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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 shows increasing demand for semi-autonomous driving technologies in Europe

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 , a study of new car buying habits in 22 countries across Europe, highlights regional trends and national differences. In Greece that rose to 97%, and in Ireland to 96%, followed by Poland (95%). Powertrains. Body styles.

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MIT study finds real-world NOx from diesels cars in Europe greatly exceeds laboratory levels; transboundary emissions cause 70% of health impacts

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A new study by MIT researchers, published this month in Atmospheric Environment , finds that in Europe, 10 major auto manufacturers produced diesel cars, sold between 2000 and 2015, that generate up to 16 times more NO x emissions on the road than in regulatory tests—a level that exceeds European limits but does not violate any EU laws.

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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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Using a new method of modeling the effects of various sources of outdoor air pollution on death rates, the researchers found that it caused an estimated 790,000 extra deaths in the whole of Europe in 2015 and 659,000 deaths in the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU-28). million deaths in 2015. —Prof Lelieveld.

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JRC: Increased use of renewables results in growing GHG emission savings in the EU; transport contribution only 5%

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from 2009 to 2012, confirming renewables’ potential in climate change mitigation, according to a new report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s in-house science service. Mt CO 2 eq, Poland with 3.08 In the transport sector France was the main GHG emissions saver (6.16 Mt CO 2 eq, Germany with 5.60 Mt CO 2 eq.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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Mentoring the next generation of engineers When Zakrzewska was growing up in Poland, she and her family often listened to the radio. In 2015 she began managing the Nokia Bell Labs booth at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE), an annual Irish science fair. I couldn’t see myself as a lecturer,” she says.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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In the EU, 60% of the CH 4 and N 2 O emissions are emitted by the top six emitting countries: Germany, UK, France, Poland, Italy and Spain. Since 2015, the EU’s CO 2 emissions have stabilized, representing 9.6% N 2 O is mainly emitted by agricultural soil activities and chemical production. Europe’s downward trend stalling.

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