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Tesla exec fly to Thailand to inspect factory locations

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In a recent interview, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin revealed that Tesla is willing to invest $5 billion in a factory in Thailand. Prime Minister Srettha revealed in an exclusive interview with a local media outlet that representatives from Tesla will be arriving in Thailand to inspect factory locations.

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BYD EV sales grew nearly 50% in January as exports reached a new high

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Meanwhile, BYD’s general manager of branding and public relations, Yunfei Li, told reporters earlier this week, “Tesla is our very respected industry peer. It’s about transitioning the auto industry for a sustainable future. The EV leader is already taking market share in key markets like Thailand, Brazil, and Columbia.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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Using China as a model, the team compared emissions data from 180 cities across the country, looking at the industrial make-up of each city, its socioeconomic profile, and the types of energy produced and consumed. Total CO 2 emissions of 182 Chinese cities. Shan et al. Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan, Klaus Hubacek, Bo Zheng, Steven J.

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GE and Shenhua open coal gasification joint venture in China

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a 50:50 joint venture with Shenhua Group to advance the development and deployment of “cleaner coal” technology solutions in China. The region’s coal industry comprises China, India, Australia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Vietnam and New Zealand. GE announced the opening of GE Shenhua Gasification Technology Company Ltd.,

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ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average

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The mean cost of cost of climate change for the four countries—Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam—under a “business-as-usual” scenario and if market and non-market impacts and catastrophic risks are all considered could be equivalent to losing 6.7%

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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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This geographically diverse group comprises Brazil and Mexico in the Americas; South Africa and Nigeria in Africa; Egypt and Turkey in North Africa/Mediterranean; Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East; as well as Thailand and Indonesia in Asia. The OECD represents the developed economies.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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Honeywell’s UOP—a major international supplier and licensor of technology for petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production and major manufacturing industries—has also been an early leader in developing technologies for the production of renewable drop-in hydrocarbon fuels. —Jim Rekoske. —Jim Rekoske.

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