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Chinese Government think tank calls for refocusing auto industry on environment-friendly and energy-saving targets

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Liu Shijin, deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, one of China’s top government think tanks, told a forum that the government should shift its guidance to automakers from mere pursuit of output capacity to environment-friendly and energy-saving targets. Tags: Brief.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. Scheduled for launch in 2012, it is expected to account for 85% of Renault’s gasoline engine sales in 2015. Tags: Engines Transmissions Vehicle Manufacturers.

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Parker Hannifin and Autocar Deliver Hydraulic Hybrid Refuse Vehicles to Florida Communities

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Hydraulic hybrid technology represents a breakthrough in efforts to reduce fuel use and pollution from these vehicles. With the benefits of this technology, we believe these trucks will play a key role in creating a cleaner environment for these communities. Tags: Heavy-duty Hydraulic Hybrid. —Margo T.

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Requiring Lower Sulfur Marine Fuels Could Reduce Emissions-Related Deaths by Up to 50% Annually By 2012

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In a 2007 study, Winebrake and James Corbett from the University of Delaware (who is a co-author of the current study) concluded that pollution from marine shipping causes approximately 60,000 premature cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths around the world each year. Tags: Emissions Fuels Ports and Marine. Earlier post.) Regulations.

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Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

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GHG emissions for the transportation in each of the cities were calculated based on fuel sales data, vehicle kilometers traveled, or by scaling from a regional level; these three approaches were found to differ by less than 5%. Miroslav Havránek, Charles University Environment Center. Credit: ACS, Kennedy et al. Click to enlarge.

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A Dumbed Down Copenhagen For the Age of Stupid. It’s Time to Reach & Teach, Tell & Sell

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With President Obama and the rest of the leaders of the world’s biggest polluting nations kicking the ball down the field on climate change and effectively pulling the rug out from under all of us who have been targeting the Copenhagen climate talks as the moment we must seize, our response must recognize the obvious. C= Closing.

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Government of Canada Releases Draft Regulations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Light-Duty Vehicles; Outcome Aligned With US

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Environment Canada released draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. The draft regulations announced by Environment Canada mark the first regulatory action taken by the federal government to reduce GHG emissions.”.

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