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Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

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Renewable energy technologies could generate 40% of the world’s electricity by 2050, according to research presented at the International Scientific Congress “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions”. More specifically, Germany has more than doubled its share of renewable energy since 2000.

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Europe Passenger Car Registrations Down 7.4% in April

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in comparison to January-April 2008. The decline in April registrations, the first in ten months, is linked to the upturn in registrations last year when a growing number of markets had started to benefit from fleet renewal incentives. New passenger car registrations in Europe fell by 7.4% Source: ACEA. Click to enlarge.

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New Car Registrations in Europe Down 18.3% in February

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less compared to the same month of 2008, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association (ACEA). The downturn of the French market was cushioned by fleet renewal incentives as well. Other major markets were down with 7.7% (Czech Republic), 46.4% (Hungary) and 66.5% (Romania).

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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By April last year, sixteen Member States had CO 2 -related taxation, up from fourteen in 2008, eleven in 2007 and nine in 2006. Italy chose not to prolong its one-year fleet renewal scheme which included both CO 2 -based incentives and incentives for electric vehicles. Generally, registration taxes threaten fleet renewal.

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