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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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and ozone deaths, associated mortality rates, and population in G20 economies in 2015. and ozone worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015, equivalent to 11.7% and ozone premature deaths in 2010 and 11.4% and ozone concentrations from transportation emissions resulted in 7.8 Transportation-attributable PM 2.5 Together, PM 2.5

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New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

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Those markets include Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; the European Union; India; Japan; Mexico; Russia; South Korea; and the United States. In Europe, the ozone mortality burden each year would be 10% lower if diesel vehicle nitrogen oxide emissions were in line with certification limits. million tons more than the 8.6

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London and Paris launch car scoring initiative based on real-world emissions; ICCT the technical lead

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Paris and London have committed to launch their data online by the end of 2017. Consumers will therefore enjoy a far more accurate understanding of how polluting that car will be when driven on urban streets. However, the ICCT notes, labeling by itself in insufficient to address the problem of diesel vehicles.

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