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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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A skyrocketing nickel price would have major repercussions on the climate ambitions of countries around the world, and will ultimately hamper the adoption of EVs. Russia has reportedly been looking to reduce the impact of sanctions by turning to Asia for trade.

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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An additional 3 billion Asians could enjoy higher living standards by 2050, but only if Asia sustains its present growth momentum and addresses significant multigenerational challenges and risks, according to a new report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The 10 global sustainability megaforces that may impact business over the next two decades are: Climate Change: This may be the one global megaforce that directly impacts all others. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. billion in 2005.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh Increases in carbon dioxide concentration along with global surface temperatures are showing a decline in agricultural yields due to climate change. [

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

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We don’t know if the Ioniq 6 will introduce remote connectivity – allowing activating climate control or checking the charge status from your phone – as found in Teslas, for example. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors. Generous, to say the least.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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This scenario assumes a full global consensus for action on climate change. G20 countries build a generous Green Climate Fund, well above the $100-billion-a-year goal in the Paris climate agreement. The result is a win–win for climate and security. Big green deal. ?This Geopolitical friction is low. Dirty nationalism. ?Elections

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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How can they keep their faithful happy while moving into what is looking like, thanks to the climate crisis, the future of transportation? market; many other options await in Europe and Asia. Not easy or cheap, but it has worked so far. Five Ways To Market EVs. Without being exhaustive, let’s take a look at some examples.

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