Stricter emission standards needed to tackle climate change
Green Cars News
APRIL 5, 2011
It’s not just CO2 vehicle emissions that should be targeted in the effort to mitigate long term climate change – its also non-CO2 pollutants.
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Report: CO2 emissions increased in 2008
Green Cars News
APRIL 25, 2009
If you thought that the surge of green car innovations and the economic crisis would help to drive down emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane last year, then think again. molecules of CO2 entered the atmosphere last year and stayed there - that’s only a slight fall from the 2.2
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National Research Council outlines fight against climate change
Green Cars News
MAY 20, 2010
The National Research Council has suggested the US needs a measurable domestic greenhouse gas emissions budget target in the range of 170-220gigatons of CO2 for the period 2012-2050.
PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2016
PHEVLERs produce no tailpipe emissions in local driving. The long electric range of the PHEVLER ensures that most if not all local driving will be emissions-free in population centers where air quality problems are greatest. 21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [
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Green Cars News
AUGUST 2, 2010
Just how much will emissions need to fall if climate warming is to be kept below the critical threshold of 28C? According to researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, admissible carbon dioxide emissions will increase from around seven billion tonnes of carbon in the year 2000 to around ten billion tonnes in 2015. [.].
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Report: Switch to diesel needed for climate mitigation
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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UK regional CO2 emission results released
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
The UK government has today released figures of regional CO2 emission results with emissions falling in 335 out of 434 local authorities across the country. Today’s results show that total CO2 emissions have dropped by 2% between 2005 and 2007, with emission levels now reduced by 21% in comparison to 1990 levels.
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Vans face 175g/km CO2 cap
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 28, 2009
Europe is moving forward with plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vans. The European Commission has today proposed tough new CO2 cap for vans at just 175g/km of CO2 or at least 42.8mpg by 2016. There would also been a long term emission reduction target of 135 g/km by 2020.
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Volvo partners WWF to slash emissions
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 4, 2010
Volvo will be the world’s first vehicle manufacturer to join respected environmental charity, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as part of its ‘Climate Savers Program’. Tags: Volvo Climate Savers trucks WWF.
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£11m to protect our seas from CO2 emissons
Green Cars News
APRIL 28, 2009
A five-year, £11million study into the effects of climate change on Britain’s seas has been announced as scientists warn of more acidic seas affecting the food chain. Passenger cars account for about 12 per cent of the European Union’s yearly carbon emissions.
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Washington Governor wants action on emissions
Green Cars News
MAY 25, 2009
In the USA, an executive order has been issued by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire on a variety of actions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To work with the existing coal-fired plant within Washington to reduce emissions. - To work with the existing coal-fired plant within Washington to reduce emissions. -
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UK needs step change in climate action
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 12, 2009
The UK needs to implement a step change to reduce carbon emissions, the first annual report from the Committee on Climate Change concludes. The committee which is responsible for reporting annual emission reductions in the UK, states that in the five years between 2003 to 2007 emissions reductions averaged 0.5
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Study find biofuels policy doubles CO2 emissions
Green Cars News
APRIL 17, 2009
Biofuels could have doubled the carbon dioxide emissions of the fossil fuels they replace - equivalent to putting half a million extra cars on the road - since a new law adding them to UK fuel came in a year ago, new research published by Friends of the Earth shows. million tonnes of extra carbon dioxide emissions.
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39 Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 13, 2009
Generally, any alternative energy form that can help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and limit our reliance on fossil fuels is well-received. Aren’t biofuels climate friendly? However, when it comes to biofuels it seems that environmentalists are still split as to whether they are to be welcomed or disparaged.
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Artificial trees to filter out carbon emissions
Green Cars News
AUGUST 27, 2009
Artificial trees could become an important part of measures to combat climate change, a report into geo-engineering reveals. These approaches would not solve climate change but could provide the world with extra time to decarbonise the global economy, ImechE says.
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Project focuses on freight transportation
Green Cars News
MAY 26, 2009
Efforts to reduce the emissions of goods transport have proved successful after the results of the joint project KNEG (Climate-Neutral Good Transportation by Road) were presented at the Logistics & Transport fair in Gothenburg, Sweden. The 2008 members managed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 120,000 tonnes.
