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Nissan Motor Asia Pacific Co., plans to expand Nissan Technical Center South East Asia (NTCSEA), its regional research and development function, to accelerate Nissan’s R&D activities in the ASEAN region. NTCSEA is the R&D function under Nissan Motor Asia Pacific Co., in Thailand. With a total investment of ¥3.4

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AUGUST 31, 2011

World ethanol and biodiesel production, 1975-2010. Global production of biofuels increased 17% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters (28 billion gallons US), up from 90 billion liters (24 billion gallons US) in 2009. Source: Worldwatch Institute. Click to enlarge. Biofuels provided 2.7%

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

Global coal demand has almost doubled since 1980, driven by increases in Asia, where demand is up over 400% from 1980-2010, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). World coal consumption by region, 1980-2010. The share of coal consumption has shifted from Europe and the Former Soviet Union to Asia.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

As the world population increases by the estimated 30% from 2010 to 2040, ExxonMobil sees global GDP rising by about 140%, but energy demand by only about 35% due to greater efficiency. The Outlook for Energy provides ExxonMobil’s long-term view of global energy demand and supply. Click to enlarge. Outlook for Energy.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The first eight months of 2010 tied the same period in 1998 for the warmest combined land and ocean surface temperature on record worldwide. Meanwhile, the June–August summer was the second warmest on record globally after 1998, and last month was the third warmest August on record, according to NOAA. Source: NOAA. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

New analysis by an international team led by MIT researchers shows that Asia now releases a surprisingly large amount of anthropogenic mercury. In their analysis, the team took bottom-up estimates of mercury emissions from a 2010 emissions inventory by the United Nations. —Noelle Selin. Resources. Song et al.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

between 2008 and 2009 due to the global financial crisis, global oil consumption recovered by 3.1% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 87.4 of total oil consumption in 2010. In 2010, oil remained the largest source of primary energy use worldwide, but its share of this use fell for the eleventh consecutive year, to 37%.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 31, 2019

Global cumulative energy storage installations. BNEF projects that it will be made possible by further sharp declines in the cost of lithium-ion batteries, on top of an 85% reduction in the 2010-18 period. The report goes on to model the impact of this on a global electricity system increasingly penetrated by low-cost wind and solar.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

The report, Air Quality and Health in Cities , released by HEI’s State of Global Air Initiative, provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and global health impacts for more than 7,000 cities around the world, focusing on two of the most harmful pollutants; fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ).

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MARCH 9, 2013

Mix of the global vehicle fleet. By contrast, gasoline demand will be relatively flat, despite the doubling of the global personal vehicle fleet over the Outlook period from more than 800 million vehicles to more than 1.6 By 2040, new cars globally will average around 47 mpg US (5.0 Source: ExxonMobil Outlook. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand ended 2010 with a new record of 4.50 million vehicles were delivered in China during the full year 2010, a 35.5% million vehicles were delivered in China during the full year 2010, a 35.5% Brand deliveries in the entire Asia/Pacific region during the last twelve months grew 37.6%

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MARCH 6, 2019

Introduced in 2010 as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF has led the way in making the excitement and convenience of electric driving accessible to non-luxury buyers. In launching the first-generation LEAF, Nissan pledged to become a global leader in producing and promoting vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions.

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JUNE 19, 2020

A team of researchers, led by Professor Gavin Shaddick at the University of Exeter, has shown that, despite global efforts to improve air quality, half of the world’s population is exposed to increasing air pollution. a)Map of global PM 2.5 in 2016; (b) Changes in concentrations between 2010 and 2016. Units for both are ?g/m

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JUNE 16, 2010

The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for May, March-May (Northern Hemisphere spring-Southern Hemisphere autumn), and the period January-May, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Global highlights for May 2010. Temperature anomalies May 2010.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In addition to coal mining, other major sources of methane emissions globally include wetlands, agriculture, and oil and gas facilities. Globally, coal mining is decreasing in the United States and Europe but increasing rapidly in other parts of the world, such as southeast Asia and India.

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MARCH 30, 2014

The value of the global three-wheeler market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13% during 2014-19, according to a recently published report by TechSci Research, “Global Three Wheeler Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2019”. —Karan Chechi, Research Director.

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JULY 30, 2023

As the first Chinese cathode materials company to invest and build a plant in Europe, we will maximize Finland’s location advantages and resource advantages, accelerate production capacity development, energise the European EVB value chain, and contribute to the growth of global green and low-carbon economy.

