Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Ibiza may be the place most Brits go to enjoy some excessive drinking – but its namesake in the automotive world is anything but drunk on fuel. The achievement sets a new record for the fuel-sipping Spanish supermini and was reached by Austrian economy driving specialist Gerhard Plattner.

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Fuel Economy Economy Czech Republic Liechtenstein 37

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APRIL 28, 2010

Transport, including international aviation and maritime transport, accounts for around a quarter of total EU greenhouse gas emissions. Freight transport tends to grow slightly faster than the economy, with road and air freight recording the largest increases in the EU-27 (43% and 35%, respectively, between 1997 and 2007).

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Czech Republic Clean Cleaning 2007 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Emissions of GHG have increased by 26% (EU-15) or 180 million tonnes between 1990 and 2006, excluding international aviation and marine transport—an amount larger than the entire annual national emissions for 2006 from Belgium (132 million tonnes) or Romania (157 million tonnes). —Professor McGlade. Transport at a crossroads.

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Transportation Czech Republic 2006 Romania 150