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ARB posts discussion draft of new proposed mobile-source emissions reduction strategy through 2030; Advanced Clean Cars 2 regulation
2015-10-02 17:55:29| Green Car Congress
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VW drivers in UK to escape higher emissions tax, government vows
2015-10-02 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Volkswagen drivers in Britain whose vehicle was fitted with a device to cheat emissions tests will not have to pay higher taxes to reflect the extra pollution their car causes, the government has pledged. VW has recalled almost 1.2m diesel cars in the UK and halted the sale of 4,000 vehicles because they possess an illegal defeat device which lowers nitrogen oxide emissions in test conditions but allows high emissions on the open road. The UK government launched an investigation into the scandal,...
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New limit for smog-causing emissions isn't as strict as expected
2015-10-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a major new regulation on smog-causing emissions that spew from smokestacks and tailpipes, significantly tightening the current Bush-era standards but falling short of more stringent regulations that public health advocates and environmentalists had urged. The Environmental Protection Agency set the new national standard for ozone, a smog-causing gas that often forms on hot, sunny days when chemical emissions from power plants, factories and vehicles...
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Audi begins providing individual customer information on vehicles affected by emissions testing cheat
2015-10-02 15:55:30| Green Car Congress
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146 Countries Covering 87% Global Emissions Submit Climate Plans Ahead of Paris
2015-10-02 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A total of 146 countries, representing almost 87 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, have submitted their intended national climate action plans to the United Nations. This means that so far more than 75 percent of all member countries to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have responded. This includes all developed countries under the convention and 104 developing countries or almost 70 percent of UNFCCC developing member states. Unprecedented preparation...
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