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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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EEA: Higher EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 due to economic recovery and cold winter

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The higher share of gas led to an improved carbon intensity of fossil fuel consumption in many Member States. Other findings include: Emissions were higher in most of the key sectors in 2010, particularly those sectors relying on fossil-fuel combustion. The gas represented 82% of total EU GHG emissions.

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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Whilst none of the scenarios considered would deliver the desired 80% cut in CO 2 emissions by 2050, the greatest savings potential arises from the combined package, in which technological improvements that reduce fuel consumption are used alongside measures to shift journeys to lower emission modes and to avoid the need to travel altogether.

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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The report also confirms that price signals play a major role in the choices made by consumers; a 10% increase in fuel prices is associated with a 20% increase in demand for bus services. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Market Background Policy. Transport at a crossroads. EEA Report No 3/2009 ).

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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A real corker, and the answer to the question, what generates electricity but isn’t a dynamo or a fuel cell? And yet more air conditioning exacerbates the very problem—climate change—that is driving the need for more air conditioning. The fuel is enriched to about 4.8 But atop the list are a couple of surprises.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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The EPI uses three indicators to measure air quality: household solid fuel use; PM 2.5 Burundi, Central African Republic, Madagascar, the Bahamas, and Latvia slipped significantly in environmental performance, largely due to sub-par performance on climate change. average exposure, and PM 2.5 exceedance of WHO thresholds.

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