The CO2
emissions figure for the new four - cylinder diesel models is 139 grams per kilometre — up to 24 percent lower than the figures achieved by the previous CDI models.
Through applications of the new technology first in the mini-vehicle N BOX — the first model of the new mini-vehicle N Series — and gradually in other vehicle models, Honda is targeting top - of - industry fuel efficiency for every category within three years, while simultaneously setting a timeline of 2020 to reduce by 30 % CO2 emissions for all products sold worldwide, relative to
emission figures for 2000.
The headline economy and
emissions figures for the Outlander PHEV make for interesting reading, with a CO2 output of 41g / km and economy of 166mpg using the official Government test method.
In terms of performance the 0 to 60 mpg acceleration times for the GL350, Gl450 and GL550 are 8.3, 6.2 and 5.5 seconds respectively, while the corresponding fuel consumption and
emission figures for the GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC and GL 500 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY are 7.4 - 8.0 liters per 100 km with CO2 between 192 and 209 g / Km, and 11.3 - 11.6 liters per 100 km with CO2 levels between 262 and 269 g / Km.
Plus the CO2
emissions figures for the four - cylinder petrol models are more than a fifth lower than those for the outgoing models.
Over the past two weeks the results came in, with each country publishing carbon dioxide
emissions figures for 2014.
Even small changes in the lifecycle
emissions figures for gas would eventually affect policy and incentives for the utility industry, and ultimately make a big difference in how gas stacks up against its alternatives.
(G&A are also inconsistent on a number of fronts, including applying the 20 - year GWP for methane to livestock but using the 100 - year GWP for other anthropogenic methane emissions, and making an adjustment to
emissions figures for the year 2000 to account for increases in livestock tonnage between 2002 and 2009, but not making similar adjustments for rising fossil fuel consumption over the same time).
Not exact matches
Alberta has released its latest
figures for greenhouse gas
emissions by major facilities.
The
figure estimates 4.2 tons less of carbon dioxide
emissions each year
for each truck.
Figures from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply's «Long Term Outlook» now indicate that the country's livestock industry — whose associated greenhouse gas
emissions and land use are already a concern
for environmentalists — will grow still further in the next ten years.
«However, an exact
figure for global CO ₂
emissions resulting from the infant formula industry is not known,» says Alison Linnecar, author of the report, «partly because the CO ₂
emissions per liter vary between countries.
These
figures provide the basis
for limiting future
emissions.
Business and environmental groups have called
for changes to the EU
emissions trading scheme after new
figures show some countries are failing to use it to cut pollution.
Although no firm
figures for carbon dioxide
emissions are available
for SpaceShipTwo, a single NASA space shuttle launch produces 28 tons of carbon dioxide.
UNEP also says it is having difficulty determining the ultimate «carbon footprint» left by the Beijing Olympics, due to unreliable
figures and having no clear methodology
for counting carbon dioxide
emissions from activities surrounding the games.
Figuring out the composition of dark earth and how it was formed offers a way to improve soil fertility
for today's small farmers and also curb carbon
emissions from the fires that these farmers set to clear the forest.
Global
emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels are set to rise again in 2013, reaching a record high of 36 billion tonnes — according to new
figures from the Global Carbon Project, co-led by researchers from the Tyndall Centre
for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia.
The
figure is also about 10 per cent less than the estimate given
for China in the most recent publication of the Global Carbon Project, which updates annually the global carbon
emissions and their implications
for future trends.
David Maleki, a climate change analyst with the Inter-American Development Bank's Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative, helps cities in Latin America and the Caribbean use the protocol to
figure out which sectors are responsible
for most of their greenhouse gas
emissions.
On the high end, recent work suggests that 4 feet is plausible.23, 3,6,7,8 In the context of risk - based analysis, some decision makers may wish to use a wider range of scenarios, from 8 inches to 6.6 feet by 2100.10,2 In particular, the high end of these scenarios may be useful
for decision makers with a low tolerance
for risk (see
Figure 2.26 on global sea level rise).10, 2 Although scientists can not yet assign likelihood to any particular scenario, in general, higher
emissions scenarios that lead to more warming would be expected to lead to higher amounts of sea level rise.
Under one scenario, the researchers projected that global food production could fall by 15 percent, but when they accounted
for large
emissions decreases, that
figure shrank to a 9 percent drop in food production.
Should the EPA
figure the cost of reducing mercury
emissions from coal - fired power plants
for health reasons?
Average daily minimum and maximum temperatures increase in the mid-century and end - of - century projections
for both stabilization and business - as - usual
emission scenarios (
Figure 2 - 10 shows output
for annual average daily maximum temperature).
As
for birds and amphibians, the paper's main coral results are based on changes projected by the mid-range A1B
emission scenario from 1975 to 2050, and potential variation due to alternative
emissions pathways (i.e., A2 and B1) and longer timeframes (i.e., 1975 — 2090) is explored in
Figure 4,
Figures S7, S8, S9 and Tables S19, S20, S21.
