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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

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Audi is partnering with the Zurich-based environmental start-up and promoting a future technology with the project. The technology can also be scaled up to the megaton-per-year range and thus harbors great potential from the future. —Hagen Seifert, Head of Sustainable Product Concepts at Audi.

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ifo Institute study projects ban on combustion engines in 2030 would affect 600K jobs in German manufacturing

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Based on the structure of production in 2015, at least 457,000 employees are involved in producing types of products which would be directly affected by the ban (e.g., Preventing competition among environmental protection technologies with bans is a waste of resources and does a disservice to climate protection.

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German OEMs to upgrade emissions control on 5.3M Euro 5 and 6 diesels, contribute to €500M Sustainable Mobility fund

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Nitrogen oxide emissions (NO x ) in particular require comprehensive efforts to improve the health protection of citizens. In this sense, modern and clean diesel technology can also contribute to climate protection. Combustion engines will be necessary in the foreseeable future for individual mobility and freight transport.

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