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UK MPs greenlight shale gas in new report

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The British Geological Survey (BGS) estimates that the UK’s onshore shale gas resources could be as large as 150 billion cubic meters—equivalent to roughly 1.5 We conclude that shale gas resources in the UK could be considerable. —Tim Yeo MP. Shale Gas Report.

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Volkswagen striving to make production of the electric ID. carbon-neutral

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and is setting up a production facility in Poland for this purpose. Apart from climate protection, compliance with social standards also plays a central role for Volkswagen when it comes to resource requirements - especially in the responsible mining of E raw materials such as lithium and cobalt. As a result, the ID. Earlier post.)

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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The study therefore provides a much-needed European-wide assessment and further identifies the risks and opportunities in seven major production countries for automotive components (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Czechia, Poland, and Romania). CLEPA’s policy recommendations. —Sigrid de Vries, CLEPA Secretary General.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In the future, 100% of additional purchased electricity will come from verifiable renewable sources, such as wind- and hydropower. In Jawor (Poland), a new CO 2 -neutral engine plant is being built. This includes optimized resource consumption through the most efficient use of energy and heat.

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Mercedes-Benz announces VAN.EA electric architecture for midsize and large vans

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A maximally efficient use of resources in development as well as in production supports sustainable profitability, the company said. Mercedes-Benz Vans is reorganizing the global production network with its first pure electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV) plant in Jawor, Poland. The three modules of VAN.EA

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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Russia’s energy resources are enormous and Europe’s dependence on them is deep and pervasive. But Russia’s importance as an exporter of natural resources goes far beyond hydrocarbons. These price increases were driven in part by a drop in wind-generated energy, the leading form of renewable energy on the European continent.

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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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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Source: BNEF.

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