Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

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.

Tax 268

Tax Plug-in Latvia Czech Republic 268

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2012

Among the greenhouse gases reported to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) accounted for the largest increase in emissions in 2010. The relative growth in emissions was highest in Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Latvia. The gas represented 82% of total EU GHG emissions.

2010 225

2010 Emissions Gas 2009 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

EEA member countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom.

Czech Republic 186

Czech Republic 2007 Clean Cleaning 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

EEA member countries include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Transportation 150

Transportation Czech Republic 2006 Romania 150

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

And yet more air conditioning exacerbates the very problem—climate change—that is driving the need for more air conditioning. This past November, he focused on the efforts of three Baltic states—Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—to separate their electrical grids from the Russian-controlled synchronous AC power zone. What to do?

Fusion 113

Fusion Energy Lithium Ion Grid 113

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

Switzerland’s top ranking reflects strong performance across most issues, especially air quality and climate protection. Burundi, Central African Republic, Madagascar, the Bahamas, and Latvia slipped significantly in environmental performance, largely due to sub-par performance on climate change. Source: EPI.

2018 300

2018 Papua New Guinea Central African Republic Burundi 300