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T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

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An in-house study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitted in 2017 in European seas alone 10 times more SO x than all of Europe’s 260+ million passenger vehicles. million passenger vehicles in a year.

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New laser system for fuel ignition may lead to reduced auto emissions, greater fuel efficiency

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Laser ignition promises less pollution and greater fuel efficiency, but making small, powerful lasers has proven difficult. Taira’s team is, however, working with a large spark-plug company and with DENSO Corporation, a member of the Toyota Group. 630, February 2010, INTECH, Croatia. Click to enlarge.

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