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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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Levels of two major air pollutants have been reduced significantly since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant—ground-level ozone—has increased in China, according to new research. For comparison, columns over the same time periods are shown for 2019.

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Shenzhen to issue only 100K new license plates per year in effort to combat congestion and pollution

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On 30 December, the city government of Shenzhen, China announced that it will only issue 100,000 license plates per year via lotteries and auctions, with immediate effect, to fight congestion and pollution. For comparison, New York City in 2013 had a population of 8.4 By the end of 2013, it had 10.63 million permanent residents.

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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

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Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. By comparison, Japan tops the list with 284 ships, followed by Norway, which has 102. We expect to see new trade routes established almost exclusively for Chinese OEMs.”

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Less than 2 months in, car2go has more than 78K customers in Chongqing

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For comparison, after between four to five years, the biggest car2go locations in Europe and North America have approximately 100,000 to 130,000 registered customers per city. The Chinese customers are really enthusiastic about the service and make intensive use of the vehicles. The start in Chongqing far exceeds our expectations.

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Roskill: Myanmar crisis set to disrupt rare earth supply availability

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Protestors have ransacked Chinese-owned businesses after accusations that Beijing had supported the coup. The proposed introduction of ammonia-free in-situ leaching technology at various IAC projects in China has not materialized over continued concerns regarding pollutants, recovery rate and social impacts. global supply.

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Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

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Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. For the study, they applied the GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) model from Argonne National Laboratory, adjusted with Chinese energy and emission data. Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge.

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JATO: Tesla most popular global electric vehicle brand between January and September 2017; EV sales accelerating

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The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has accelerated as policymakers across the globe pass regulations to reduce emissions of air pollutants, according to the latest analysis by JATO Dynamics. Policymakers in the country are attempting to balance its rocketing demand for cars with the nation’s severe pollution problem.

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