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JULY 1, 2022

The global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, has retreated to where it was in 2019. BloombergNEF’s estimates for the global LCOE for utility-scale PV and onshore wind rose to $45 and $46 per megawatt-hour (MWh), respectively, in the first half of 2022. The latter cost at $74 and $81 per MWh, respectively.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

In its latest Oil Market Report , the International Energy Agency (IEA) raises its forecast for global consumption of oil to 90.8 Global crude oil supplies fell by 170 kb/d in December, to 91.2 mb/d, the highest growth rate since 2010. Global refinery runs rose 1.5 mb/d on lower output from Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

Market research firm Ceresana forecasts that the global bioplastics market will reach revenues of more than US$2.8 With a roughly 48% share, Europe was the largest outlet for bioplastics in 2010, followed by North America and Asia-Pacific. As a result, Asia-Pacific will almost draw level with Europe and North America.

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JULY 25, 2013

World energy consumption by fuel type, 2010-2040. The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040, from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) to 820 quadrillion Btu. Source: IEO2013.

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JANUARY 8, 2016

Volvo reported strong sales from all three core global regions. of total global volume. It is also an endorsement of the company’s new product strategy, with global sales boosted in the later stages of 2015 by the new XC90 SUV. Volvo will also implement a global small car strategy with its Compact Modular Architecture (CMA).

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Following this BAU scenario, the researchers projected that air quality for the global average citizen in 2050 would be almost comparable to that for the average citizen in East Asia in the year 2005—an outcome which underscores the need to pursue emission reductions, according to the authors.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Global sales of Nissan Qashqai (known as the Dualis in Japan and some other markets) models surpassed one million units as of 31 January 31. Launched in the European market in March 2007, Qashqai made its debut during the same year in Japan followed by Africa, the Middle East, Oceania, Asia, and Latin America. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

About a third of the airborne lead particles collected at two sites in the San Francisco Bay Area came from Asia, a finding that underscores the far-flung impacts of air pollution and heralds a new way to learn more about its journey across vast distances. —John Christensen. —Stephanie Ewing. —John Christensen. Stephanie A.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a trend that is largest when the air originates in Asia. When air is transported from a broad region of south and east Asia, the trend is largest. —lead author Owen R. Cooper, Ph.D.

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JUNE 16, 2011

a developer of integrated renewable products, plans to establish a collaboration with Wilmar International Limited, one of the largest global agribusiness groups. In June 2010, Wilmar entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. Amyris, Inc., Earlier post.).

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MARCH 20, 2021

Established in 2010, EV Connect serves customers across 41 states in the US including Avista Utilities, Love’s Travel Stops, Verizon, Marriott, Hilton, Western Digital, ADP, New York Power Authority, and numerous municipalities. Globally, EV Connect’s reach extends across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

million vehicles per year in 2010 to more than 3.2 million unit global NGV market which we forecast will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9% The growth in vehicles will lead to growth in usage of natural gas for transportation fuel, which Pike expects to reach 19,123 million cubic meters of gas globally (6.7%

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Ford will have added 100 new dealerships in China in 2010, bringing its total number of outlets here to 340. Ford expects 70% of its growth in the next ten years to come from its Asia Pacific and Africa region. The all new Ford Ranger made its global debut last month at the Australian International Motor Show.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The global energy map is changing significantly, according to the 2012 edition of the Internal Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook ( WEO-2012 ). The IEA said these changes will recast expectations about the role of different countries, regions and fuels in the global energy system over the coming decades. Energy demand.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Global light vehicle assembly will reach 81.8 This will bring the region in sync with the recent recoveries in North America and Eastern Europe and the continued growth in developing Asia-Pacific and South America, according to the consultancy. Global automotive industry regional highlights include: North America. million units.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC) and General Motors Company are expanding their cooperation in Asia with the formation of a new 50-50 joint venture investment company, General Motors SAIC Investment Limited. These products will join GM’s global vehicles, allowing GM India to quickly add entries in growing market segments.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Established in 2010, EV Connect serves customers across 41 states in the US, including GM, Avista Utilities, Love’s Travel Stops, Verizon, Marriott, Hilton, ADP, New York Power Authority, the City of Porterville, UCAT: Ulster County Area Transit, and numerous municipalities.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Along with the release of the study, Nissan announced that the new LEAF will go on sale in seven markets in Asia and Oceania during the next fiscal year: Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. Electric car ownership in Southeast Asia is still relatively low. Source: Nissan. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 15, 2010

The world’s combined global land and ocean surface temperature made March 2010 the warmest March on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Taken separately, average ocean temperatures were the warmest for any March and the global land surface was the fourth warmest for any March on record.

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