, 2018

NO x emissions have not been decreasing as expected in recent years (2011–2015) when comparing top-down estimates from satellites and surface NO 2 measurements to the trends predicted from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s emission inventory data, according to a new study by an international team of researchers.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Among the many program terminations, reductions and savings outlined today in the president’s budget is the proposed termination of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant program. Enacted funding for the program in 2010 was $60 million. In addition, $7.1

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JUNE 9, 2021

One of the company’s goals is to significantly reduce pollutant emissions. The current large order signals the return of EvoBus Italia to the capital; the company has already supplied buses to Atac: 450 Citaro between 2001 and 2005. A compact hybrid module assists the low-emissions diesel engine.

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MAY 23, 2014

A discussion paper published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) asserts “ with a high degree of reliability that it is misleading to claim that people’s exposure to diesel engines of road motor vehicles is the cause of increased risk of lung cancer. ”. —“Diesel Engines Exhausts: Myths and Realities”.

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APRIL 25, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Request for Proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-12-05 ) with up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing pollution from the existing fleet of diesel engines. and conventional diesel fuels. technologies, as discussed below.

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MARCH 8, 2009

An emerging technology is a device or system that reduces emissions from diesel engines or diesel engine powered vehicles or equipment that has not certified or verified by EPA or the California Air Resources Board (CARB) but for which an approvable application and test plan have been submitted for verification.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

The first study to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of lifetime exposure to new technology diesel exhaust (NTDE)—i.e., exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Shore Power is a shore-to-ship connection that provides electrical power to the ship, thereby significantly reducing diesel and other air pollutant emissions from ships while they are at berth. With our shore power project we expect to knock another 11 tons of diesel particulate matter out of the air.

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JUNE 30, 2010

SSSKK) plan to begin trials on 1 July of a diesel-electric hybrid transit bus fueled by a mixture of Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD)—specifically, Shell’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuel—and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), a type of renewable diesel offering similar characteristics to FTD. (Hino) and Showa Shell Sekiyu K. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The document provides high-level guidance for accelerating progress toward a zero-emission future while protecting and strengthening the ports’ competitive position in the global economy. The GHG targets add to the ports’ existing goals for reducing diesel particulate matter (DPM), nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and sulfur oxides (SO x ).

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APRIL 13, 2012

Global-mean temperature change caused by car exhaust emitted from gasoline and diesel engines specified in the previous and upcoming European vehicle emission standards (EURO 3, 4, 5, and 6). The results are based on one-year pulse emissions in year zero, which would be emitted by an idealized 1000 km drive. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 30, 2010

SSSKK) plan to begin trials on 1 July of a diesel-electric hybrid transit bus fueled by a mixture of Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD)—specifically, Shell’s gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuel—and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), a type of renewable diesel offering similar characteristics to FTD. (Hino) and Showa Shell Sekiyu K. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

million gallons of diesel, and to cut annual GHG emissions by 19,500 tons CO 2 e. That’s a 43% reduction in carbon emissions per gallon of milk, a selling point that helped the company negotiate an exclusive supply agreement with the national grocery chain Kroger.

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APRIL 30, 2016

A new study by consultancy Roland Berger defines an integrated roadmap for European road transport decarbonization to 2030 and beyond; the current regulatory framework for vehicle emissions, carbon intensity of fuels and use of renewable fuels covers only up to 2020/2021. GHG abatement in road transport sector will cost approx.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Energy consumption and GHG emissions per PKT (passenger kilometer travelled). Inventorying criteria air pollutants showed that vehicle non-operational components often dominate total emissions. Life-cycle criteria air pollutant emissions are between 1.1 The vehicle operation components are shown with gray patterns.

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JULY 21, 2017

The document outlines a new set of aggressive near-term and long-term strategies for the nation’s busiest harbor complex to further reduce harmful air pollution from all port-related sources, assist the state in meeting aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals, and ultimately achieve zero emissions for trucks and terminal equipment.

