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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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CO 2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, according to a new report from environmental campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). Flying on a private jet is probably the worst thing you can do for the environment.

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PSI and Empa launch $6.9M SynFuels project to produce kerosene from CO2 and hydrogen

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Schmidt, head of the Energy and Environment Division at PSI. —Brigitte Buchmann, head of the Mobility, Energy, and Environment Department at Empa. If we can manage to produce them from renewable resources, then we will also be able to synthesise all other kinds of fuel. —Thomas J.

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PSI team demonstrates direct hydrocarbon fuel production from water and CO2 by solar-driven thermochemical cycles

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Now, a team from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has demonstrated the direct production of hydrocarbon fuel—specifically methane—from water and CO 2 by incorporating a catalytic process into STCs. syngas—from water and CO 2. Fangjian Lin, Matthäus Rothensteiner, Ivo Alxneit, Jeroen A.

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ICCT/TNO study: Real-world vehicle fuel consumption discrepancy widens to 42% in Europe

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com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment, using a test procedure called the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). United Kingdom), km77.com Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. Peter Mock.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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Other actions included: In April 2009, Nissan introduced the Nissan ECO Series (NECO Series), which qualify for tax breaks under Japan’s new preferential tax scheme for environment-friendly vehicles. in the United States; and Israel, Portugal, Monaco, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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Study Finds That CO2 Emissions in Europe from Mobile AC May Be An Average Six Times Higher Than Predicted by the EPA MOBILE6 Model

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Weilenmann, Robert Alvarez and Mario Keller (2010) Fuel Consumption and CO 2 /Pollutant Emissions of Mobile Air Conditioning at Fleet Level - New Data and Model Comparison. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es903654t.

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Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

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A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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