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NOx emissions exceeded limits in 12 European countries in 2010

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2010 NO x emissions (all sectors) and ceilings for 12 EU countries exceeding their limits. The accompanying report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) confirms an initial assessment published earlier this year, showing 12 EU Member States exceeded limits under the National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive in 2010.

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SAE International to Host Vehicle Battery Summit in Shanghai

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SAE International will hold a Vehicle Battery Summit in Shanghai, China, 1-2 September 2010. Reliability and safety issues as well as other challenges the industry faces, including standardization, will also be addressed. Menahem Anderman, Ph.D., will serve as chairperson for the summit.

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Total hydrogen station in Munich first to feature standard compressed H2 and BMW cryo-compressed H2 technology

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From a 2010 paper by BMW and Lawrence Livermore researchers describing CCH 2 technology. This portfolio can be flexibly tailored to different vehicle concepts, customer requirements and legal and regulatory requirements in the international automobile markets. Aceves, Francisco Espinosa-Loza, Elias Ledesma-Orozco, Timothy O.

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Using data scraped from the application programming interfaces of Uber and Lyft, combined with observed travel time data, the researchers found that between 2010 and 2016, weekday vehicle hours of delay increased by 62% compared to 22% in a counterfactual 2016 scenario without TNCs. Darker colors represent a higher density of TNC activity.

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EEA: Traffic pollution still harmful to health in many parts of Europe

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For example, transport energy consumption actually rose slightly in 2011 compared with 2010 (0.1 %), while overall transport GHG emissions (including aviation but excluding international maritime) in 2010 only reduced by 0.4 % compared to 2009. road fleet in 2010. —TERM 2012 report.

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Global Bioenergy Partnership agrees on set of sustainability indicators for bioenergy

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international institutions on the sustainability of bioenergy and in the fact that the emphasis is on. directions, thresholds or limits and do not constitute a standard; nor are they legally binding on. In reaching international consensus on the sustainability indicators, GBEP has successfully. GBEP Partners.

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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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To work with international partners to research and develop new standards for tires and brakes to address toxic non-exhaust emissions of micro plastics from vehicles which can pollute air and water. in their emissions control system, and make tampering with an emissions control system a legal offense.

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