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Germany's carmakers caught on the wrong side?

2 March 2007

Smaller cars and greener consumers threaten Germany's luxury car industry, writes a leading business paper. In the meantime, the political pressure for more ecological innovation and responsible business is steadily i...

EEA: Transport a key obstacle for Kyoto

1 March 2007

Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are steadily increasing while energy efficiency improvements have slowed down, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency that calls EU policymakers to incre...

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Update on Legal Situation on Greenhouse Gas Emission...

1 March 2007 | Presentation | Published: 2007

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Canada, to end "era of voluntary compliance"

28 February 2007

For the first time, Canada will regulate vehicle fuel efficiency, beginning with the 2011 model year. This comes at a time, when the country's greenhouse gas emissions are high above the Kyoto targets and Canadians pu...

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California likely to settle carmakers CO<sub>2</sub> lawsuit

California likely to settle carmakers CO₂ lawsuit

28 February 2007

The State's new Attorney General wants to meet six major carmakers to discuss a possible resolution of the lawsuit California filed against them last September. In the meantime, Maryland will adopt California's clean ...

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U.S. consumers' frustration grows

28 February 2007

A great majority of Americans demand equal access to the dozens of fuel-efficient cars currently only sold outside the country. While they intensify pressure on Congress to raise federal fuel efficiency standards, pol...

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MAC industry will choose global refrigerant soon

23 February 2007

This year's Alternative Refrigerant Winter Meeting made clear that the car industry's decisive choice for one global refrigerant is imminent. The natural refrigerant CO₂ will compete with chemical alternatives. ...

EU Ministers decide 2020 climate targets

22 February 2007

Environment ministers have agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% from the 1990 level by 2020. They also back a 30% cut worldwide if other developed nations join.

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Visteon: Breakthrough for CO<sub>2</sub> technology

Visteon: Breakthrough for CO₂ technology

21 February 2007

The leading automotive supplier has identified significant fuel savings for drivers that use CO₂ (R744) in their compact car's cooling system. This will put an end to the discussion whether R744 is efficient in small ...

EPA educates on cars' new fuel economy

20 February 2007

The new U.S. estimates now taking into account the use of air conditioning will lead to a substantial drop in vehicles' fuel economy. A new website shows how older models would have been rated under the new methods.

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ixetic

19 February 2007 | Component supplier , Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC)

ixetic's main focus lies on high precision products in steering, chassis, and vacuum pumps for automobiles. It is a leading company in the development of R744 air-conditioning compressors worldwide.

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