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EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020

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The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the CO 2 emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. in 2019 to about 11% of new registrations in 2020. 2020 car registrations by fuel type in Europe. in 2019 to about 11% of new registrations in 2020.

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EEA final data shows average car CO2 emissions in Europe kept increasing in 2019

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CO 2 /km), according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) final data. million new cars were registered in 2019 in the EU, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom, and about 38% of these were SUVs. CO2/km, which is about 7 % above the 2020 target of 147 g CO 2 /km. grams of carbon dioxide per kilometrer (g?CO CO 2 /tkm (i.e.

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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 Vans registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 emitted on average 158.1 grams of CO 2 per kilometer.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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2 -emissions-from-new-cars-vans-2019">According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK), increased in 2019, for the third consecutive year. g CO 2 /km in total).

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H2ME has 100 fuel cell vehicles on the road in Germany, France and UK

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This joint undertaking receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, Hydrogen Europe, and the New European Research Grouping on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (N.ERGHY). This project has received funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking under grant agreement Nº 671438 and Nº 700350.

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ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

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A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. —Comer et al. —Comer et al.

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It Just Got Easier to Visit a Vanishing Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?

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When you go to Iceland, people walk for an hour to get to the glacier. Researchers at the Mer de Glace have found that exposure to its fragile environment can inspire people to adopt environmentally friendly behavior — or at least to declare their intention to do so in a questionnaire. For us, it’ll be the same.” Others are skeptical.