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UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

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The European Commission is taking the UK to court—along with Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary—over its long-standing failure to meet EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO?). Cleaner fuels and stoves produce less smoke, less soot and more heat. These proposals are in addition to the government’s £3.5-billion

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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

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Montenegro leaped 48 slots, from 89 th place in 2010 to 41 st in this year’s ranking. Germany, the first to implement the lowest sulfur level of 10 ppm in 2003, remains atop the ranking, followed by Japan and a six-country tie for third place among Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary and Sweden.

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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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While technological advances are producing cleaner vehicles, more and more passengers and goods are travelling further distances in Europe, thereby offsetting efficiency gains. Among 32 EEA countries, only Germany and Sweden are on track to meet their 2010 indicative targets for biofuels use. Click to enlarge.