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GlobalData: Global coal production set to grow to 2022, despite major players scaling down capacities

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After declining consecutively for three years, global coal production increased by 2.8% Growth has been driven by India, Indonesia and Russia, where production increased by 3.1%, 1.2%, and 3.7% Of the total, 57 are located in Australia, 55 in India, 54 in China, 30 in South Africa, 18 each in Canada and Indonesia and 15 in the US.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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Steel is responsible for around 7% of man-made greenhouse gas emissions every year and is one of the world’s most polluting industries. Government and corporate net-zero commitments are pushing the steel industry to cancel out its emissions by 2050. The steel industry cannot afford to wait for the 2040s to start its transition.

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Vanadium Recovery Project targeting significant increase in vanadium production in Europe with low emissions

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Currently, approximately 75% of global vanadium supply is sourced from China, South Africa, and Russia. We see a lot of parallels on where the vanadium industry is now versus where the lithium industry was 10 years ago. We believe that in the next 10 years vanadium will be the ‘new lithium’.

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RUSAL opens new low-carbon aluminum smelter in Taishet

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Russia-based RUSAL, a global aluminum producer, opened the first phase of its low-carbon aluminum production plant, Taishet Aluminum Smelter (TaAZ), in Taishet, Siberia. Full scope CO 2 emissions will be one of the lowest in the industry, the company claims. of global production of aluminum and 6.5%

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Potent GHG SF6 rapidly accumulating in atmosphere, driven by demand for SF6-insulated switchgear in developing countries

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Of all the greenhouse gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol, SF 6 is the most potent, with a global warming potential (GWP) of 23,500 over a 100-year time horizon. The researchers drew on measurements from a global network of air-monitoring sites and archived air samples. Simmonds et al.

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Chevrolet sets first-half global sales record with 2.35M units; 14% growth

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million vehicles globally in the first six months of 2011, the best half-year performance in Chevrolet’s 100-year history. In addition, Chevrolet set record first-half sales in many countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, South Africa, and Turkey. Chevrolet sold 2.35

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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Needless to say, EV sales are increasing globally. Coming in second is Norway, followed by Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom rounding out the top five countries for EV adoption, according to the most recent version of the Electric Vehicle Country Readiness Index from ​​ Ernst & Young Global Ltd.