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| - | In Hong Kong, all cars are now required to meet the EU IV emission standard and all power plants are encouraged to use liquefied natural gas (LNG). | | China Daily, 12 December 2007 |
| - | From January 1, 2008, automobile distributors in Beijing will have to sell gasoline and diesel meeting the new China IV standards that are equivalent to the Euro IV standards in the European Union. | | China Daily, 07 December 2007 |
| - | Estimates showed there were nearly 4,968 premature deaths each year in Manila due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases from exposure to poor air quality. | | Inquirer, 04 September 2007 |
| - | The impact of traffic on the air quality of Chinese cities has become tremendous, with automobiles being the top air pollution source, says a report released by OECD. | | Xinhua, 18 July 2007 |
| - | The pollution in June was mainly caused by car exhaust, while farmers burning stalks in neighboring Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces were also to blame, the Beijing officials said. | | Xinhua, 30 June 2007 |
| - | The UN says basic food prices for poor countries are being pushed up by competition for land from biofuels. | | BBC, 29 June 2007 |
| - | Lower Sulphur Fuels | | - | This publication provides information to help policymakers in developing countries | | UNEP-PCFV, 22 May 2007 |
| - | Produced by a cross-agency body, UN Energy, the report says that biofuels can bring real benefits. | | - | But there can be serious consequences if forests are razed for plantations, if food prices rise and if communities are excluded from ownership, it says. | | - | And it concludes that biofuels are more effective when used for heat and power rather than in transport. | | UN, 09 May 2007 |
| - | As demand for the alternative fuel drives corn prices up, an unlikely assortment of groups are uniting with the hopes of cutting government support. | | Business Week, 19 March 2007 |
| - | Vietnam's PM has ordered Petrovietnam to ensure that the Dung Quat refinery will be put into operation on schedule. | | Vietnam Government, 06 March 2007 |
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