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JANUARY 18, 2010

Eighty per cent of European vehicle sales will be in the less than 150g/km CO2 emission band by 2015: that’s the verdict of a new report from Frost & Sullivan entitled “Implementation Roadmap of CO2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption”.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

According to researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, admissible carbon dioxide emissions will increase from around seven billion tonnes of carbon in the year 2000 to around ten billion tonnes in 2015. [.].

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

Global use of biofuels will more than double between 2009 and 2015 – that is the verdict of Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Centre (see article ). Generally, any alternative energy form that can help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and limit our reliance on fossil fuels is well-received. Aren’t biofuels climate friendly?

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Fiat has the lowest average CO2 emissions figure on all cars sold in Europe the latest figures show. During the first half of 2009, Fiat’s average of all its cars sold in Europe dropped to 129.1 During the first half of 2009 around 65,000 Fiat Natural Power cars, with an average of 115.8 g/km), Peugeot (134.5

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Now some 79 per cent of Peugeot vehicles have emissions of less than 140g/km CO2, with a target of reaching average CO2 emissions of 116 g/km in 2015. A programme of improvements has helped French carmaker Peugeot reduce its average vehicles from 128.6g/km km to 125.2g/km km in just a year, from 2011 to 2012. To achieve [.].

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JUNE 20, 2012

Just yesterday we told you how Europe was on track to beat the 130g/km CO2 threshold by 2015 (see article) – however, it appears Germany is still in the slow lane in terms of reaching its electric car target. The country had set an ambitious goal of having one million electric vehicles on its roads [.].

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JULY 7, 2009

Achieve forty miles per gallon or cut carbon dioxide emissions to an average of 140g/km - that’s the target that has been set by the South Korean Presidential Committee on Green Growth. Despite the fact that average CO2 emissions in the country in 2007 stood at 201g/km, the committee has set this ambitious target for 2015.

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MARCH 13, 2014

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has announced that the average new car registered in Britain emits 128.3g/km km of CO2, meeting the European Union''s 2015 target of 130g/km. The figures also show a 3.6 per cent improvement over 2012 and a drop of almost 30 per cent compared to 2[.].

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

The green car race is not restricted to vehicle manufacturers desperate to steal a march on their rivals – it’s also apparent that some of the leading nations are battling to be the first to have infrastructure in place for the electrification of the automobile. It is hoped to have 100,000 vehicles by 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015.

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JULY 11, 2009

However, will these new standards benefit the Korean car manufacturers? From 2012, 30 per cent of cars sold in Korea by domestic automakers must have either an average fuel efficiency rate of 17km/l or emit less than 140g/km of CO2. From 2015, all cars sold in Korea must meet these requirements.

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JUNE 1, 2009

Efforts may be under way to curb the rise in world energy consumption and with it the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions - but that won’t curb some serious growth between now and 2030 according to the International Energy Outlook. Much of this growth will come from non-OECD nations.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

FCEV’s are part of Kia’s EcoDynamics strategy, an initiative which will bring to the market a range of products and technologies designed to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel efficiency. The new Kia eco-brand will receive its European premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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