Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

in collaboration with scientists at the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); University of Colorado; and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, assessed 30 studies of vehicle emissions under real-world driving conditions in 11 major vehicle markets representing 80% of new diesel vehicle sales in 2015.

Diesel 230

Diesel International Emissions Ozone 230

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

The transport and transformation of plumes from selected European and Asian major population centers (MPCs) will now be investigated with special focus on the rate of formation of ozone and aerosols. In Asia, in particular, high temperatures, humidity, solar radiation and the frequency of storms play a major role.

Emissions 268

Emissions Taiwan Asia Ozone 268

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2010

Pål Börjesson, researcher in Environment and Energy Systems at Lund University. Besides greenhouse gases, environmental effects such as eutrophication, acid rain, tropospheric ozone and emissions of particles were included in the study, along with emissions from the use of biofuels in light and heavy vehicles.

Climate 170

Climate Waste Climate Change Sweden 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2013

R134a replaced CFC-12 as the MAC refrigerant in the early 1990s due to the negative impact of CFCs on the Earth’s ozone layer. For these reasons, Germany’s Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA) took the position in the late 2000s that R134a should be replaced by the natural refrigerant R744.

Future 311

Future CO2 Climate 2009 311

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2016

Such areas are operational in more than 200 cities across Europe that suffer from air pollution. All of these measures will lead to the goal we set for ourselves this year, to turn the city of Haifa into a low-emissions zone that will be restricted to polluting vehicles. —MoEP Director General Yisrael Dancziger.

Emissions 150

Emissions Diesel Pollution 150