For the first time, they succeeded in imaging the detailed structures of the circumbinary disk, and found that the circumbinary disk consists of a southern U-shaped feature and northern
emission protrusions pointing to the northwest and the northeast (
Figure 1).
To investigate how different climate trajectories might influence climate change vulnerability, we assessed species using high (A2), moderate (A1B) and low (B2) IPCC SRES
emissions scenarios
for 2050 and 2090 [20](
Figure 4; Supporting Methods in Supporting Information S1).
Pierrehumbert said Howarth uses the
figure for methane's 20 - year global warming potential — 86 times that of carbon dioxide — without seriously discussing the magnitude of warming caused by those methane
emissions compared to warming prevented by the reduction in carbon dioxide
emissions.
The record year
for renewables, coupled with a second year of declines
for coal, saw global CO2
emissions remain flat
for the third year in a row, the BP
figures show, increasing by just 0.1 %.
The latest BP
figures reveal another remarkable year
for global energy in 2016, with a «decisive» turn away from coal and another record
for renewables keeping CO2
emissions flat.
The fluorescent images from the FPs
for two different excitation and
emission wavelengths corresponding to available laser diode wavelengths are presented (
Figure 6).
We're establishing a baseline GHG
emission, water use, and recycling
figures to create reduction targets
for the future.
When WLTP becomes the new norm, claimed fuel economy
figures for all cars will drop, and CO2
emissions will rise.
As
for why the WRX produces only 227 horsepower from this engine, we
figure it's because the car is
emissions - constrained in the United States (the WRX wears three catalysts already) and also because a 280 - horsepower version would necessitate new heads and plumbing that would push the base price over $ 30,000.
The small - cylinder engine and electric combination isn't the sole reason
for such low consumption and
emission figures.
For a four - wheel - drive car, both engines return reasonable fuel economy and CO2
emissions figures, while the 181bhp model's 0 - 62mph time of just 7.8 seconds is pretty quick, too.
The diesel claims an economy
figure of 67mpg and CO2
emissions of 110g / km, resulting in a tax bill of just # 20 a year and a 20 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) rating
for company car buyers.
«The new S - Class achieves consumption and
emissions figures that only a few years ago seemed utopian, even
for executive cars,» says Prof. Thomas Weber, member of the Daimler Board of Management responsible
for Group Research and Head of Mercedes - Benz Cars Development.
Both are rated at 158g / km
for CO2
emissions, so company - car drivers will face a Benefit - in - Kind (BiK)
figure of 30 %.
It can't match the PHEV on paper, but its claimed fuel consumption of 53.3 mpg is pretty good
for an SUV this size, although its 139g / km CO2
emissions figure still means a relatively pricey 29 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) rating
for company - car drivers.
All the engines have stop - start technology and return competitive
figures for fuel consumption and
emissions.
The hybrid petrol powertrain will officially return 54.3 MPG on the combined NEDC cycle, with CO2
emissions figures of 121 g / km
for the model tested.
Therefore, in partial - load range, cylinders two, three, five and eight are disengaged
for a lower fuel consumption, promised to be around 13.2 l / 100 km and better CO2
emissions figures of 299 g / km.
Although Bentley haven't released exact power
figures, engineers are pledging
for «more than 542bhp, over 700 Nm of torque, 0 - 100 kph acceleration below 5 seconds, a top speed of over 273 kph and CO2
emissions under 330g / km».
Official fuel economy
figures for the standard M4 stand at 32.1 mpg, with CO2
emissions coming in at 204g / km; the CS produces 33.6 mpg and 197g / km of CO2 and the high - performance M4 GTS emits 199g / km of CO2 and returns 34mpg, but it's unlikely you'll ever achieve if you're driving it in the way it was intended.
Still, the extra mass isn't free and the xDrive pays
for it in fuel consumption, where it adds 0.7 L / 100 km to the rear - drive car's 7.0 - litre
figure, resulting in CO2
emissions of 177g / km compared to the lighter car's 159.
The eight - cylinder delivers its power with muscular torque in all engine speed ranges, combined with maximum efficiency
for low fuel consumption and
emission figures.
Go
for the 17 - inch alloys and that combined fuel economy
figure drops to 80.7 mpg and it's 101g / km
for emissions of CO2, but the diesel is still the model to go
for if low running costs are a big priority.
In all, the reduction in average CO2
emissions achieved by the BMW Group, as calculated by the German Motor Vehicle Registration Authority, is four times greater than the average
figure for all car makers operating in the German market.
Nonetheless, a stop - start system is standard on every model, keeping CO2
emissions down to a relatively reasonable 199g / km on the automatic 335bhp V6 - a
figure that's very impressive
for such a high - performance sports car.