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Ford Pro and Deutsche Post DHL Group collaborate on electrification of last-mile delivery; > 2,000 electric vans by end of 2023

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Ford is targeting zero emissions for all vehicle sales and carbon neutrality across its European footprint of facilities, logistics and suppliers by 2035, and carbon neutrality globally no later than 2050. The order volume concentrates on the E-Transit panel vans designed for handling express shipments in the Americas and Europe.

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Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with order for four more LNG ships

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These should be traveling the world’s oceans by the end of 2023, serving the North American route between Emden in Germany and Veracruz in Mexico. Volkswagen was one of the first car manufacturers to subscribe to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement that aim to limit global warming to significantly less than two degrees by 2050.

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North American Countries Target “Super” Greenhouse Gases Through Strengthened Ozone Treaty

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The US, Canada, and Mexico have submitted a proposal to strengthen climate protection under the Montreal Protocol— the international treaty that phases out the production of a number of substances responsible for ozone depletion. The proposal targets the production and use of HFCs, a group of “super” greenhouse gases.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. population and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and one-third of all U.S.

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