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Projected sea-level rise off California, Oregon, and Washington for 2030 (blue), 2050 (green), and 2100 (pink), relative to 2000, as a function of latitude. Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches (18 cm) during the 20 th century, and recent satellite data shows that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating.

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Meanwhile, the June–August summer was the second warmest on record globally after 1998, and last month was the third warmest August on record, according to NOAA. For January–August 2010, the global combined land and ocean surface temperature of 58.5 °F The record low August was set in 2007. °F (14.7 °C) °F (1.1

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MAY 17, 2010

The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for both April and for the period from January-April, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Global temperature anomalies in April 2010 with respect to a 1971-2000 base period. below the 1979-2000 average.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Annual global sales of TMC hybrids. On May 31, 2007, the global cumulative sales of TMC’s hybrid vehicles had topped 1 million. Cumulative sales of the Prius represent 71% of the global total, at slightly more than 1.4 Click to enlarge. thousand units, for a total of 2,016.9 thousand units. thousand units. million units.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 between 2000 and 2008, compared with 1% per year in the 1990s. Emissions from coal are now the dominant fossil fuel emission source, surpassing 40 years of oil emission prevalence.

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AUGUST 16, 2009

The combined average global land and ocean surface temperature for July 2009 ranked fifth-warmest since world-wide records began in 1880. The global ocean surface temperature for July 2009 was the warmest on record, 1.06 °F (0.59 °C) above the 20 th century average of 61.5 °F above the 1979-2000 average. This is 12.7%

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the second warmest September on record, according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC. Global surface temperature anomalies (degrees F) for the month of September 2009. above the 1979-2000 average. Arctic sea ice covered an average 2.1

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The R25 GT-R entered production in December 2007, although development started back in 2000. The Nissan GT-R is a supercar icon and could come back as an all-electric offering We hope Nissan gives the GT-R a bigger and brighter send-off to the icon that has been an integral part of the automotive culture globally.

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Changes in emissions by Scoping Plan sector between 2000 and 2017. Emissions from transportation sources were relatively constant from 2002 through 2007, declined through 2013, then increased by 9.0 Compared to 2016, California’s GDP grew 3.6% while the carbon intensity of its economy declined by 4.5%. Source: ARB. Source: ARB.

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Ford Motor Company has added its near-dry machining process—Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL)—to six plants globally, a number that will nearly double in the next few years. Between 2000 and 2012, Ford reduced global water use by 62%—about 10 billion gallons. Right: MQL machining. Graphics: Unist Inc.

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MAY 12, 2017

Steel’s strength has multiplied by almost 10 times over the past 20 years, from 270 to 2000 MPa tensile strength. Usibor is our key product in hot stamping and has been a major commercial and technical success in the global automotive industry. —Brian Aranha, executive vice president, global automotive, ArcelorMittal.

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MARCH 13, 2013

The global market opportunities for future cities is estimated to be in the region of £200 billion (US$299 billion) a year by 2030, according to the government. Sir David served as Chief Scientific Advisor to the government (2000 – 2007, working closely with the Prime Minister and Cabinet on key scientific issues including climate change.

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Decomposition of the decadal change in total global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion by four driving factors; population, income (GDP) per capita, energy intensity of GDP and carbon intensity of energy. giga tonne carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO 2 eq) (2.2%) per year from 2000 to 2010 compared to 0.4 Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 13, 2013

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that 1,960 tonnes of mercury arising from human activities are currently emitted annually into the atmosphere, generated mainly by artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)—the largest single anthropogenic source globally—and coal- or lignite-fired power plants.

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MAY 2, 2009

LaSorda—Chrysler’s top executive responsible for Manufacturing, Procurement and Supply, Employee Relations, Global Business Development and Alliances—was appointed to his current position in August 2007, serving in both the Office of the Chairman and on the Board of Managers. Bob Nardelli, Chrysler Chairman and CEO.

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Bar chart of 2000 to 2013 GHG emissions by category as defined in the Scoping Plan. California’s annual statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory is an important tool for establishing historical emission trends and tracking the state’s progress toward the goal set by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32).

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Back in 2007, we predicted that the flying-car startup Terrafugia would fail. The company’s founders want Worldcoin to be not only a global currency that will somehow redistribute wealth via universal basic income but also a secure means of biometric identification, with a dose of buzzy, Web3 facilitation thrown in for good measure.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Shipping-induced global temperature change in 2050 using different parameterizations of Indirect Aerosol Effect (IAE). 1 from shipping in 2007, corresponding to 3.3% 1 of the total ship emissions in 2007. Credit: ACS, Lund et al. Click to enlarge. of the total anthropogenic CO 2 emissions in that year.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Black carbon (BC) is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this pollutant’s climate impact. Emission rates of BC in the year 2000 by region, indicating major source categories in each region.

