Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2013
At the conclusion of the International Negotiating Committee on Mercury ( INC5 ) meeting in Geneva ( earlier post ), nations agreed on a global, legally-binding treaty to prevent mercury emissions and releases. Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps. Switches and relays.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 12, 2019
Continental has submitted a plan of action to the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection with which the company intends immediately to reduce the lead content in some of its electronic components to legally prescribed maximum quantities in accordance with the End of Life Vehicles Directive.
Green Car Congress
JULY 16, 2015
MEPs also want to include emissions reduction ceilings on mercury, and a midpoint target for most caps of 2025. The Commission’s proposal does not require any legally-biding reductions for 2025 and delays action until 2030.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2013
The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2011
Impacts of heavy metals and persistent organic compounds on human health are also quantified, primarily in terms of additional cancer incidence. The report does not assess whether the emissions from industrial facilities are consistent with the legal permitting conditions for the operation of these plants.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Though costs are now high, we believe automakers could sell PHEVs for only $2,000-$5,000 more than current hybrids.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
While other national and international organizations have been supportive at government hearings, they havent yet begun to advocate for PHEVs. At the moment, only 2004-2007 Priuses , and to a limited extent, the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrids. What do environmental groups think of PHEVs?
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