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European Commission outlines comprehensive Transport 2050 plan to increase mobility while cutting transport CO2 emissions 60%; phasing out conventionally-fueled (non-hybrid) cars in cities by 2050

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Achieving this will require a transformation in Europe’s current transport system, the white paper notes. In cities, switching to cleaner transport is facilitated by the lower requirements for vehicle range and higher population density, the paper notes. ” —Transport 2050. —Transport 2050.

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US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

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Jacobson said the information is important because black carbon within clouds makes the clouds “burn off” and disappear over heavily polluted urban and other areas. Emissions of black carbon also involve the co-emission of other pollutants, which can have additional warming or cooling effects.

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New MECA report calls for implementation of particle number (PN) limits by North American regulators

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Regulators in the United States, California, and Europe have made major policy advances to reduce the human health impacts from car, truck, bus, non-road diesel engines, and other transportation-related pollution over the past decade. —“Ultrafine Particulate Matter White Paper”. Source: MECA, Hyundai. Click to enlarge.

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