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- Bezos Earth Fund appoints former Amazon SVP as its new leaderUntil recently, Tom Taylor's LinkedIn status was "Relaxed." The post Bezos Earth Fund appoints former Amazon SVP as its new leader appeared first on Trellis.
- New onboard technology captures maritime emissions at sourceA U.K. startup's approach is just one of several decarbonization options being considered by the shipping industry in the face of coming mandatory emissions cuts. The post New onboard technology captures maritime emissions at source appeared first on Trellis.
- Gucci, Lululemon head list of top 10 circular fashion brandsTwo new companies join the ranks of the latest Circular Fashion Index. The post Gucci, Lululemon head list of top 10 circular fashion brands appeared first on Trellis.
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Tag Archives: green cars
CO2 emissions from new cars fell by over 3% in 2011
The European Commission adopted a decision confirming provisional findings that average CO2 emissions from new cars in the EU dropped by 3.3% last year. This decision is based on emissions data gathered by the European Environment Agency and verified by car manufacturers.
The average CO2 emissions for the 12.8 million new cars registered in the EU in 2011 was 135.7 grams per kilometre. This is a drop of 4.6g CO2/km compared to 2010 and confirms that car manufacturers are on track to reach the 2015 target of 130g CO2/km. Continue reading
EU green cars initiative
The European Green Cars initiative is one of the three PPPs included in the Commission’s recovery package. The envelope for this initiative is foreseen at €5 billion to boost to the automotive industry in a time of economic hardship, and support the development of new, sustainable forms of road transport. Of this financial envelope, € 4 billion will be made available through loans by the European Investment Bank (EIB), and € 1 billion through support to research, with equal contribution from the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) and from the private sector. Continue reading
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