Integrated approach needed in the fight to reduce CO2 from road transportation
Green Cars News
JULY 22, 2009
There are very great air pollution problems whose solutions in many cases help solve the fuel and CO2 problem. If the transport sector gets fixed, that has an enormous downward impact on both fuel and CO2”. Electric drive is feasible, but the challenges should not be under-estimated. Hybridisation has however been a success.
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Green car smart rocks at T in the Park
Green Cars News
JULY 15, 2009
Following its appearance at T in the Park, several other Scottish police forces are now going to trial the smart car, which offers great fuel efficiency and low carbon emissions. “smart’s reputation for economy and low emissions is well-known so it was perfect for us to evaluate it at T in the Park.
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New carbon strategy to cut UK emissions by 14 per cent
Green Cars News
JULY 15, 2009
Carbon emissions from domestic transport will be reduced by up to 14 per cent over the next decade the Government predicts as a result of the new carbon reduction strategy, published today by Transport Secretary, Andrew Adonis. Transport currently makes up 21 per cent of all UK domestic carbon emissions.
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39 EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals
Green Cars News
APRIL 19, 2009
According to the findings, the six key greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydroflurocarbons (HFCs), perflurocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) - threaten the welfare of both current and future generations.
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39 Nissan announces green programme progression
Green Cars News
JUNE 22, 2009
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan continues to make progress on its Nissan Green Program 2010 mid-term environmental plan and has now announced an update in its status - along with the announcement of a clean-diesel engine for the Japanese market. Now it will introduce a clean-diesel engine into the Japanese market in spring 2010.
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Saab launches EcoPower diesel
Green Cars News
MAY 5, 2009
There is a special edition model in the new Saab 9-3 range that aims to improve its driving experience while lowering carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It includes a 1.9TiD 150hp/110kW engine with emissions at just 137g/km of CO2 with fuel economy rated at 54.3mpg. for the SportWagon.
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36 Carbon capture won’t clean up tar sands
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 26, 2009
Carbon capture technology will not solve the climate change threat posed by the expansion of tar sands developments, a damning new report warns today. The production of tar sands oil -also know as oil sands- is a highly energy intensive process and emits on average three times more CO2 than conventional oil production.
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36 UK needs 1.7 million hybrid and electric cars by 2020
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 21, 2011
million plug-in hybrid or electric cars on the roads by 2020. According to the institute, it is possible for the UK to meet its target for average new car emissions of 95g/km CO2 by 2020, but it needs supported [.]. A new report from the Institute of Public Policy Research suggests that the UK needs 1.7
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Motorists take greener outlook
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
The report asked motorists what sort of car they would buy when the recession is over and the economy is back to normal. Suggestions were that even in an optimistic climate, car owners plan to remain prudent. A third of car buyers said they would be looking for better fuel consumption, while a fifth wants lower road tax.
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Electric Porsche Cayenne revealed at Copenhagen
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 14, 2009
With emissions from 310g/km of CO2, the Porsche Cayenne is probably one of the last cars you would ever label as ‘green’. But at the Copenhagen climate summit, the Cayenne proved otherwise. Tags: Electric cars Porsche cayenne Copenhagen electric summit.
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Geo-engineering could be ‘our only hope’
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
The future of the Earth could rest on potentially dangerous and unproven geo-engineering technologies unless emissions of carbon dioxide can be greatly reduced, the latest Royal Society report has found. Geo-engineering and its consequences are the price we may have to pay for failure to act on climate change.”.
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32 Toyota continues UK expansion
Green Cars News
APRIL 28, 2009
The new Verso benefits from Toyota Optimal Drive powertrains across the engine range which allow for stronger performance but lower emissions and improved fuel economy. litre D-4D engine has been revised with new piezo electric injectors helping to enhance the torque performance and lower the vehicle’s emissions.
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Teams battle it out in Eco-marathon
Green Cars News
MAY 10, 2009
This event wasn’t about rewarding the fastest car - instead it was about rewarding the most fuel efficient with more than 200 teams from 29 countries competing to win the €1,000 top prize in this annual green car rally. Tags: Green cars Latest news Shell Eco-marathon University of Central Lancashire.
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36 Industry experts have their say on scrappage plans
Green Cars News
APRIL 22, 2009
Many 10-year-old-cars have plenty of life left in them, so from a climate perspective, to scrap them is money poured down the drain,&# he said. Similar views were shared by our own editor Faye Sunderland who criticised the Government’s failure to place CO2 caps on the scheme. What do you think of the scrappage scheme?
