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TE calculates EU transport emissions up 34% since 1990, including international shipping and aviation

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Annual data compiled by the European Environmental Agency ( EEA ) and submitted to the UNFCCC on the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions usually leave out emissions from international shipping and aviation (so-called “bunkers”). Compared with 2007, transport emissions in 2008 decreased by 1.6% and those of other sectors by 2.2%.

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ITS-Davis study finds social influence a key element in transitioning to more sustainable transportation such as PHEVs

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Research from the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis (ITS-Davis) suggests it will take more than a reasonable price and good information to get consumers to make more sustainable transportation choices, such as the purchase of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). —Jonn Axsen.

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ABI Research: global V2V penetration into new vehicles to rise to 70% by 2027

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Still, ABI notes, V2X is a critical component—in combination with short-range radar-based ADAS and cellular communication—to build proactive safety systems and ultimately realize the ambition of autonomous vehicles and a zero accident environment.

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ABI Research: global V2V penetration into new vehicles to rise to 70% by 2027

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Still, ABI notes, V2X is a critical component—in combination with short-range radar-based ADAS and cellular communication—to build proactive safety systems and ultimately realize the ambition of autonomous vehicles and a zero accident environment.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. There needs to be a massive uptake in active and public transport, as well as the provision of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), changes to urban development, and the way we work.

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

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In other words, while vehicle and fuel technologies clearly play a major role, so does demand reduction and the development of smarter, sustainable transportation systems. Of 9 reports from the TEF project, four deal with reducing transportation demand. Zielinski, S.

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