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MARCH 13, 2010

Since 1990, nationwide air quality has improved significantly for the six common air pollutants: ground-level ozone; particle pollution; lead; nitrogen dioxide; carbon monoxide; and sulfur dioxide, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report “Our Nation’s Air - Status and Trends through 2008”. annual PM 2.5

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Probability distribution for the committed warming by GHGs between 1750 and 2005. HFCs are used primarily as refrigerants and in making insulating foam, and emissions are expected to grow dramatically due to increased demand for air conditioning in developing countries. With indoor air pollution killing 1.6 From Molina et al.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

has agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas refinery. BP Products North America Inc. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Consequently, vehicle emissions have become an increasingly conspicuous contributor to air pollution in Chinese urban areas. Most of the trucks and buses ran on diesel fuel and had already accumulated high mileage. The team used remote sensing devices and on-board portable emissions measurement systems to gather data.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Continued fuel economy improvement in vehicles using other alternative fuels, gasoline, and diesel, combined with growth in the use of hybrid technologies (including micro, mild, full, and plug-in hybrid vehicles), limit the use of electric vehicles over the projection. Motor gasoline consumption will be less than previously estimated.

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MARCH 10, 2012

Owing to the potential hazard of HA oil usage, their use has been regulated by EU Directive 2005/69/EC, which forbids HA oils in rubber manufacturing as a measure to phase out these PAH-rich oils and replace them with low-PAH alternatives such as mild extracted solvates (MES) and treated distillate aromatic extracts (TDAEs).

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

GTL transportation fuel is cleaner burning than conventional diesel with a roughly comparable, and potentially lower, greenhouse gas profile, Sasol says. reduced emissions) for the GTL system. Emissions performance of GTL diesel. —Gas to Liquids Life Cycle Assessment Synthesis Report. Source: Sasol.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is designating 31 areas across the country as not meeting the agency’s daily standards for fine particle air pollution (PM 2.5), or particulate matter. Affected states and tribes will be required to take steps to reduce the pollution that forms fine particles. Tags: Emissions.

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JULY 14, 2016

The downside of GDI engines, however, is a substantial increase in emissions of particulate matter—a problem with which heretofore only diesels had to deal. CO 2 vs. BC) to ensure that integration of GDI vehicles will result in a net reduction of CO 2 -equivalent emissions. GDI particulate emissions. mpg (10.99

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Fuel properties affect a number of combustion and engine properties, including ignition delay; knocking tendency; flame speeds; pollutant emissions; sooting tendency and particle size distributions; and density, viscosity and heating value. The components can be combined to model a large variety of new or existing fuel blends.

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MAY 13, 2010

The American Power Act, released as a discussion draft, targets reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 4.75% compared to 2005 levels by 2013; by at least 17% compared to 2005 levels by 2020; by at least 42% compared to 2005 levels by 2030; and by at least 83% compared to 2005 levels by 2050.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

Batteries and diesel backup generators are designed to power the plant’s cooling systems for 10 days. The agency stated that radioactive emissions could kill tens of thousands of people, displace 2 million, pollute an area three times the size of Ukraine, and create a long-term exclusion zone as large as 30,000 square kilometers.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

In addition, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum creating an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage to develop a comprehensive and coordinated federal strategy to speed the development and deployment of advanced lower-emission coal technologies. Percent reduction from 2005 baseline). Biomass-based diesel.

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MAY 7, 2010

Conversion systems allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels; most conversions involve switching gasoline or diesel vehicles to operate instead on a gaseous fuel such as natural gas or propane; an alcohol fuel; or electricity. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. Certification application.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). GHG emissions (grams CO 2 -eq)/VMT by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). Click to enlarge.

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JULY 21, 2009

An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. ISB EPA 07 200-hp (149 kW) EGR diesel engine and Eaton hybrid-electric system, with Li-ion batteries for energy storage.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

In 2005, Congress enacted the Renewable Fuel Standard as part of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) and amended it in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). All volumes, except for volumes of biomass-based diesel, are in gallons of ethanol-equivalent. Greenhouse gas emissions.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

million grant from the US Department of Transportation to deploy the nation’s largest fleet of manually operated, zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at a single marine terminal. Department of Transportation to deploy the nation’s largest fleet of manually operated, zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at a single marine terminal.

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