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Nano One to acquire Johnson Matthey Battery Materials Canada; JM takes stake in AEM electrolyzer pioneer Enapter

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JMBM Canada) for approximately C$10.25 JMBM Canada includes a team with more than 360 years of collective experience, including R&D, pilot to commercial scale cathode production and product qualification and quality assurance systems qualified for tier 1 automotive lithium-ion cell manufacturers. million (US$8 million).

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Study finds limited evidence that carbon tax rebates have increased public support for carbon pricing

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In a study published in Nature Climate Change , an international research team reports finding limited evidence that individual or household rebates have increased public support for carbon taxes in Canada and Switzerland.

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Report finds road transportation sector in Canada likely to fall far short of 2050 GHG emissions reduction target

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A new Conference Board of Canada report finds that Canada is unlikely to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2050. Canada is making progress reducing its GHG emissions and will continue to do so for the next decade. The challenge is that we are not moving fast enough.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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Meanwhile, strong government policy and financial incentives from these countries are laying the groundwork for a more robust EV industry to hit the marketplace as the cost of EV ownership continues to fall. But Canada might have a fight on its hands that mirrors what the U.S. The plan seeks to raise that figure to 60 percent by 2030.

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Tesla donates $3.1M of $6M grant to Jeff Dahn’s Dalhousie University battery team

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A team of battery researchers at Canada’s Dalhousie University are the recipients of a $6 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). We share their commitment to help combat climate change through electrified transportation and renewable energy generation and storage.”.

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Rio Tinto and Alcoa announce world’s first carbon-free aluminum smelting process; Apple assist; Elysis JV to commercialize

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In Canada alone, use of the technology could eliminate the equivalent of 6.5 Oxidation of the carbon anode increases the electrical efficiency at a cost of consuming the carbon electrodes and producing carbon dioxide. Canada and Québec are each investing $60 million (CAD) in Elysis.

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CO2 Solutions’ enzymatic carbon capture technology performance exceeds targets in oil sands project

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Canada-based CO 2 Solutions Inc., ton/day scale and demonstrated that it can lower the cost of CO 2 capture to well below that associated with current carbon capture technology on the basis of cost per tonne captured. However, the cost of conventional CCS technologies is prohibitive to broad commercial deployment.

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