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Electric Vehicles Are Duty Free In Mauritius!

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Mauritius is one of the best places to do business in Africa and has been for a long time. Before the World Bank discontinued its “Ease of Doing Business” report, Mauritius was ranked 1st in Africa and 13th globally. Although the World Bank said it discontinued the Ease of Doing Business Report “after?data

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ACIA Aero Leasing LOI with Universal Hydrogen for up to 30 regional aircraft conversions to hydrogen power

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earlier post ) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with ACIA Aero Leasing (ACIA), a regional aircraft lessor with offices in Ireland, France, Canada, Mauritius, and South Africa. Universal Hydrogen Co.

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UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

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Used Vehicles and the Environment - A Global Overview of Used Light Duty Vehicles: Flow, Scale and Regulation , the first report of its kind, calls for action to fill the current policy vacuum with the adoption of harmonized minimum quality standards that will ensure used vehicles contribute to cleaner, safer fleets in importing countries.

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Study: Hydrofluorocarbons Will Contribute Significantly to Global Warming by 2050

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Global ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) and HFC emissions (A), global CO 2 and HFC emissions (B), and ODS, HFC, and CO 2 global RF (C) for the period 2000–2050. Their contribution to global warming is currently small, but can increase to the equivalent of 9-19% (CO 2 -eq. Velders et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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Hadley Centre: Average 4 C Warming Could Happen Within a Human Lifetime, With Even Greater Warming in Many Regions

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F) rise in global temperatures if the current high emissions of greenhouse gasses continue. The conference, attended by 130 international scientists and policy specialists, is the first to consider the global consequences of climate change beyond 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 °F). Source: Met Office. Click to enlarge.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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By 2050, HFC emissions could equal up to 19% of global CO 2 emissions under business-as-usual scenarios. The small island nations of Micronesia and Mauritius submitted a joint proposal in April to phase down production and consumption of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. With indoor air pollution killing 1.6