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EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020

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The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the CO 2 emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. The European Commission will confirm whether individual manufacturers or pools have met their own specific annual targets, which are based on the average mass of the cars registered.

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Plug-in hybrids emit many times the claimed CO2, test suggests

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Plug-in hybrids may emit more carbon dioxide (CO2) than their manufacturers claimed, even when fully charged, European environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E) claims. T&E recently tested current-generation plug-in hybrid versions of the BMW 3 Series, Peugeot 308, and Renault Megane.

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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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The release of this enormous investment comes in the midst of the company’s transformation, in what is also for all concerned an extremely challenging environment. Together with plant manufacturers, thyssenkrupp Steel is developing a power-operated melting unit, which is combined with the DR plant. Capacity will be 2.5

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UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

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UP Catalyst is committed to reducing the carbon footprint of battery manufacturing and promoting sustainable energy solutions. —Gary Urb, CEO of UP Catalyst This also means that sodium-ion battery technology could approach and exceed the performance of lithium-ion batteries at a much lower cost and higher efficiency and safety levels.

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EEA final data shows average car CO2 emissions in Europe kept increasing in 2019

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CO 2 /km), according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) final data. Most car manufacturers met their individual binding CO 2 emission targets for fleets of newly registered passenger cars in 2019. CO2/km, which is about 7 % above the 2020 target of 147 g CO 2 /km. grams of carbon dioxide per kilometrer (g?CO

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Tesla and Jaguar Land Rover partner in CO2 to avoid EU emission fines

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Tesla will have a new addition to its CO2 pool in Jaguar Land Rover, which will help the latter company avoid hefty fines for not reaching target emissions goals set by the European Union. Jaguar Land Rover failed to meet EU CO2 goals last year, which set the company back around £35 million in fines. Tesla has accumulated around $1.15

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Audi and Krajete developing direct air capture technologies for CO2

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The filtered air is released back into the environment after the adsorption step. This significantly shortens the adsorber’s loading and discharge cycles. In other words, more CO 2 can be removed from the ambient air in a short period of time.

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