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Study reveals plug-in hybrids to drive down CO2 emissions

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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will reduce CO2 and nitrogen oxide emissions levels – but they are also expected to push up sulphur oxide emissions.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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These vehicles are the green machines that will provide a critical part of the renewable and sustainable society that we need for the future. [ from University of California, Davis and years of experience as an agricultural researcher. PHEVLERs produce no tailpipe emissions in local driving. About the authors. Dr. Andrew A.

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DOE to fund CO2 storage projects

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The battle against greenhouse gas emissions doesn’t just involve preventing these emissions in the first place – it also involves getting rid of the carbon dioxide that’s already in the atmosphere.

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UK could achieve 76 per cent emission reduction

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It may seem like a lofty goal, but the entire UK transport sector could enjoy carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reductions of 76 per cent by 2050. That’s the verdict of researchers at the University of York and the Stockholm Environment Institute who believe the reduction is achievable when compared to “business as usual” under a [.].

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Appeal for funding for beneficial CO2 use

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) may be the emission that most car manufacturers are desperately trying to drive down, but even it has its uses and now one company is hoping for funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to target its beneficial use.

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University to study ‘real-world’ hybrid driving

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Researchers at the University of Warwick are to embark on a three year study into the real-world effects of driving a hybrid car. Using a system called Dymola, the three year project will study the impacts of real world driver behaviour on CO2 emissions and energy use of hybrid vehicles. It’s the first time a [.].

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Never mind green cars – what about synthetic trees?

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Columbia University has announced the development of a tree structure that could capture carbon 1,000 times faster than a real tree. They work by collecting carbon dioxide (CO2) on a sorbent, then cleaning and pressurising the gas and releasing it.