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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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We will work together to overcome strategic, political, and technical barriers, accelerate the production of zero emission vehicles and increase economies of scale, to make the transition faster, lower cost, and easier for everyone. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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Overall, declining costs for solar and wind played a considerable factor in the fall in absolute dollar investment in emerging economies. Most notably, Vietnam, South Africa, Mexico and Morocco led the rankings with a combined investment of $16 billion in 2018. This year’s Climatescope headline results are undeniably disappointing.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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Automakers in Europe can lower their emissions by shortening the transport distance and capitalizing on the DRC’s hydroelectric powered grid and proximity to raw materials. However, the raw materials for batteries are, in most cases, imported into China from Africa and refined before being exported to Europe.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Estonia is relying on technological improvements to maximize oil shale yield to generate more electricity, heat and shale oil so as to maintain necessary levels of electricity and heat for the economy, which remains one of the OECD’s strongest performers. There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey.

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