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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

News headlines vie for attention and it is easy for scientists to grab this attention by linking climate change to the latest extreme weather event or apocalyptic prediction. But in doing so, the public perception of climate change can be distorted. This message is more difficult to get heard. Vicky Pope, Met Office.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

A new study by MIT researchers, published this month in Atmospheric Environment , finds that in Europe, 10 major auto manufacturers produced diesel cars, sold between 2000 and 2015, that generate up to 16 times more NO x emissions on the road than in regulatory tests—a level that exceeds European limits but does not violate any EU laws.

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MAY 10, 2012

Linking with Québec is a significant advance in California’s efforts to fight climate change and steer our economy toward a clean energy future. Climate change is a global issue that must be addressed by all levels of government. —Québec minister for Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Pierre Arcand.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cybathlon Challenges : 02 February 2024, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND Enjoy today’s videos! However, due to their soft material, these grippers have limited lifetimes, especially when operating in unstructured and unfamiliar environments. Soft universal grippers are advantageous to safely grasp a wide variety of objects.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

The global consultancy is undertaking the project with CABI, a not-for-profit science-based development and information organization based in the Netherlands that provides information and applies scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.

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JULY 19, 2009

Twenty research teams from across Europe are launching one of its largest pollution monitoring campaigns and are setting up sites in Île-de-France (a region containing the Paris metropolitan area) to investigate sources of particulate pollution in the urban environment. Paul Scherer Institut, Villingen, Switzerland. million (US$4.8

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment. Since September 2017, a new test procedure, the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), has to be followed for new vehicle types. —Uwe Tietge.

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APRIL 26, 2022

And if that isn’t enough, he is working to combat impending food shortages by developing imaging technology to determine how to grow plants in inhabitable environments. It goes back to being a refugee in Switzerland, where my brother and I had to learn how to earn money,” Custovic says. Hissey Outstanding Young Professional Award.

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OCTOBER 24, 2009

Historical trends of (A) ΣPCDD/F, (B) ΣPCB, and (C) ΣDDT in sediment from Lake Oberaar and from low-altitude lakes in Switzerland, normalized relative to their maximum historical peaks. Ongoing work in this field may provide additional insight into the fate of persistent organic pollutants in the Alpine environment.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Unlike some sectors, transport’s impact on the environment continues to be closely linked to economic growth.

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APRIL 5, 2009

We know the technology exists to tackle impacts of the transport sector on Europe’s environment. TERM 2008: indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union. ( Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Market Background Policy. Almost 67 million people (i.e. TERM reports have been published since 2000.

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APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The central display conveys critical information while touch screens on each side are used for lights, climate control, navigation and trip planning, communication, and in-cab media. This world-first natural composite is not just sustainable but is also safer for vehicles operating in inner-city environments.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Previously code-named “Cascade,” the Cray XC30 supercomputer combines the new Aries interconnect, Intel Xeon processors, Cray’s fully-integrated software environment, and innovative power and cooling technologies to create a production supercomputer that is designed to scale high performance computing (HPC) workloads of more than 100 petaflops.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

(United Kingdom); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). The increasing gap also more than halves the official CO 2 reductions achieved during the last ten years, making it more challenging to meet the EU’s climate change mitigation objectives. External factors changing over time (for example, increased use of air conditioning).

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JUNE 22, 2009

According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), global CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere should be stabilized below 450 ppm, Nissan noted. in the United States; and Israel, Portugal, Monaco, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Raleigh, N.C.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Switzerland leads the world in sustainability, followed by France, Denmark, Malta, and Sweden. Switzerland’s top ranking reflects strong performance across most issues, especially air quality and climate protection. Disability-Adjusted Life Years lost due to PM 2.5. Source: EPI. Click to enlarge. 2018 EPI Trends.

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