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Air pollution could claim 6.6 million lives per year by 2050, double current rate; small domestic fires and ag the worst offenders

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If air pollution emissions continue to rise at the current rate, some 6.6 The largest sources of air pollution are not industry and transport but small domestic fires and agriculture. The largest sources of air pollution are not industry and transport but small domestic fires and agriculture. Credit: Nature, Lelieveld et al.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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Also in Eurasia emissions grew in Turkey (5%) and Ukraine (8%). Since 2015, the EU’s CO 2 emissions have stabilized, representing 9.6% India does not show yet any decoupling of their emissions growth from their economic growth, unlike Brazil, where emissions fell by 6%. In 2016, the EU’s CO 2 emissions were 20.8% of global emissions.

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Volkswagen Group opts for LNG-fueled car carriers

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Alternative LNG drive systems for ships reduce air pollutant emissions significantly—CO 2 by up to 25% and NO x by up to 30%, particulate matter by up to 60% and SO x by as much as 100%. Since the end of 2015, material from Turkey for the Autoeuropa plant in Portugal has been shipped from Izmir to Lisbon by sea.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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dCi (type K9K) diesel is the brand’s best-selling engine with almost 900,000 units manufactured in 2009, in Valladolid (Spain) and Bursa (Turkey). Scheduled for launch in 2012, it is expected to account for 85% of Renault’s gasoline engine sales in 2015. New-generation 1.5 dCi engines. The current 1.5 Variable displacement oil pump.

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ICCT study finds noise and climate impacts of a new generation of supersonic aircraft could be significant

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The aircraft could double the area around airports exposed to substantial noise pollution compared to existing subsonic aircraft of the same size. Greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from commercial aircraft are rapidly increasing, the ICCT noted. Resources.

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