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WHO issues new, lower Global Air Quality Guidelines for classical pollutants

Green Car Congress

New WHO has issued new Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) that reduce levels of key air pollutants, some of which also contribute to climate change. and carbon monoxide (CO)—it also has an impact on other damaging pollutants. and PM 10 ), ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. nitrogen dioxide (NO?)

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

Setec Powerr

Eliminating fuel vehicles is an important step in the UK’s carbon reduction route, and 2030 is the deadline for the sale of fuel vehicles in the UK. Carbon reduction acceleration. Among them, transport is the biggest stumbling block on the road to carbon reduction in the UK.

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New study confirms extensive gas leaks in the North Sea; recommends stricter guidelines for handling of abandoned wells

Green Car Congress

During expeditions with RV POSEIDON in 2017 and 2019, the researchers were able to detect gas leakage at 28 of 43 directly investigated wells. Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Christoph Böttner, lead author.

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

Green Car Congress

I firmly believe the fight against climate change and how we use resources will decide the future of our society—and of the BMW Group. million vehicles, as produced by the BMW Group in 2019, this would correspond to a reduction of more than 40 million tonnes of CO 2 over the lifecycle in 2030. For a fleet of around 2.5

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Driving the sales of electric vehicles

Clean Car

This is something you already know, but we are facing a major climate challenge. The UK Government has legally committed us to achieving a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. As the road transport sector accounts for around 25% of UK carbon emissions, it is a priority sector. How the new CleanCar system and app can help.

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Top 7 Best, Classy and Fastest Electric Cars In Today?s World

DIY Electric Car

If you think that this is the best that Elon Musk has under his sleeves, wait until the next generation of Roadster by 2019. And with its carbon fiber body, it has an excellent power-to-weight ratio. The Tesla Model S is probably the fastest street legal electric car in your mind to make it in our list. Detroit Electric SP:01.

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My Tour Operator Is a B Corp. What Does That Mean? Should I Care?

Baua Electric

When it comes to travel, she also values environmentally and socially responsible companies, which led her to choose Intrepid Travel , a certified B Corp company, for a tour in Morocco in 2019. The guidelines call for biodiversity and climate action initiatives, as well as energy efficiency and renewable energy usage in accommodations.