News : carbon dioxide

Between 2006 and 2010, emissions of carbon dioxide from the Volvo Group’s transportation of goods and products in Europe was reduced by 22 percent, measured as the average number of grams of carbon dioxide per ton per kilometer. This is one of the findings revealed in a report from Volvo Logistics, the Volvo Group’s logistics company, which develops and purchases transportation solutions. The report is a summary of...

A carbon footprint is a short-hand for measuring the impact that a product, organisation, or series of actions has in emitting greenhouse gases.
The gases considered are those identified by the Kyoto Protocol.

Under the Protocol, 37 industrialized countries have commited to a reduction of four greenhouse gases (GHG) (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride) nd two groups of gases...

Stockholm, Sweden, June 30, 2009: Atlas Copco today announced it is introducing the Carbon Zero range of air compressors equipped with advanced heat recovery systems. Capable of recovering 100% of the electrical energy input for heating water, these compressors can dramatically reduce energy costs for a number of industries. The compressors are the first in the world to be certified by the TÜV institute as having...