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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Technical Achievements

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PEDERSON AWARD IN SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS Sponsor: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society INGRID VERBAUWHEDE KU Leuven Belgium “For pioneering contributions to energy-efficient and high-performance secure integrated circuits and systems.” IEEE DONALD O. For leadership in research and development of semiconductor materials, processes, and equipment.”

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Click to enlarge.

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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

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I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade. We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Belgium / 148 / 153 / 5. Cyprus / 166 / 170 / 20. Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007. France / 140 / 149 / 4.

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EC Survey finds majority of Europeans willing to compromise on performance, size, range and price to reduce vehicle emissions; 53% say they use car as main mode of transport

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Cyprus, Luxembourg, Greece and France were the countries where the largest proportions of respondents were willing to compromise on a car’s speed, size and range, when making a purchase, in order to reduce emissions. Main modes of transport. Reasons why car users don’t use public transport. they would not pay more).

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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Other findings of the report include: The road transport sector remains a major source of air pollution in the EU-27. In 2007 the top polluting sources in the EU-27 were fuel combustion in households, passenger cars, heavy duty vehicles, and in power plants.

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