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Startup offers EV firms greener graphite in alternative to China – ET Auto

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An alternative energy startup in Malaysia is ready to help electric-vehicle makers source a key ingredient outside of China — using agriculture waste to create graphite. Synthetic graphite , which accounts for most of global production, is typically made from petroleum coke , in an expensive and carbon-intensive process.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions. Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e.

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IHS: continued legislative focus on pollutants to drive sensor market for internal combustion engines

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In comparison, to meet upcoming Euro 6 standards beginning in September this year, at least 20 sensors are needed—depending on the engine. Most of the new sensors are related to exhaust aftertreatment because of new emissions laws, IHS notes, with NO x reduction a focus alongside that of carbon dioxide.

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