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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. The cost of fossil-fuelled motoring, is going only one way – up.

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. Parties to this second period will turn their economy-wide targets into quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives and submit them for review by 1 May 2012. as possible, but not later than 2015. Technology.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. IDTechEx is producing an event looking at the whole range of electric vehicles.

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How the FCC Settles Radio-Spectrum Turf Wars

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As an attorney, I represented a microwave-industry group in the ensuing legal dispute.). First, the newcomers and the incumbents both present data to impress the FCC with their respective services’ widespread demand, importance to the economy, and utility in promoting education, safety, and other public benefits. A nearby band at 4.2

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

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Acceleration is beyond what can be safely and legally used on the local roads and freeway we traversed, but the precision of the handling was also evident. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals.

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

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July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ). Given that China’s economy is still growing, such a strategy is unlikely to result in year-to-year emissions reductions for several decades. Earlier post.).

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