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Bosch Chairman Says Business Must Do More for Climate Protection, Even in Difficult Times

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Business must do even more for climate protection, even in difficult times, said Franz Fehrenbach, chairman of the Bosch board of management, an a talk at the Baden-Württemberg sustainability congress held in Stuttgart on 25 March ( Nachhaltigkeitskongress Baden-Württemberg 2009 ). Tags: Climate Change Policy Sustainability.

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VW’s Winterkorn underscores VW’s CO2 targets with Greenpeace, with caveat about customers

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At the beginning of the Geneva Motor Show this year, the Volkswagen Group announced it was committed to reducing the CO 2 output of its European new car fleet to 95 grams per kilometer by 2020. We will remain in dialogue with Volkswagen, also as regards mobility concepts for the future. Earlier post.) —Martin Winterkorn.

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Ford of Europe piloting geofencing and blockchain technology to ensure PHEVs operate efficiently in city center low-emission zones

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The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators. The dynamic geofencing technology also means the vehicles can adapt in real time to changes in emissions zones.

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The European electric vehicle market continues to grow

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By 2020, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and other European countries have launched automotive industry demand stimulation measures to provide subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles, which has given a strong impetus to the growth of electric vehicles sales.

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Volkswagen’s ID.3 debuts for the European market

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3 will be delivered in Germany from mid-2020. All future ID. However, should CO 2 emissions be unavoidable along the supply chain, these will be compensated by investments in climate protection projects. 3 interacts with the driver and the environment. First electric vehicle on the basis of the new MEB platform.

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ARB: California not tracking to meet required GHG reductions due to transportation; significant changes in communities and systems required

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California is not on track to meet the greenhouse gas reductions expected under SB 375 for 2020, with emissions from statewide passenger vehicle travel per capita increasing and going in the wrong direction, according to a new report published by the California Air Resources Board (ARB). —“2018 Progress Report”.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The program will reduce emissions fifteen percent below 2005 levels by 2020. These recommendations call for an economy-wide program that would reduce emissions twenty percent below 2005 levels by 2020, and eighty percent below 2005 levels by 2050, though the 2020 target may decrease to eighteen percent if allowance prices increase too much.

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