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51% of BMW Group’s electricity worldwide from renewable sources; targeting 100%

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At the Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, a methane gas system provides around 50% of the energy required for production. At the Rosslyn plant in South Africa, the foundation stone for a combined heat and power unit fired by biogas was laid at the end of 2014.

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Ford to offer new 5-cylinder 3.2L diesel in Transit van in North America next year

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Ford’s all-new 2014 Transit full-size van, which goes on sale late next year, will be offered with a new 3.2-liter 2014 Transit full-size van. Also included is a water-cooled high-performance electric-controlled exhaust gas recirculation valve that is better able to withstand coolant pressure drops. Ford’s 5-cylinder, 3.2-liter

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. Most notably, Vietnam, South Africa, Mexico and Morocco led the rankings with a combined investment of $16 billion in 2018. thousand in 2017.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. Cooper, from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, chairs the TOAR Steering Committee and has been working to develop the assessment since 2014.

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Opinion: Everyone Is Guessing When It Comes To Oil Prices

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For the week ending March 6, another 75 oil and gas rigs were pulled from operation, taking the total down to 1,192. That is the lowest level in years, and 43 percent lower than its 2014 peak. million barrels per day, up 10 percent since prices began crashing in June 2014, and even up 2 percent since the beginning of 2015.

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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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The study shows that Americans face the risk of a 70% increase in unhealthy summertime ozone levels by 2050, assuming continued greenhouse gas emissions with resultant significant warming (IPCC Scenario A2 and RCP (Representative Concentration Pathway) 8.5.). Preliminary global mean CO 2 concentrations in February 2014 were 398.06

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

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Some really like driving themselves, feeling the gas pedal and the dynamics and everything. In 2014 or 2015. You have said that it’s not very cheap to implement ADAS, especially in countries like India or developing countries like Brazil or South Africa. Then it’s a different topic.

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