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Dutch question Euro V benefits in urban areas
10 Mar 2010Lorries meeting Euro V pollution standards emit three times more NOx than they are supposed to in urban areas, according to a Dutch note citing a study released by T&O in February. EU countries may struggle to meet air quality targets as a result, the note states.
Rising global temperature forces stark choices
12 Mar 2010Beyond the cautious carbon reduction pledges, one key message emerged from a high-level seminar on aviation and shipping emissions in London this week: we must choose whether to pay for prevention now or more adaptation later.
NewsInternational safety rules for electric cars adopted
11 Mar 2010Global safety rules for all types of electric vehicles were adopted at a UN meeting in Geneva on Tuesday. The rules lay down technical requirements for the type approval of these vehicles, a procedure for authorising their sale.
NewsBrussels slammed over green information access
8 Mar 2010EU ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros has criticised the European Commission for failing to make public three letters from German carmaker Porsche relating to legislation on reducing car CO2 emissions.
NewsDemand for biofuels to increase crop prices – JRC
5 Mar 2010Biofuel policy could lead to a 6.5% increase in crop prices in Europe, assuming a 7% share of biofuels in transport by 2020, according to a draft report from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). Ethanol prices would increase by 8%.
NewsCO2 from transport could fall by 43% in Germany
4 Mar 2010A report released by the German federal environment agency earlier this week has shown transport emissions in the country could drop by 43% by 2020 through a mixture of measures such as traffic reduction, charges and energy efficiency legislation.
NewsTajani wants EU plan to promote clean vehicles
19 Feb 2010Industry commissioner Antonio Tajani will propose an EU strategy to promote the development of clean and low carbon vehicles, he told the car industry in Brussels on Friday. The strategy would be broader than Spain's electric car initiative.
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