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Four key Hyundai Motor Group affiliates join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewables usage

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The Group is considering various ways to procure renewable energy, such as self-production through solar panels, power purchase agreements (PPA) with wind and solar energy producers, as well as purchase through Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEPCO) ‘Green Premium’ program. Kia Tigers baseball club will cooperate with Kia.

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Walmart to electrify fleet by 2040

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Transitioning to low-impact refrigerants for cooling and electrified equipment for heating in its stores, clubs, and data and distribution centers by 2040.

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CSIRO produces Australia’s first home-grown carbon fiber

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From wind turbines to aerospace, even the latest Mustang wheels, a carbon fiber industry signals the kind of reinvention needed across Australian industry, shifting our focus from raw exports to high value products to retain our global competitive advantage. We want to unlock carbon fiber’s full potential.

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Live web-chat with Ecotricity CEO Dale Vince on 9 Aug

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He built a wind energy empire that got him on Britain’s rich list. He’s also a committed vegan, an owner of a soccer club, and he has built a custom electric sports car that goes 134 mph. Dale Vince is not your ordinary business man. He has just launched one of Britain’s biggest solar farms (that nurtures bees too).

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Energy Secretary Chu says US faces a new Sputnik Moment in Chinas clean energy successes

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In a speech at the National Press Club, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, and will require a similar mobilization of innovation to enable the US to compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.

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Give Me A #BreakFreeLA & Then Give Me 100% Renewables RIGHT NOW

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To their great credit, our members of Congress, Representatives Maxine Waters and Ted Lieu have been stronger than anyone on this issue, but even they aren’t saying the obvious – that we need to #breakfree from fossil fuels – and an exploding refinery owned by lying racketeers is as good a place to #breakfree as any.

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EC introduces two draft laws in response to US subsidies for batteries and green tech

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The E uropean Critical Raw Materials Act would help the bloc secure supply of the metals needed to build batteries, wind turbines and other green technologies. The European Commission (EC) unveiled two draft laws in response to the US subsidies that the Commission fears are luring European clean-tech companies to North America.

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