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IMO Environment Committee approves draft mandatory regulations to cut ship carbon intensity; technical and operational

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships. The strategy proposed that short-term measures should be those measures finalized and agreed by the Committee between 2018 and 2023.

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The Environmental Protection Agency is not sufficiently protecting the environment

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The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and the environment. According to one tally , as of late January 2018, 67 environmental rules were on their way out, with the EPA involved in nearly one-third of the reversals. Opinion by Michael Sivak. And the findings are not good.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 g CO 2 /km in 2018. Vans registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 emitted on average 158.1

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Tesla Giga Berlin investigated by State Environment Agency for refrigerant tank

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The Brandenburg State Environment agency will investigate the claims. As many as 50% of OEMs utilize it for air condition units in vehicles, according to a 2018 study from Vehicle Service Pros. Although it took place three days ago, the Ministry of the Environment said, “The results of the control are not yet available.”

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New Heinrich high-precision mass flow meter for H2 filling stations; OIML R 139 2018

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It is the first of its kind to be certified to international standard OIML R 139 2018 and approved for hydrogen filling stations. This high-pressure environment, combined with the small size of the hydrogen molecule, makes special demands on the accuracy of flow monitoring. —Guido Thometzki, CEO of Heinrichs Messtechnik GmbH.

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DOE launches new high performance computing initiative to develop materials for severe environments: HPC4Mtls

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new high-performance computing (HPC) initiative to help US industry accelerate the development of new or improved materials for use in severe environments. The HPC4Mtls program is expected to begin soliciting proposals in early calendar year 2018.

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Moscow signs contract for 1000 KAMAZ electric buses

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New innovative electric buses will increase the comfort of passengers and improve the environment. —Maksim Liksutov Electric buses were launched in Moscow in 2018; the growing electric bus fleet has run more than 115 million kilometers since then.

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