carbon monoxide diffusion capacity | DLCO [Abbr.] | TLCO [Abbr.]

diffusion capacity for carbon oxide

Subgroup on Carbon Monoxide Diffusion

diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide [ DLCO | diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide | carbon monoxide diffusing capacity ]

11. Recognises the fact that road transport has brought down considerably its emissions of particulate matter (PM 10), acidifying substances and ozone precursors, but is still worried about its level of nitrogen oxides and of fine particulates (Term report 2008, fig. 5.1). Is however particularly disappointed about its CO2 emissions, which in the period from 1990 - 2006 increased by 28 %, compared to a reduction of 3 % in the other sectors. Considers that the impact of black carbon (soot) particles on global warming should also be tak ...[+++]en into account and that particle filtration should be recommended to eliminate that impact in order to at least partly compensate for the increase or insufficient reduction of CO2 emissions. Calls for freight traffic to be gradually transferred off the roads and onto rail and other energy efficient transport means, pending the construction of new railway lines that are compatible with the existing network's capacity. Calls, in addition, for the building of new interport facilities to be incentivised (which could improve the process of transferring freight from road to rail) and for the functionality of currently existing facilities to be improved;

8. Calls on the EU and its Member States to contribute to a global policy shift towards energy efficiency and to make the spread of renewable energies worldwide a priority of its foreign and trade policy; calls on the Member States and the EU to make a significant financial contribution to technology cooperation with partners, in particular developing countries, to encourage investments in energy efficiency and low-carbon and renewable technologies; calls also on the Member States to step up financing of research in order to improve their energy production capacity; ...[+++]

Immediate/Short-termLonger term | Reduction in demand (e.g. smaller engines)Advanced high-efficiency ICEsImproved hybrid electric designs with petrol, diesel, biodieselBio-diesel; bio-ethanolCo-processing of biomass with fossil fuelsSynthetic fuels from gas/coal-Fischer-TropschBiofuels from ligno-cellulosic feedstocksElectric vehicles (EVs) with advanced battery electricity storageHydrogen with fuel cellsAir transport: hydrogen/gas turbine | Low/medium temperature solar thermal applications for hot water, heating, cooling, industrial processesCombined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)Nuclear fission (Gen III/III+)Wind energy (including offshore/ ...[+++]deep offshore)System integration (grid issues)Solid biomassFuel cells (SOFC, MCFC)Geothermal energy (including deep geothermal – HDR/HFR)Carbon capture and storage (CCS)Cleaner use of coal (steam/gas turbine, combined cycle) with CCSAdvanced fossil fuel plants (super/ultra-supercritical steam; Integrated Gasification CC (IGCC), with CCSSolar photovoltaic (PV)Solar thermal power plantsOcean energy (wave, sea current)Nuclear fission – Generation IVNuclear fusion |

– (ES) Mr President, the proposal is that the following be added at the end of Amendment 356: ‘highly-diffused inorganic substances or substances on which there is sufficient risk information, such as sodium chloride, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, calcium oxide, gold, silver, aluminium, magnesium, silicates, glasses and ceramic frits’.