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Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

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Many countries, cities, companies, and individuals have made pledges to reduce emissions, and it is stark reminder that despite all this rhetoric, global fossil CO 2 emissions are more than 5% higher than in 2015, the year of the Paris Agreement.

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mPhase to Pursue Funding From Stimulus Plan’s $2B for Advanced Automotive Battery Technology

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says it will pursue funding opportunities arising from the $2 billion allocated for advanced battery technology in the new economic stimulus package. mPhase is developing its Smart NanoBattery as part of a Phase II STTR Grant that was awarded by the United States Army in 2008. mPhase Technologies , Inc.,

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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ACORE is an organization of member companies and institutions that are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy. We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008). Dr. Paul still sees significant growth in the developing world.

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World Economic Forum Report: US$515 Billion Per Year Needed in Green Investments

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The report shows that even after a tumultuous 2008, an index of the world’s 90 leading clean energy companies had a five-year compounded annualized return of almost 10%, unmatched by the world’s major stock indices. Investment in clean energy has not only increased, but has also diversified geographically. billion) in 2004.

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Nissan reports significant net loss

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Nissan has followed Honda and several other Japanese carmakers by announcing significant losses in its financial results for the fiscal year ending in 2008. The company was particularly hard hit in the USA were just 856,000 units were sold - a slump by 19.1%. .

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

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Email « Daily Sprout GE Looking to Tap $2 Trillion of Stimulus Spending » Leave a reply Name (required) Email (required, will not be published) Website Notify me of follow-up comments via email. He called for steppe… Will Solar Save Chip Companies? phones and mobile devices.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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Their company, Farmers’ Ethanol , plans to combine energy and food production within the same facility and by doing so create a business that can survive the wild fluctuations in commodity prices that plague today’s corn ethanol business. Farmers’ Ethanol biorefinery process. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Insurance became unavailable.