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Rosenbauer and Berlin Fire Dept to develop hybrid fire truck; project eLHF

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The goal is to develop an innovative product and to then purchase it. Consequently, the hybrid project vehicle is designed to help contribute towards reaching Berlin’s climate protection goals. Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck. Under European public procurement law, the innovation partnership is a special form of award procedure.

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German OEMs to upgrade emissions control on 5.3M Euro 5 and 6 diesels, contribute to €500M Sustainable Mobility fund

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With respect to the emissions updates, the OEMs must also provide proof that the changes do not negatively impact any other parameters relevant for type approval—such as pollutant and CO 2 emissions, fuel consumption, noise and engine power. Excessively high pollution affects air quality in many German cities.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. INTRODUCTION.

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