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Report: Toyota to make hybrid car parts in China to boost sales

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The BBC reports that Toyota is planning to manufacture key components for its hybrid cars outside Japan for the first time. However, China, which produces more than 95% of the world’s rare earth supplies, has imposed strict production and export quotas on these elements, citing environmental concerns.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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February also saw the publication of a Los Angeles Times interview with US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu ( earlier post ), in which he voiced concern that the effects of climate change could decimate California’s agriculture as well as its urban water supplies. ºC in 2020, and 2.3 ºC in 2050, as compared to 2000 temperatures.

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