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36 FTA looks to cut carbon and costs
Green Cars News
MAY 26, 2009
Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from transport operations not only improves a company’s environmental performance but also makes business sense in terms of improved efficiency. Rachael Dillon, FTA Manager for Climate Change, said: “Until now freight transport has operated in a CO2 policy void.
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Will lighter cars backfire on industry?
Green Cars News
MAY 24, 2009
Robert O Grady suggests that the standards, which are designed to address climate change and reduce dependence on imported energy, ignore the criteria air pollutants currently regulated under the Clean Air Act such as smog, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and lead. To read the article in full, click here.
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36 Jaguar makes plans for a greener future
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
With its iconic high performance cars, Jaguar Land Rover hardly personifies the green image – but that is something the company is determined to change. Yesterday it announced a new business plan aimed at increasing its global competitiveness, drive growth, sustain profitability and respond to the challenges of climate change.
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Executive saloon squeezes into £35 tax band
Green Cars News
JULY 9, 2009
From this week Audi’s popular A4 model earns the right to use the ‘e’ suffix that subtly signifies major strides forward in economy and emissions control as already proven by the Audi A3 1.9 litre TDI variants, and employs the very latest efficiency measures to make 61.4mpg and 120g/km CO2 output a reality. TDIe and the A6 2.0
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36 Volvo V50 DRIVe road test
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 8, 2009
The standard DRIVe version turns in 62.8mpg combined economy and 119g/km of carbon dioxide emissions to qualify for low-rate road tax. The Stop/Start model goes further with 72.4mpg economy and 104g/km CO2 emissions. Every model comes with climate control, four electric windows, CD stereo and alloy wheels.
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Volvo EX30 EV: LFP version not offered to US is greener pick
Baua Electric
MARCH 14, 2024
Volvo EX30 NMC vs LFP battery manufacturing CO2, future potential gains That said, there’s a big asterisk to this conclusion pointing to the greenest EX30: Americans can’t choose it. Volvo spokesperson Russell Datz confirmed to Green Car Reports that “it’s not currently in Volvo’s plans to offer LFP batteries in the U.S.”
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52 Insight becomes Science Museum piece
Green Cars News
MAY 5, 2009
Being exempt from the London Congestion Charge makes the Insight ideal to transfer books between the two museum sites, while its low CO2 emissions of 101g/km mean it will save the museum money with reduced road tax of £15 a year, low company car tax and excellent fuel economy of 64.2mpg (combined) which means fewer trips to the filling station. “We
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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 30, 2009
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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36 Toyota extend iQ range
Green Cars News
JUNE 18, 2009
With manual transmission, iQ3 returns an official 58.9mpg in combined cycle driving, and 113g/km of CO2 – Band B for road tax (£35 annual charge). Equipped with Toyota’s new Multidrive CVT system, fuel economy is just as good, while emissions rise slightly to 120g/km, but remain within Band B.
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Transport Ministers endorse 2009 MPG Marathon in Coventry
Green Cars News
AUGUST 6, 2009
Sadiq Khan, who looks after communities, environment and climate change at the Department for Transport, adds: “Events like this are great in demonstrating how easy it is to reduce fuel consumption, costs and emissions by making a few simple changes to your driving style. I wish all the drivers and their teams a successful marathon.”.
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32 Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
In 2006, Honda was the first auto company to voluntarily and publicly announce targets for the reduction of its CO 2 emissions for its products and operations globally. To continue to decrease CO 2 emissions from the transportation of vehicles from its plants to dealers. Source: Honda North America. Click to enlarge.
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MPG Marathon winner nears 100mpg milestone
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 5, 2009
The Government last year also changed the company car tax regime to reward vehicles with a sub -120 CO2 grams per kilometre rating. This is becoming increasingly important in the commercial world where businesses run large fleets of company cars and vans.
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42 First retro-fit plug-in hybrid system to help the unconverted
Green Cars News
APRIL 29, 2009
Known as the Affordable Add-on Zero Emissions Vehicle (ADDZEV), the technology that has been developed demonstrates how it may be possible to convert much of the UK vehicle fleet into hybrid vehicles. Developed to reduce the carbon emissions of inner-city driving, the ADDZEV system was perfected utilising a standard Vauxhall Combo van.
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