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

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Investment in road, rail and inland waterway infrastructure as a percentage of GDP has remained at around 1% since 1995 in the OECD, according to the new report Spending on Transport Infrastructure 1995-2011: Trends, Policies, Data released by the International Transport Forum at the OECD. of GDP, has grown sharply, reaching 2.0%

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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. Transport, including international aviation and maritime transport, accounts for around a quarter of total EU greenhouse gas emissions.

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Climate Disclosure Standards Board Proposes New Framework for Data Reporting at World Business Summit

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CDSB was founded in January 2007 at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Against this background, it is imperative that companies supply their shareholders with appropriate climate change data. —Paul Dickinson, Chief Executive of the Carbon Disclosure Project.

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Finally, Tesla Confirms The Wireless Charging & A Little More On Wireless Charging of EVs

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International automakers and potential start-ups alike are attempting to incorporate this technology into their mass-produced vehicles. WiTricity The American company WiTricity was established in 2007 and now has a patent for a technology known as wireless energy transmission via magnetic resonance.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations. Climate Change And The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

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Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

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A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day. “The 2007 IPCC Assessment.

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States shows that the average discrepancy between the values in Europe increased from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.

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