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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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produced fuels was further reduced by an accelerated shift away from coal, which in 2020 was down to 11 percent of primary supply, from 18 percent in 2000. In 2010 European natural-gas production covered half of all consumption, but by 2020 that share was down to 40 percent. Consumption of E.U.-produced

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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They think BYD has a shot at becoming the worlds largest automaker, primarily by selling electric cars, as well as a leader in the fast-growing solar power industry. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. "Solar is an endless source of energy," Wang says.

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