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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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It was authored by the International Energy Agency (IEA), in collaboration with International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), and was funded by the FIA Foundation, through GFEI. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% per year over the past 12 years, although the rate of improvement has slowed to 1.4%

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London and Paris launch car scoring initiative based on real-world emissions; ICCT the technical lead

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The initiative announced today by Paris and London is supported by The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Project, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the FIA Foundation, and the Joshua and Anita Bekenstein Charitable Fund. Other cities have committed to work with the C40 Cities toward adoption of similar schemes.

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Planning for and transforming future urban infrastructure for sustainable mobility

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Separately, Forum for the Future, working in partnership with Vodafone, the FIA Foundation and EMBARQ, has produced a toolkit to help public bodies, companies and civil society organizations understand and plan for the mobility challenges of the future.

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GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

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The GFEI is a partnership of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), International Energy Agency (IEA), International Transport Forum (ITF), the FIA Foundation, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis.

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UNEP, IEA, ITF and FIA Foundation to Launch Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI)

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The FIA Foundation was established in 2001 with a donation of $300 million made by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the non-profit federation of motoring organizations and the governing body of world motor sport.

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Global NCAP calls for universal application of minimum vehicle safety standards in all world markets by 2020

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Global NCAP receives financial support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the FIA Foundation, from International Consumer Testing and Research and from the Road Safety Fund. Global NCAP supports the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety and is a member of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration.

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ITF study finds limited environmental and safety impacts of car fleet renewal schemes in US, France and Germany

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The project was initiated by the International Transport Forum, a transport policy think tank linked to the OECD, the OECD Environment Directorate and the FIA Foundation under the aegis of the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI). The safety impact analysis was prepared by the Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research. Earlier post.).

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative Releases Roadmap Report on Achieving 50% Fuel Economy Improvement in LDV Fleet by 2050

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The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI)—a collaboration between the FIA Foundation, International Energy Agency, International Transport Forum and United Nations Environment Programme ( earlier post )—released a report describing a roadmap and initial action plan to achieve a 50% improvement in fuel economy in the global light duty vehicle (..)

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LowCVP Conference attracts 200 delegates and leading speakers

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Professor Anderson’s presentation and those of other speakers - including Charles Stonehill of Better Place, David Ward of the FIA Foundation, Hugo Spowers of River Simple and Darran Messem of Shell - at the LowCVP conference are available on the ‘LowCVP Conference 2009′ resources page on the website (see associated link).