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Study finds renewable diesel blends deliver fuel consumption and CO2 benefits in Euro 5 engines

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Researchers from Istituto Motori - CNR in Italy and Eni report in a paper in the journal Fuel that blends of hydrocracked fossil oil (HCK) and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as diesel fuels deliver fuel consumption (FC) and CO 2 savings based on the NEDC cycle. and 1.46% ± 0.25.

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Europe’s Euro 7 emission limits face pushback from 8 international locations

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8 Ecu Union countries together with France and Italy referred to as for the bloc to scrap deliberate Euro 7 exhaust emission limits, announcing they’re overly determined and unrealistic for automakers to strike. The principles additionally attempt to take on particulates from brakes and tires.

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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. EDGAR is also unique in its provision of historical emission data for 20 years prior to 1990, the reference year for the Kyoto protocol. 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

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Ford poll finds Europeans want freedom of car ownership, but worry about traffic, cost of driving, environment

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6,028 people were questioned across six European countries; Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Such systems could deliver road safety and efficiency improvements from existing traffic infrastructures, potentially improving traffic flow and reducing CO2 emissions. The survey was carried out between July and August 2012.

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Europe December 2020

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Last month, the main markets were France (5,978 units) and Germany (5,349), with Italy (1,153 units) a distant 3rd. A reference also to the Nissan Leaf, that jumped to #7, which was still insufficient to reach the 4th spot it had in 2019. Looking at December Top 5 Models: #1 Volkswagen ID.3

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Volkswagen’s 1.0L eco up! natural gas vehicle offers 79g CO2/km

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Today, there are also a number of apps and navigation system extensions and Internet portals that specifically reference natural gas refilling stations. (In In Germany, the fuel cost per 100 km (62 miles) is just over €3 (US$3.92); in Italy, the largest market for natural gas cars in Europe, the cost is less.). The eco up!

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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