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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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In Poland and China, for example, an EV would need to be driven 78,700 miles to break-even. Behavioral change is hard How willing are people to break their car dependency and other energy-related behaviors to address climate change? The answer is perhaps some, but maybe not too much.

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Johnson Matthey nickel-rich battery material eLNO to debut at COP26 in two-seater electric race car

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Believed to be the world’s first two-seater electric racer, the car will be revealed at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland on 31 October. The first facility in Poland is under construction and will be completed in 2022, for commercial production in 2024. A second eLNO plant is also planned in Finland.

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India, China, Brazil, Japan, other non-Arctic countries want a voice on Arctic Council; interest in climate change impact and access to resources

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Another six non-Arctic nations sit in as observers today: the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands. Many non-Arctic countries are interested in the Arctic as the “canary in the coal mine” that can teach them about how climate change will impact their own states.

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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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million trucks, Poland has the largest truck fleet, followed closely by Germany (1,010,742) and Italy (946,393). Around 692,207 buses are in operation throughout the European Union, almost half of which can be found in three countries alone: Poland, Italy and France. Aged more than 21 years, Greek trucks are the oldest in the EU.

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Will climate talks bring real progress? Twitter poll results

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Last month, world leaders met in Poland to agree on the next steps in measuring and limiting climate change. Despite the U.S.,

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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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The European Union (EU) as a whole has made significant progress over past decades in reducing air pollution and Member States have implemented various EU policies to improve climate change adaptation. Climate change adaptation helps to prepare for increasingly frequent and extreme heatwaves. KEY FINDINGS.

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Plug In America joins global alliance

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One of the first joint activities of the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance will be participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, which will be held in Glasgow in November 2021. We hope to see other countries join us! This is just the beginning for GEVA! For more information, visit globalevalliance.com.

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