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GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

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Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 between 2000 and 2008, compared with 1% per year in the 1990s. Emissions from coal are now the dominant fossil fuel emission source, surpassing 40 years of oil emission prevalence.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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The rapid growth in South-South trade reflects a fragmenting of global supply chains whereby early-production stages of many industries have relocated from countries like China and India to lower-wage economies, a trend that has accelerated since the global financial crisis in 2008. —Prof Guan. Coffman, D.’. M., & Guan, D.

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Citron Launches the New C3; 99 g CO2/km Model Available From Launch

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Controlled weight and aerodynamics (C d 0.30) contribute to management of fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions; a 99 g/km HDi DPFS 90 diesel version is available from launch. (The C3 was also Citroën’s first production vehicle fitted with a stop-start system, beginning in 2004. Earlier post.). 1.4i, VTi95 and VTi 120). Earlier post.).

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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

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Gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines have increased market share ten-fold from less than 3% in MY 2008 to more than 30% in MY 2013. Turbochargers, which are often used in conjunction with GDI, have increased market share by a factor of five since MY 2008. l/100 km) or more in MY 2013 than in MY 2008.

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Volvo Drops DRIVe V70 and S80 CO2 Emissions Below 120 g/km

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With the arrival of these two, Volvo now has five models available with emissions below 120 g/km. There has been a swift pace of development since the launch of our first 119-gram models in Paris in autumn 2008.”. L/100km (52 mpg US). Stephen Odell, Volvo Cars President and CEO. liter diesel engine and manual gearbox.

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DOE Report Assesses Potential for CO2 Storage Beneath Federal Lands

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The report, Storage of Captured Carbon Dioxide Beneath Federal Lands , estimates and characterizes the storage potential that lies beneath some of the more than 400 million acres of Federal land available for lease.

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China and India Nullify Global Reduction in CO2 Emissions in 2009

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Together, the industrialized countries—except for the United States, which has not ratified the protocol—are on course to achieve a combined average decrease in CO 2 emissions of 5.2%, between 2008 and 2012, compared with 1990 levels. However, this decrease is also related to the financial crisis.

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