Climate Change CO2 Diesel Petrol 
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 13, 2021
By Eoin Bannon Almost two-thirds of urban residents support banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Europe after 2030, according to a new YouGov online poll in 15 European cities. Originally published on Transport & Environment.
Drive Electric
JUNE 19, 2023
Table 1: Chapter 9 Energy and Industry Table 2: Chapter 11 Transport Table 3: Climate Change Commission Recommendations Table 4: Drive Electrics Summary Recommendations Part B: Detailed response Introduction New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2010
Sandia has been working on “Sunshine to Petrol” technologies for a number of years. The alliance team members believe that the best way to accomplish CO 2 reduction goals is to commercialize platforms that will utilize CO 2 as a carbon feedstock for the production of valuable products, such as diesel fuel.”. —Dr. Source: Sandia.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2012
Jacoby also raised concerns about the viability of the European Commission’s White Paper on Transport, which states that greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector will have to be cut by at least 60% by 2050 to achieve the EU’s climate change goals. It is far too early to dismiss the conventional diesel and petrol power trains.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
In the interim, modern diesel technology will continue to play an important role in the gradual transition to low-carbon vehicles, according to ACEA. The latest generation of diesel vehicles is a very effective lever to achieve climate goals in the near future, because they emit 15-20% less CO 2 than equivalent petrol vehicles.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2010
In particular, the fiscal measures alone may render petrol/diesel powered vehicles prohibitively expensive compared with say, PEVs. Alternatively, a society being adversely affected by climate change in forty years time may reasonably decide to ban any remaining petrol/diesel vehicles completely.
Green Cars News
APRIL 15, 2012
With European emission standards looming, it seems a shift from petrol to diesel engines could be the key to climate mitigation efforts. It suggests that passenger transport affects the environment through a number of areas – including long-term effects like CO2; [.].
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