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EEA: 3/4 of EU urban population exposed to toxic air as governments fail to cut emissions

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They know what needs to be done to improve air quality: cleaner energy and industrial production, greener and smarter transport, and sustainable farming. —Margherita Tolotto, Senior Policy Officer for Air and Noise at the European Environmental Bureau.

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Pozna? orders 37 more Solaris electric buses

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in Poland has ordered 37 electric buses made by Solaris. Further electric buses mean even more ecological public transport, cleaner air, and therefore better quality of life, and this is what we care about most. Poland ranks fifth in Europe as regards the total number of electric buses in cities. residents for a few months now.

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SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

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Energy company SGH2 is bringing the world’s biggest green hydrogen production facility to Lancaster, California. We know a circular economy with renewable energy is the path, and we have positioned ourselves to be the alternative energy capital of the world. That’s why our partnership with SGH2 is so important. Rex Parris.

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EEA report finds more action needed to protect Europe’s most vulnerable citizens from air pollution, noise and extreme temperatures

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In parts of Europe a large number of people are unable to keep their homes adequately warm because of poor-quality housing and the price of energy. However, it needs to be combined with subsidies for switching to cleaner heating options for low-income households. KEY FINDINGS. Air and noise pollution.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol , Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. In Poland and China, for example, an EV would need to be driven 78,700 miles to break-even. Just accounting for miles driven , however, BEVs cars and trucks appear cleaner than ICE equivalents nearly everywhere in the U.S.

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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Moreover, TACO supplies battery energy storage systems to Tata Power, capitalising on their knowledge of making battery packs and BMS. They have already started supplying to Tata Power’s 120MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility in Chhattisgarh. There are several new plants in the making in India as well as abroad.

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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Energy use by households (the burning of wood, gas, coal etc) is the most important source of PM 2.5 Energy use by households (the burning of wood, gas, coal etc) is the most important source of PM 2.5 France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom contributed the most to EU-27 emissions in 2007.

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