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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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This figure has declined continuously since its peak in 2007, when 15.5 On average, the most efficient cars were bought in the Netherlands (109 g CO 2 /km), Greece (111g) and Portugal (112g) while the country selling the least efficient cars was Latvia (147g) followed by Estonia (147g) and Bulgaria (142g). There were 11.8

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OECD countries invest on average around 1% of GDP on road and rail infrastructure

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There are only few exceptions from this trend, notably Greece, Spain, Switzerland and Portugal which show significantly higher GDP shares over the period (reaching 1.6% – 2.0%). Since 2007, however, Greece and Portugal have converged closer to the WEC average, investments declining to around 1.0%

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New cars sold in Europe in 2011 were 3.3% more fuel efficient than those sold in 2010; increasing diesel uptake

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Other findings of the analysis include: Registration of new cars in the EU increased constantly between 2001 and 2007, peaking at 15.5 The mass of new cars increased slightly in 2011 and is now back to the level seen in 2007 before the economic crisis. million cars, but has fallen continuously since.

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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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million new cars were registered, the highest number since 2007. The biggest decrease of diesel cars was registered in Greece and Luxemburg (- 19 and – 17 percentage points). According to the EEA: For 17 EU Member States the average CO 2 emissions were higher than in 2016. A total of 15.1 percentage point) and in Denmark (+6.9

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Hyundai Heavy lands $1.12B order for two deepwater drillships; total of 9 new drillship orders this year

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In 2007 Gusto enhanced the design of the P10,000. HHI also recently won a $600-million order to build two 155,000 m 3 LNG carriers, including an option for another vessel of the same class, from Greece-based Dynagas Ltd. The drillships Hyundai Heavy builds use the drillship-specific Gusto P10,000 design.

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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The report’s findings for the period 1997–2007 present a mixed picture, with some improvements in air pollutants and serious concerns regarding persistent growth in transport’s greenhouse gas emissions. Air travel within the EU remained the fastest growth area, increasing 48% between 1997 and 2007.

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European Biodiesel Production Up 16.6% in 2009

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2008, 54% in 2006 and 65% in 2005); in 2007, the industry growth rate was. US producers had been selling B99 biodiesel into the EU at a considerable discount since early 2007. This increase is well below the increases in production in three of the four prior years (35% in. the reduced capacity utilization rate to unfair trade.

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