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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions. CH 4 is mainly generated by agricultural activities, the production of coal and gas, as well as waste treatment and disposal. Other greenhouse gases keep creeping up.

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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A methanation plant expansion to the existing power-to-gas (PtG) facility in Falkenhagen, Germany has officially opened as part of the international €28-million (US$33.5-million) Type of CO2 source (biogas; waste water; atmosphere). million) STORE&GO research project. Construction on the methanation plant began in July 2017.

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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tonnes are still below the EU-27 average, but now equal those of Italy. At present, the US emits 16.9 tonnes CO 2 per capita per year, more than twice as much as the EU-27 with 8.1 By comparison, Chinese per capita CO 2 emissions of 6.8 The average figures for China and EU-27 hide significant regional differences.

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Opel to launch 3 new engine families, 13 new engines by 2016

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Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. They will be joined by the end of this year by a new small-displacement gasoline engine family.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. They arent standardised internationally.