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Ricardo officially opens new Vehicle Emissions Research Center
2015-07-29 17:55:36| Green Car Congress
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Shipping emissions: heeding the Marshalls' call
2015-07-29 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The Marshall Islands' unsuccessful call for a global shipping emissions target has reignited the debate on the sector's eco-performance. With small island states facing being swallowed up by a swelling ocean in the coming decades, is now the time for
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Emissions from fertilizing crops underestimated: Study
2015-07-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MPR: Fertilizing crops in the U.S. Corn Belt emits a potent greenhouse gas, and a new University of Minnesota study shows officials have been underestimating those emissions by as much as 40 percent. The study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, looked at nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas about 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide and 12 times more potent than methane. Nitrous oxide gas is emitted from rivers and streams that receive agricultural runoff,...
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'Laughing gas' emissions from farming understated in US
2015-07-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from agriculture in some locations are underestimated by 40% according to new research. The gas is a significant threat as it contributes both to global warming and the destruction of the ozone layer. Intensive farming and the use of fertilisers are the biggest human sources of the substance. This new study adds to a body of evidence that N2O is a far bigger problem than previously thought. Nitrous oxide was once used as a dental anaesthetic but there...
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Emissions from auxiliary engines may be included in future air quality monitoring in London
2015-07-28 11:56:58| Green Car Congress
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