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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

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First, an update its Comparison of Global Fuel Economy Standards to provide a comprehensive update of global fuel economy standards report. This is a major update of the ICCT’s widely-cited global fuel economy chart based on the 2007 report. Specific targets include: In 2012, two major publications will be issued by the ICCT.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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In February 2008, GRF became one of the first forests—and the largest—to receive verification as a source of greenhouse gas reductions under the protocols of the Climate Action Reserve , adopted by the California Air Resources Board in 2007. TDI (diesel), both in the basic versions with standard equipment.

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