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Maruti Wagon R | 1999-present A common sight on our streets today, the popular Wagon R didn’t quite set sales charts on fire when it arrived in the year 2000. THE MISSES Maruti Baleno/Altura | 1999-2007 Maruti’s bold step into the premium sedan space back in 1999 was with the Baleno sedan.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

and subsequently gaining promotion to Managing Officer in April 2007. During the six years of Ito’s leadership, Honda was able to evolve its global manufacturing structure, notably the establishment of automobile plants in Mexico, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, India and China.

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emissions (kg CO 2 person -1 yr -1 ) for a global sample of countries (2007) with a wide range of per capita incomes. With global per capita LDV use of 10 000 km yr.1 persons per vehicle, typical of European averages in 2000. Average per capita light-duty vehicle (LDV) transport CO 2. Sager et al.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Global emissions were growing by 1.1% per year from 2000-2007. The developing and least-developed economies, 80% of the world’s population, accounted for 73% of the global growth of emissions in 2004. In 2008, the minimum ice extent was 9% greater than in 2007, but still the second lowest on record. Ecosystems.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

The United Kingdom’s Met (Meteorological) Office announced that the 2000-2009 decade “ has been, by far, the warmest decade on the instrumental record ”, and that 2009 is on track to become the fifth warmest year in the past 160 years, continuing the warming trend that has accelerated since the 1970s. Click to enlarge. climate data analysis.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

A new analysis of global surface temperatures by NASA scientists finds the past year was tied for the second warmest since 1880. Line plot of global mean land-ocean temperature index, 1880 to present, with the base period 1951-1980. January 2000 to December 2009 was the warmest decade on record. James Hansen, GISS director.

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JULY 8, 2013

Modelica has been developed by the (non-profit) Modelica Association since 1996 and has been in use in industry since 2000. Research projects within Europe are spending some €75 million (US$97 million) in the years 2007-2015 to further improve Modelica and Modelica-related technology. Fuel Efficiency Manufacturing Simulation'

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In 2000 she was assigned to be the technical assistant for IBM's chief executive. In 2007 she took over as chief technology officer and oversaw the company's research and development efforts. She left in 2012 to join AMD, also in Austin, as senior vice president, overseeing the company's global business units.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

Our work shows that there can be cold periods, but that does not mean the end of global warming. Left side: 1970-2007 trend in annual surface air temperature. Left side: 1970-2007 trend in annual surface air temperature. Right side: 2008 annual surface air temperature, shown as a departure from the 1971-2000 climatology.

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JULY 22, 2009

Winter chill, a vital climatic trigger for many tree crops, is likely to decrease by more than 50% in California during this century as global climate warms, making the state no longer suitable for growing many fruit and nut crops, according to a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Washington.

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MAY 18, 2009

Black carbon—soot—is a global-warming agent the immediate control of which will slow the demise of Arctic sea ice faster than will control of any other global-warming agent, Jacobson said. In 2007, Jacobson and four colleagues testified in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the role of black carbon.

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MARCH 13, 2009

Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Texas, Austin, have created a database that includes visibility measurements taken from 1973 - 2007 at 3,250 meteorological stations all over the world and released by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). University of Maryland Visibility Database. NASA technique.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Toyota plans to introduce 10 new hybrid models between now and 2012 in various global markets, with sales of one million gas-electric hybrids per year, worldwide, sometime early in the next decade. Toyota launched of the Prius in late 1997 in the Japan market, and in the US in July 2000.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

GM now has 76 landfill-free facilities, achieving a global operations commitment established in 2008 to convert 50% of its 145 plants to landfill-free status by the end of 2010. The resulting insight helped form a process that enables facilities to replicate best practices globally. GM has generated more than $2.5

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

In the US alone, oil reserves have expanded 59% between 2000 and 2014, and natural gas reserves have expanded 94% in the same time. All told, global consumption of fossil fuels rose significantly from 2005 through 2014: about 7.5% The last several decades have seen limited global progress in tackling these policy problems.

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Cupra global head Wayne Griffiths was in Australia for the local launch of the brand and says the company is honing in on a specific part of the market. “We The company suggests it will sell maybe 1000 or 2000 EVs annually in 2023 and 2024 as part of that plan. “We Focus on performance, design. We don’t want to be that.

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The draft report says that as the global economy’s center of gravity shifts toward Asia, the region could account for about half of global output in 2050, up from the current 27%, as well as half of global trade and investment. If these events occur, Asia would account for only 32%, or $61 trillion, of global GDP in 2050.

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