Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Historical trends of (A) ΣPCDD/F, (B) ΣPCB, and (C) ΣDDT in sediment from Lake Oberaar and from low-altitude lakes in Switzerland, normalized relative to their maximum historical peaks. The “second peak” for Lake Oberaar supports the hypothesis of pollutant release from melting. Credit: ACS, Bogdal et al.

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JULY 19, 2009

Twenty research teams from across Europe are launching one of its largest pollution monitoring campaigns and are setting up sites in Île-de-France (a region containing the Paris metropolitan area) to investigate sources of particulate pollution in the urban environment. Paul Scherer Institut, Villingen, Switzerland.

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JANUARY 19, 2013

The Minamata Convention on Mercury—named after a city in Japan where serious health damage occurred as a result of mercury pollution in the mid-20 th Century—provides controls and reductions across a range of products, processes and industries where mercury is used, released or emitted.

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Mercury Legal Emissions Global 250

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MAY 21, 2020

Stuart Grange works in Empa’s Air Pollution/Environmental Technology Laboratory and also at the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories at the University of York. In Switzerland, retrofitting the EA 189 engine was mandatory. The NOx values for the 1.6-liter liter diesel the emissions were even 53% worse. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00188.

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Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions 207

Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2024

on May 2 and attended by key officials from Hyundai, CTE (The Center for Transportation and the Environment), the California Air Quality Administration, and the California Energy Commission. The inauguration ceremony, which was held in Oakland, U.S., As part of the project, Hyundai supplied 30 Xcient fuel cell trucks to G.E.T

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Unlike some sectors, transport’s impact on the environment continues to be closely linked to economic growth.

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Czech Republic 2007 Clean Cleaning 186

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment. Since September 2017, a new test procedure, the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), has to be followed for new vehicle types. —Peter Mock.

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Europe United Kingdom Fuel 2001 170

Cars That Think

APRIL 26, 2022

And if that isn’t enough, he is working to combat impending food shortages by developing imaging technology to determine how to grow plants in inhabitable environments. It goes back to being a refugee in Switzerland, where my brother and I had to learn how to earn money,” Custovic says. Hissey Outstanding Young Professional Award.

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Bosnia Herzegovina Building Czech Republic 98

Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

As green hydrogen is produced by a carbon-free energy source, it neither emits polluting gases during combustion nor production, gaining attention as the ultimate clean energy source of the future. It has been recognized for its eco-friendliness and excellent technological prowess in major global markets, such as Switzerland and Germany.

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Hyundai Hydrogen Motors Motoring 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Air pollution. Emissions of regulated air pollutants from vehicles continue to fall across EEA member countries but concentrations remain high in some urban areas. We know the technology exists to tackle impacts of the transport sector on Europe’s environment. Almost 67 million people (i.e. Transport at a crossroads.

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Transportation 2006 Czech Republic Romania 150

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JUNE 14, 2010

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. Legislation could also support this process, the authors suggest. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es903654t.

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EPA Emissions Europe CO2 170

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

United Kingdom); 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).

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

CONCRETE TOMORROW At each stage of cement and concrete production, advances in ingredients, energy supplies, and uses of concrete promise to reduce waste and pollution. Vaulted In Dübendorf, Switzerland, a wildly shaped experimental building has floors, roofs, and ceilings created by Block’s structural system.

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Portland Carbon Coal Emissions 143

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The last official UNFCCC meeting prior to the 15 th Congress ended 6 November in Barcelona, and environment ministers have been shuttling in and out of Copenhagen since then to conduct ad hoc negotiations prior to the summit. ” —British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, summing up the historical significance of COP 15. ºF) increase.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Recent research cited by the EPI suggests that around five million people die prematurely every year due to air pollution, accounting for approximately one in every ten deaths annually. Switzerland leads the world in sustainability, followed by France, Denmark, Malta, and Sweden. average exposure, and PM 2.5 Source: EPI.

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