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

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Responding to the publication of the data, European NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) said the sharp drop showed that ambitious EU car cO 2 targets do motivate carmakers to reduce their climate impact but that tighter standards will be needed from 2025 onwards so that all new cars sold from 2035 are zero-emissions.

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Researchers produce green syngas using CO2, water and sunlight

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Mi’s tunable syngas setup uses standard industrial manufacturing processes, and is scalable. That was not possible with a single metal catalyst. This opens up many exciting opportunities that were not previously considered. —Zetian Mi.

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ICCT analysis finds UN’s aircraft CO2 standard lags current technology by more than a decade

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A new analysis of commercial aircraft fuel efficiency from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the UN’s aircraft CO 2 standard lags current technology by more than a decade. Average margin to ICAO’s CO 2 standard for new aircraft, 1980 - 2019. Source: The ICCT. per year, depending on the metric.

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Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

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The European Parliament and the Council have reached provisional agreement on a regulation setting, for the first time in the EU, strict CO 2 emission standards for trucks. The deal follows an agreement reached in December on new CO 2 emission standards for cars and light vans in the EU for the period after 2020. —Erik Jonnaert.

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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locationa gold standard certification facility. The Georgia Tech team built its circuit breaker with parts that can withstand the very high pressures of supercritical CO2. If the tests on the synthetic circuit go well, Graber plans to run the breaker through a battery of real-world simulations at KEMA Laboratories Chalfont, Penn.

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Euro Parliament committee backs revised CO2 standards for cars and vans; zero-emission road mobility by 2035

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The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted this week, with 46 votes in favor, 40 against and two abstentions, a position on proposed rules to revise the CO 2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans in line with the EU’s increased climate ambition. Background.

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ICCT-ClimateWorks: well-designed vehicle standards and fuel feeds could reduce combined US, China and EU CO2 emissions by 1.3 Gt in 2030, boost economy

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Vehicle efficiency improvements via effective standards and policies could reduce annual CO 2 e emissions from the US, China, and the EU by 1.3 Also, performance standards generally do not incentivize automakers to surpass the minimum requirements. Gt at a savings of about $135 billion per year by 2030. Source: McKinsey & Co.,

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