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Energy-related CO2 emissions in 2010 were the highest ever recorded, according to estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA). After a dip in 2009, CO2 emissions are estimated to have soared to 30.6 gigatons in 2010, a five percent jump from 2008 levels. In addition, the IEA estimates ...

A global CO2 emissions policy is "urgently needed" if the world is to avoid political issues in the future, according to Shell. Late last week, during a presentation in Australia, Shell vice-president of global business environment, Jeremy Bentham, warned that the goal of keeping global warming ...

While technological advancements have cleaned up diesel engines, modern clean diesel vehicles may not be as "green" as previously thought. The reason, according to some analysts, is that soot emissions from these new powerplants are underestimated. In Britain, for example, vehicles are exempt ...

Do new vehicles in Europe actually emit less CO2 than previous models or have automakers simply discovered techniques to skew the results of emissions tests? Jos Dings, director of Brussels-based Transport & Environment, told Automotive News (sub. req.) that official CO2 emissions results ...

The fleet of 2010 model year vehicles sold in the UK posted carbon dioxide emissions of 144.2 grams per kilometer CO2, a reduction of 3.5 percent over the numbers reported in 2009, according to the SMMT's 10th annual CO2 report. For the sake of comparison, the UK's 2010 fleet spewed 20 ...

The fleet of 2010 model year vehicles sold in Australia posted the nation's lowest-ever combined carbon dioxide emissions. At 212.6 grams per kilometer of CO2, Australia's 2010 vehicle fleet spewed 2.7 percent less emissions than the nation's 2009 lineup of automobiles. The National Average ...

Set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid will come to the party packing a combined 380 horsepower. A total of 333 of those horses will be churned out by the Panamera's supercharged ...

The European Parliament (EP) has voted to approve a measure that will limit CO2 emissions for vans and other light commercial vehicles in use throughout the European Union (EU). The legislation, which complements existing CO2 limits for passenger vehicles, was approved with 534 votes in favor ...

Smart has announced that it will launch a limited edition version of its ForTwo city car that emits a paltry 86 grams per kilometer of CO2. Smart claims that this special edition model, a UK-only offering called the Lightshine, is ...

Back in October, thirty European companies banded together and called on the European Union (EU) to slash emissions by 30 percent by 2020. The proposal went above and beyond the EU's targeted and agreed-upon goal of cutting emissions by 20 percent from 1990 ...