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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

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Aviation accounts for 3.5% of the human-made climate impact; two-thirds of this impact are caused by emissions other than CO 2 , according to a new study by researchers in Europe and the US. The study was published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. This new study is based on a thorough review of a decade of research on aviation emissions. It makes an important contribution to the scientific understanding we have of the role of aviation for climate change—an understanding decision-mak

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LAPD BMW i3s, Lucid Air acceleration, Jeep plug-in hybrid details: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which two automakers announced a possible alliance? Which automaker has decided to hide away the exhaust pipes on its vehicles? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 5, 2020. Lucid says that the upcoming Air electric car will be the world’s quickest production.

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Yale study finds asphalt a significant source of air pollution, especially on hot, sunny days

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Asphalt is a near-ubiquitous substance—it’s found in roads, on roofs and in driveways—but its chemical emissions rarely figure into urban air quality management plans. A new study now finds that asphalt is a significant source of air pollutants in urban areas, especially on hot and sunny days. Yale researchers found that common road and roofing asphalts produced complex mixtures of organic compounds, including hazardous pollutants, in a range of typical temperature and solar conditio

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Electric Bike Conversion Kit Selection

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If you want to convert your bicycle into an electric bike than you are on the right track. It is easy to convert your bicycle into an electric bike, but if you consider some technical things during selection of an electric bike kit than it will ease your journey to convert the bicycle into an electric bike & running it. As the cost of an electric bike conversion kit in comparison to a new electric cycle is half approx & not too tough to assemble, if you have time & little bit of i

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Yandex, Uber spin off self-driving vehicles business from joint venture

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Yandex N.V. and Uber entered into agreements to spin off the self-driving vehicles business, Yandex Self Driving Group B.V. (Yandex SDG) from their ride-hailing and foodtech joint venture, MLU B.V. Following these transactions, Yandex SDG will be directly owned by Yandex and Uber. Yandex will continue to consolidate the results of Yandex SDG and will be reporting Yandex SDG results in the “Other Bets and Experiments” segment of Yandex N.V.

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