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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Mercedes-Benz is realigning its global passenger cars manufacturing activities and is strengthening its German passenger cars locations with investments worth billions of euros. “ As well as stepping up its international activities, Mercedes-Benz is strengthening it German plants with investments of more than €3 billion (US$3.9

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JUNE 14, 2014

An international team of researchers has sequenced the genome of the eucalyptus tree ( Eucalyptus grandis ) and published the analysis in an open access paper in the journal Nature. Trees play a significant role in the global carbon cycle. —Gerald Tuskan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. —Alexander Myburg.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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APRIL 14, 2022

billion people around the world who don’t have meaningful access to it, according to a Brookings Institution report, “Bridging the Global Digital Divide.” Last year the IEEE Future Networks initiative ran the inaugural IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge to seek out innovative projects and ideas aimed at increasing connectivity.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

As the world population increases by the estimated 30% from 2010 to 2040, ExxonMobil sees global GDP rising by about 140%, but energy demand by only about 35% due to greater efficiency. The Outlook for Energy provides ExxonMobil’s long-term view of global energy demand and supply. Click to enlarge. Outlook for Energy.

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APRIL 4, 2009

Optimal Energy , the Cape Town, South Africa-based company that unveiled the Joule full battery-electric multi-purpose urban passenger vehicle to the world at the Paris Motor Show in 2008 ( earlier post ), plans to have pilot fleets on the road in South Africa and globally from 2010 onwards, with mass production to start in South Africa from 2012.

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MAY 13, 2011

As it announced during its investor conference earlier this week, Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has increased its 2013 earnings growth objectives to adjusted earnings per share of at least $6.00, or operating EBITDA of at least $1.7 Source: Celanese. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). million tons.

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APRIL 9, 2015

Shell, in collaboration with Professor Gordon Murray and engine specialist Osamu Goto will co-engineer an ultra-compact, efficient car for city use based around the internal combustion engine (ICE). The Shell car will be a ground-up, total re-think of the Gordon Murray Design T.25 Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Sixty-six is an auspicious number in China, and we think it bodes well for our future success. Ford expects 70% of its growth in the next ten years to come from its Asia Pacific and Africa region. Ford’s Asia Pacific and Africa region encompasses markets on three continents, including Australia, China, India, Thailand and South Africa.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

However, the future radiative forcing by HFCs in 2050 would be relatively small, at the same level as it is today ( 2 ), if the current mix of HFCs were replaced with low-GWP substances with lifetimes of a few months or less. Some of these are being introduced such as HFC 1234ze in foams and HFC-1234yf for mobile air-conditioners.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

” Already the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases by most accounts, China may have been looking to future negotiations, when it is likely to be categorized as a developed rather than developing country. After presidents, premiers, and prime ministers departed, COP 15 reconvened so that delegates could vote on the accord.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The remainder of the funding should go to other areas, including Basic Energy Sciences, the report by the team from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs suggests. Expanding and coordinating international energy innovation cooperation to bring ideas and resources together across the globe to address these global challenges.

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JULY 16, 2014

The worldwide challenges kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal; Los Angeles, United States; and Mumbai, India; before moving on to Delhi and the Chennai region in India; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; and a countrywide challenge in Argentina. The submission period will run from 14 August to 14 November.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

From an official point of view, COP 15 is to be informed by the most recent report from the UNFCCC’s International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), published in 2007. Without a clear and ambitious number, the whole agreement will be in danger ” [ 8 ].

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

PwC analysis finds a need for global carbon intensity to drop an average of 5.1% Since 2000, the global rate of decarbonization has averaged 0.8%; from 2010 to 2011, global carbon intensity fell by just 0.7%. Because of this slow start, global carbon intensity now needs to be cut by an average of 5.1% Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 18, 2013

—“Connecting (And Transforming) The Future Of Transportation”. SMART is focusing on global urban regions, and has identified five “themes” that fill unaddressed gaps and guide and inform the program’s collaborative research, pilot projects, and education activities. We have found globally that this [connection] is needed.

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Where does the global EV market stand? Massive Uptick in EV Sales Global EV sales showed substantial growth in 2020, rising by 39%. Further, the report predicts that by 2030, EVs will represent nearly half of all global vehicle sales. South Africa, the European Union and the U.S. In the U.S.,

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MAY 29, 2009

The achievements include shared platforms and powertrains, cooperation on advanced technologies, standardization of manufacturing methods, the expansion of the product line-ups and the extension of the global footprint of each partner. In Europe, the two partners will intensify the use of available common internal resources in IS/IT.

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AUGUST 20, 2022

Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels. In 2019, 63 percent of global electricity was produced from fossil-fuel sources, the exact nature of which varies substantially among regions.

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