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DLR: cleaner aircraft emissions reduce the climate impact of contrail cirrus

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Fewer soot particles in the exhaust stream of aircraft reduces the formation of ice crystals and therefore the climate impact of the resulting contrail cirrus. Hatched areas indicate locations in which the difference is statistically significant at a 95% confidence level. Burkhardt et al.

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Study Measures the Effect of Fischer-Tropsch Synthetic Jet Fuel on Emissions

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While CO 2 emissions are likely important for estimating global climate change impacts, a recent report on the climate change potential of aviation suggests that emissions other than CO 2 , including soot and NO x , need to be included in forecasts of potential aviation induced global climate change.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. slow charge.

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