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Government of Canada investing C$2.75B to electrify transit systems across the country

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billion) in funding over five years, starting in 2021, to enhance public transit systems and switch them to cleaner electrical power, including supporting the purchase of zero-emission public transit and school buses. Since 2015, the Government of Canada has approved C$13.6 The Government of Canada plans to provide C$2.75

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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

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This study builds on the 2007 Environmental Assessment of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles by EPRI and NRDC ( earlier post ), which showed that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could contribute to reductions in national greenhouse gas emissions, while also leading to improved air quality.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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A proposal for existing plants is due in 2014, with targeted file rule in 2015. In terms of investment in innovation for cleaner energy, the plan calls for: Investment in advanced fossil energy projects. Expanding the Better Buildings Challenge. The Administration will expand the program to multifamily housing.

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Rio Tinto to triple Weipa solar capacity and add battery storage to help power bauxite mining operations

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Rio Tinto has approved a new solar farm and battery storage at Weipa in Queensland, in a move that will more than triple the local electricity network’s solar generation capacity and help provide cleaner power to Rio Tinto’s operations.

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Neste Oil to invest €65M to enhance high-octane gasoline production at Porvoo

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Neste Oil has decided to build an isomerization unit at its Porvoo refinery. When the new isomerization unit is completed in 2015, we will be able to refine higher volumes of premium-quality gasoline that commands a higher price on export markets. Construction will begin this year and the unit is due to come on stream in spring 2015.

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Rio Tinto, China Baowu, Tsinghua U sign MOU to explore improving environmental performance across steel value chain

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We want to make a difference to the iron and steel ecosystem by developing greener factories and enterprises to deliver a cleaner, more sustainable steel industry. China Baowu looks forward to exploring low-carbon metallurgical innovation with Rio Tinto and Tsinghua University, and building a low-carbon industrial value chain.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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Department of Energy tightened efficiency testing standards for air conditioners for the first time since 2015. cooling represented just 8 percent of residential energy demand, compared to (as of 2015 at least) 43 percent for heating. This year, the U.S. Still, in the U.S.,

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