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• Hydrogen bus project

  22/01/2005

  The London fuel cell bus project has proved a success so far according to the operators, Transport for London.

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• Incentives for low carbon cars too weak - European report

  21/01/2005

  According to a new European report, car manufacturers have the technical capability to meet fleet average CO2 targets for 2008 and 2012 but, under current European rules, have too little incentive to do so.

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• More hybrid vehicle models on the way

  13/01/2005

  More energy saving hybrid vehicles are to be marketed in 2005 as manufacturers move to introduce the innovative technology pioneered by Toyota and Honda.

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• UK fear of cooler ocean currents as sea level rise speeds up

  12/01/2005

  The warm North Atlantic currents that make the UK climate more balmy are weakening, according to scientists at the UK National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. Meanwhile, US research shows that climate change has doubled the rate of sea level rise arou

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• Climate Change Communications Campaign launched by Defra

  12/01/2005

  An initiative to raise public awareness about the links between fossil fuel use and climate change has been launched by Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett and Climate Change Minister Elliot Morley.

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• Sweden aims for fossil fuel phase-out

  11/01/2005

  Sweden's prime minister, Goran Persson, will lead a working group to consider a proposed phase-out of fossil fuels in the country by 2020.

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• EU updates rules on use of heavy metals in vehicle production

  10/01/2005

  The EU has announced exemptions to a general ban on the use of six heavy metals in vehicles. The Council decision alters a list of exemptions passed under a 2002 vehicles directive.

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• NGOs unite to 'Stop Climate Chaos'

  09/01/2005

  A group of eighteen NGOs - including Greenpeace, Christian Aid, FoE, WWF, RSPB, Oxfam, Sustrans and CAFOD - have united in a new campaign to demand action on climate change.

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• 'Euro 5' expected to enter force by mid-2008

  08/01/2005

  The European Commission has announced a consultation on the next round of car emission standards. It is expected to propose levels for 'Euro V' by the end of 2005, and intends that they should enter force by mid-2008.

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• LowCVP issues 'Challenge' to accelerate the shift to low carbon road transport

  08/01/2005

  The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has issued a challenge to the UK's transport policy and academic communities to contribute original or innovative proposals to enable the UK to accelerate the shift to low carbon vehicles and fuels and help meet climate

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