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Antolin unveils sustainable tech solutions at Beijing Motor Show | Autocar Professional

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The Antolin presentation is at Booth E3-W02, alongside its local partner, CAIP, one of the leading Chinese manufacturers of vehicle components, Innovative sustainable headliner: Crafted from recycled waste and biobased materials, the sustainable headliner sets a new standard for eco-friendly automotive interiors.

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Measurements of CO2 and CO in China’s Air Indicate Sharply Improved Combustion Efficiency

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The findings, published in the 21 September issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , are generally consistent with official Chinese government statistics and could bolster their credibility as international negotiations proceed on commitments of China and other nations to combat climate change. She completed her Ph.D. Munger, J.

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Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

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NESCO’s area of focus will expand to include waste water loss and waste reduction, in addition to energy loss and CO 2 reduction. NESCO has also been used at five Renault and Alliance plants, including AVTOVAZ, UAG and RSM, which have already seen excellent results. Electric vehicle penetration.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. 5 ] Increasing numbers of drivers can get PEV charging at their workplace. [ 23 ] , [ 24 ].

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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By comparison, Chinese per capita CO 2 emissions of 6.8 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per country (left), per capita (center), and per unit of GDP (right). Source: JRC. Click each to enlarge. At present, the US emits 16.9 tonnes CO 2 per capita per year, more than twice as much as the EU-27 with 8.1

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Lessons from a year with solar power

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With two Electric cars, at the time a Nissan Lean and Mitsubishi Outlander, we use a considerable amount of electricity but not much petrol, so already we were a reasonable way down the less CO2 road. Tons of CO2. . JA are a Chinese company that has grown at a huge rate and now one of the largest producers of panels.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. Asian carmakers are still outperforming their Euorpean and American counterparts in environmental sustainability, a new report finds.

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