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ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

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Second, LNG is, and has been, less expensive than MGO and is now in some regions cheaper than heavy fuel oil (HFO). Moreover, to comply with IMO’s 2020 global sulfur limit, ships must either switch from HFO to more expensive very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) or use HFO with a scrubber, if they have one installed. Olmer et al.

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Lux: China, India lead Asian alternative fuels; targets likely will not be met

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billion gallons per year for 2020—but as total fuel demand explodes as well, ethanol will creep up to only 4% of gasoline in 2017, placing that target in doubt, according to Lux. India is betting on jatropha for biodiesel as it strives to meet a 20% biofuels mandate for 2017, but biofuels will account for less than 0.6%

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

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Domestic front-runner VinFast, established in 2017, accounted for nearly all domestic sales. In Malaysia , electric car registrations more than tripled to 10,000, supported by tax breaks and import duty exemptions, as well as an acceleration in charging infrastructure roll-out.