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Volvo signs deal to buy “near zero emissions” steel that is not made from coal

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Swedish trucking giant Volvo Group has signed a deal with H2 Green Steel to purchase near zero emissions steel for use in the manufacturing of commercial vehicles. The post Volvo signs deal to buy “near zero emissions” steel that is not made from coal appeared first on The Driven.

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Air Products to acquire Shell’s coal gasification technology business and patent portfolio for liquids (residue) gasification; coal-to-fuels in China

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Air Products will acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s Coal Gasification Technology business as well as Shell’s patent portfolio for Liquids (Residue) Gasification. As a leading industrial gas company, Air Products has extended its onsite supply model to use coal gasification to generate synthesis gas (syngas) for major projects.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

EV Adoption

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Heavy Coal Using States Accounted for Only 10% of EV Sales in 2020. The argument that EVs are powered mostly from coal simply isn’t true.

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Glencore buying in to Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery, MRN bauxite mining in Brazil

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We look forward to becoming partners with Glencore, and their broad industrial experience within metals and mining, to further develop Alunorte.

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GM secures all energy needed to achieve renewable energy goal for 2025; 25 years ahead of target set in 2016

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By achieving this accelerated goal, GM expects to avoid the production of an estimated 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have been produced between 2025 and 2030, equal to the emissions produced by burning 1 billion pounds of coal. Sourcing renewable energy is a critical component of GM’s plans to decarbonize.

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Tesla drivers have smoke blown in their faces | Opinion

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There is, of course, some kind of cursed crossover in the Ven diagram that includes both the Rick rollers of coal and the people who hate science, but anyway, let’s digress. That was rather dramatic climate change, but presumably that had nothing to do with mankind’s carbon dioxide emissions.”

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JetBlue to go carbon neutral on all domestic flights by offsetting emissions starting in 2020; flying with SAF from SFO

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JetBlue will offset carbon dioxide emissions from jet fuel for all domestic JetBlue flights beginning in July 2020, making it the first major US airline to take this measurable step toward reducing its contribution to global warming. billion pounds of CO 2 emissions in partnership with Carbonfund.org. When projects that reduce CO?

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