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Euro Parliament Environment Committee approves 147 g CO2/km target for light commercial vehicles by 2020; caps van speed

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Members of the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a draft law setting out rules for achieving a 147 g CO 2 /km (235 g/mile) target for new light commercial vehicles by 2020, down from 203 g/km (325 g/mile) today—i.e., Climate Change Emissions Europe Fuel Efficiency Policy'

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Exxon/Mobil Guilty of Climate Change Coverup. Now Ordered Out of Torrance 3 Years Sooner.

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But now that I’ve found out they’re still lying and covering up their role in climate change and the size of their own carbon footprint, I’m going to have to get tougher with them. So now I’m only giving them till 2017 to get out of town.

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European Council agrees on 35% cut in new car CO2 by 2030

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The WLTP became mandatory for all new car models from September 2017 and for all new cars from September 2018. The European Commission presented its proposal on the regulation in November 2017 as part of the clean mobility package. Background and next steps. Negotiations between the co-legislators will start immediately.

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Euro Parliament committee approves new 95 g/km CO2 target for cars; super credits and a switch to WLTP

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The environment committee of the European Parliament approved a draft law setting out a new CO 2 target for cars of 95g CO 2 /km (153 g/mile) by 2020, down from 130 gCO 2 /km (209 g/mile) in 2015. Climate Change Emissions Europe Fuel Efficiency Policy' MEPs are expected to vote on the proposal in July 2013. Draft report.

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This Startup Is Building the Internet of Underwater Things

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Water covers 72 percent of the Earth’s surface, its volumes host 80 percent of biodiversity and play a pivotal role in global phenomena, such as climate change. They measure parameters such as temperature, salinity, pH, chlorophyll, methane, ammonium, phosphate, CO2, waves and tide, background noise,” explains Petrioli.

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ITF launches global initiative to decarbonize transport

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Transport activity currently contributes 23% of global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, with the share expected to rise. The preliminary results of the project will be presented at the next ITF Summit in May 2017. The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD has launched a major global initiative towards carbon-free transport.

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EC proposes 95 grams CO2/km target for new cars by 2020, 147 grams for light vans; super credits for cars below 35g

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grams in 2010 (the latest year for which figures are available) and a mandatory target of 175 grams in 2017. The proposals would amend two existing regulations establishing binding requirements for manufacturers to meet the 2015 mandatory target for cars and the 2017 target for vans. T&E: Super credits = “hot air”. —Ivan Hodac.

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