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Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

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teragrams per year in 2007 (+72%). Black carbon has two deleterious effects on the environment. Historical annual BC emissions in the residential sector (A), industrial sector (B), and motor vehicles (C) from 1960 to 2007. Click to enlarge. teragrams/year in 1960 to 9.1 —Wang et al. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv to form autonomous driving joint venture; autonomous platform to be available in 2022

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The joint venture will begin testing fully driverless systems in 2020 and have a production-ready autonomous driving platform available for robotaxi providers, fleet operators, and automotive manufacturers in 2022. Hyundai first began testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in the US in 2015 with a license from the state of Nevada.

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Latest UMTRI Eco-Driving Index shows 14% reduction of emissions per driver of newly purchased vehicles in US in April 2011 compared to October 2007

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Eco-Driving Index (EDI) and the two sub-indices (EDI d and EDI f ) for October 2007 through April 2011. The EDI is designed to estimates the average monthly impact on the environment by an individual US driver who has purchased a new vehicle that month. Source: UMTRI. Click to enlarge. and 0.98, respectively.

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European Environment Agency Estimates that EU GHG Decreased in 2008 for 4th Consecutive Year

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Recent European Environment Agency (EEA) estimates indicate that EU greenhouse gas emissions decreased in 2008 for the fourth consecutive year. Compared to the 2007 official emissions published earlier this year, the annual reduction is estimated to be about 1.3% for the EU-15 and 1.5% for the EU-27. below the 1990 level for the EU-27.

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BOEM announces proposed Central Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale; nearly 38 million acres available

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The sale will include all available unleased areas in the Central Planning Area offshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Lease Sale 216/222 is the last remaining sale scheduled in the 2007 – 2012 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Natural Gas Leasing Program.

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Open Letter by Netherlands Scientists on IPCC and Errors in 2007 Climate Change Report

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In response to the ongoing discussion about the reliability of the UN IPCC and the climate reports, a group of 55 leading Dutch scientists working in the field of climate change, energy and the environment wrote an open letter. The most recent was published in 2007. The IPCC and the Fourth Assessment Report.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. It is available with several power outputs (currently from 65 to 110hp) and powers numerous Renault (from Twingo to Laguna) and Dacia models. New-generation 1.5 dCi engines.