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Ford cuts global water use 8.5% per vehicle from 2011 to 2012; total usage down 62% since 2000

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Since 2000, Ford has reduced the amount of water used around the world from 64 million cubic meters to 24 million cubic meters—a reduction of about 10.6 Ford voluntarily launched its Global Water Management Initiative in 2000, putting in place ways to manage water conservation, quality and reuse of storm and process water.

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Nearly 20% of intact tropical forest landscapes overlap with extractive industries

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The distribution of IFLs and oil and gas contracts (top) and mining leases (bottom) for the three regions of interest: South America (left), Central Africa (middle) and Asia-Pacific (right). Intact forests are declining rapidly, with more than 7 percent of their total area lost between 2000 and 2013. Grantham et al.

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A Country Like Zimbabwe That Depends On Petrol & Diesel Imports Really Needs To Accelerate EV Adoption

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I grew up in Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in southern Africa that relies on imports for all its petrol and diesel requirements. From about the year 2000 or so, I remember there being periodic petrol queues every now and then. Families could spend all day and night, and at times, several days queuing for petrol […].

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Worldwatch Institute: global biofuel production fell in 2012 for first time since 2000

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In 2012, the combined global production of ethanol and biodiesel fell for the first time since 2000, down 0.4% Mandates or targets have been established in 13 countries in the Americas, 12 in the Asia-Pacific region, and 8 in Africa. World ethanol and biodiesel production. Source: Worldwatch. Click to enlarge. billion liters (5.9

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Global electrification has risen steadily since World War II, reaching 73 percent in 2000 and 90 percent in 2019 (the pandemic year of 2020 was the. This means that in 2019 about 770 million people had no electricity, three-quarters of them in Africa. Only North Africa has consumption rates of the same order of magnitude.

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Elon Musk biopic based on Walter Isaacson biography in the works

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He was also behind acclaimed works such as “Requiem for a Dream” in 2000, “Black Swan” in 2010, and “Mother!” Most recently, he directed last year’s Oscar contender “The Whale,” which starred Brendan Frasier. ” in 2017.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS and Russia. billion in 2015-16.

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