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Tesla Model 3 SR Plus sold out in UK for Q2 despite zero EV purchase incentives

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The Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus has sold out in the United Kingdom (UK) weeks before the end of the second quarter. Research by Select Car Leasing shows that the UK has one of the lowest EV purchase grants in Europe, ranking number 14 in the study. Germany comes in second with £7,750 ($10,811.18).

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UK Department For Transport Study on Light Goods Vehicle CO2 Concludes that Potential CO2 Reduction from Low-Carbon Technologies Within 5 Years is Quite Low, But Much Larger by 2020

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The UK Department for Transport has published the findings from the Light Goods Vehicle (LGV or van) CO 2 emissions study completed earlier. The study provides an estimate of sales-weighted new van CO 2 emissions of 207.6 Light Goods Vehicle – CO 2 Emissions Study (Final Report (AEAT/ENV/R/2849).

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Solena signs LOI with Rentech for Fischer-Tropsch technology for first commercial-scale renewable jet fuel facility in Europe

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for the use of Rentech’s proprietary Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthetic fuel technology in Solena’s BioJetFuel project—GreenSky—in the United Kingdom. Rentech has already completed a preliminary engineering study to help facilitate the integration of the Rentech FT Process into the project. The Solena Group, Inc.,

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Peugeot Signs EV Partnership LOIs with Veolia and Greenwheels; Peugeot and Greenwheels Join the European EVA Project

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The LOI with France-based Veolia is for a strategic partnership concerning the supply of the Peugeot i0n with a view to presenting an offer to Autolib project, and combined studies on optimizing the charge of electric vehicles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe. —Gijs Van Lookeren, Campaign manager for Greenwheels.

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16 National Hydrogen Associations Submit Statement to UNFCC Highlighting Hydrogens Potential Contribution to Curbing GHG Emissions

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A coalition of 16 national hydrogen associations from around the world recently issued a joint statement addressed to Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, asserting that hydrogen technologies could help to curb global greenhouse gas emissions. United Kingdom: UK Hydrogen Association.

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MIT report finds China’s actions on climate change crucial; argues for global economy-wide greenhouse gas tax

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Specifically, the study finds that with China’s help the global community may be—under the most optimistic scenario—able to limit warming to 2 °C, relative to pre-industrial levels. Even in this best-case scenario, reducing emissions comes with a steep price tag. Without China, we miss that mark by about 1 °C.

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Satellite and GPS Measurements Show Ice Loss from Greenland Ice Sheet Spreading to Northwest Coast

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Ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet, which has been increasing during the past decade over its southern region, is now moving up its northwest coast, according to a new international study. Greenland is about one-fourth the size of the United States and the massive ice sheet covers about 80% of its surface. The Greenland Ice Sheet.

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