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OCTOBER 28, 2018

Earlier this month, members of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee proposed a higher target (35%) than the European Commission (30%) for new heavy-duty trucks to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, with an intermediate target of 20% by 2025.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships. This builds on current mandatory energy efficiency requirements to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2022

USTMA is encouraging additional research to assess stormwater runoff from roadways to increase the state of knowledge on constituents in roadway runoff, the potential impact of roadway runoff on the environment, and effective strategies to treat roadway runoff.

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JULY 8, 2020

The Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted to include CO 2 emissions from the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

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MARCH 1, 2018

The Department of Energy announced a funding opportunity totaling $3 million to support projects between US industry and DOE national laboratories related to improving materials in severe or complex environments through the new High Performance Computing for Materials in Applied Energy Technologies ( HPC4Mtls ) Program. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Honda will showcase several of its latest developments in intelligent transportation technology at the 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit, 7-11 September. Automated Highway Driving: an 8-mile freeway loop in the downtown Detroit area will provide attendees with an automated driving experience in a real-world traffic environment.

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JUNE 24, 2021

The Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group is partnering with ANRA Technologies —a leading international provider of end-to-end drone operations and traffic management solutions for unmanned system operators and airspace managers—to begin developing the operating environment for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry.

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OCTOBER 13, 2012

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a Center of Excellence for Environment and Energy during FY-2013. The FAA Administrator will announce the final selection of the Center of Excellence for Environment & Energy in FY 2013.

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APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. —Report to Congress on Black Carbon. —Report to Congress. Source: EPA.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

The BMW Group is showcasing developments from BMW ConnectedDrive at the ITS World Congress this week in Vienna under the slogan “BMW Urban Mobility”. The net effect is that you drive more calmly and more safely, save fuel and protect the environment all at the same time. Traffic light assistant.

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MARCH 20, 2017

To address this need, Ricardo Energy & Environment, working with technology partner OPUS Inspection, has launched a real-world vehicle emissions monitoring service. —Sean Christiansen, Ricardo Energy & Environment air quality practice director.

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MAY 25, 2011

The ATVM program loans leverage private funds and bring the nation greater energy security, a stronger economy and a cleaner environment. EDTA looks forward to working with Congress as it further considers this issue. Electric drive vehicles offer compelling economic benefits to consumers.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new high-performance computing (HPC) initiative to help US industry accelerate the development of new or improved materials for use in severe environments. The program will focus on developing improved lightweight material technologies, as well.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Outdoor air concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) in Germany have a serious impact on health, according to a new study published by the German Environment Agency (Umwelt Bundesamt, UBA). The study was carried out on behalf of UBA by the Helmholtz Zentrum München and IVU Umwelt.) The UBA is Germany’s main environmental protection agency.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2023

On 8 February 2023, during the 5 th International Marine Protected Area Congress ( IMPAC5 ) held in Vancouver, Canada unveiled proposed new sites being pursued for marine conservation targets, as well as further details related to its MPA Protection Standard. Further prohibitions may apply according to each MPA law.

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MARCH 10, 2012

A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. Automobile tire rubber in general consists of approximately 40?60%

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MARCH 6, 2017

Most of these diseases and conditions are at least partially caused by the environment, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports. The impact of the environment on children’s health , provides a comprehensive overview of the environment’s impact on children’s health, illustrating the scale of the challenge.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

In a joint statement, the two companies said that, given the rapid change in the auto industry, the industry is required to work not only on conventional automobile R&D, but also on R&D for advanced and future technologies in the fields including environment, safety, and IT. This is exactly the challenge that Toyota has to overcome now.

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JULY 9, 2014

The Connected Vehicle Test Environment (CVTE) was developed as a real-world model deployment test site for enabling wireless communications among vehicles and with roadside equipment for use in generating data to enable driver safety warning systems. Work areas covered under the agreement include: Operate and maintain test environment.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

The World Environment Center ( WEC ) will award its 30 th Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development to the Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen will accept the Gold Medal Award on 15 May 2014 during the Gold Medal Presentation Ceremony in Washington, DC.

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JULY 16, 2015

The Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament tightened up a European Commission proposal and called for more ambitious national caps on emissions of six main pollutants in order to cut emissions by 70% across the EU and save €40 billion (US$44 billion) in air pollution costs by 2030. —Julie Girling. Background.

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JUNE 13, 2014

announced a collaborative investment in three new research and development projects to improve Arctic and harsh-environment offshore oil and gas operations in Newfoundland and Labrador and around the world. Canada’s Research & Development Corporation (RDC) and Statoil Canada Ltd. The total value of the projects is $3.9 million, including $2.4

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, asking that recently drafted cap-and-trade legislation be amended to clearly state that biofuels, including the biofuel component of fuel blends, are not obligated under the emissions cap because they are already regulated under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.),

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet.

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MARCH 11, 2022

At the International Engine Congress in Baden-Baden (Germany), Liebherr-Components AG and US-based Tula Technology presented the results of their joint study on heavy machinery. At Tula, we are driven by a passion to increase efficiency in engines and motors of all types and also improve the environment.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Tata Steel has formed a strategic partnership with the UK research body the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop a range of innovations that will include graphene-coated steels and next-generation sensors that can operate in extreme environments.

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JULY 20, 2015

The University of Michigan has opened Mcity, the first large controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study by Ricardo for the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) across a broad range of vehicle sectors finds that the relative contribution of each vehicle life cycle stage is highly dependent on the vehicle type and powertrain technology as well as what assumptions are made about a vehicle’s operational life, mileage (..)

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent, announced proposed regulations to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of passenger automobiles and light trucks for model years 2017 to 2025. Environment Canada expects these regulations will reduce GHGs by 162 megatonnes between 2017 and 2025. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 26, 2012

A new study has found that pollutant particles carried by these flows prefer to accumulate in specific regions of the urban environment and even form coherent structures, rather than scattering randomly. It was not known if such structures were robust enough to manifest in the environment.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The new Kia Soul EV, which will have its world premiere at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show starting later this week, has achieved UL Environment validation for bio-based organic carbon content for 10% of its interior materials.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Sustainable Industries Predictions for 2011 include: Cap and Trade Discarded by Congress in National Energy Policy. the future of the economy and the environment. Cascadia believes that Congress will implement a policy in the coming year that focuses primarily on gas, nuclear and.

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JULY 8, 2015

In collaboration with the farming community of the Indian Creek Watershed in central Illinois, researchers from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) are finding ways to meet three agrarian land management objectives simultaneously: maximizing a farmer’s production; growing feedstock for bioenergy; and protecting the environment.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

A new Ford Motor Company-sponsored poll of 6,000 people across Europe found that most Europeans remain committed to car ownership, but have growing concerns about traffic congestion, the cost of driving and the environment. 57% say elected bodies bear most responsibility for reducing transport impact on the environment.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

General Motors is demonstrating a set of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V, or vehicle-to-car V2C) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications (collectively, V2X) systems this week at the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Orlando. Earlier post.). In the US, DSRC refers generically to communications on a dedicated 5.9

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APRIL 12, 2016

The transformation will integrate sustainability and innovation throughout the built environment, including a new Sustainability Showcase building on the product campus, which will aim to meet Living Building Challenge standards, the highest level of sustainability certification today. More than 7.5 —Bill Ford, Ford executive chairman.

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