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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014.

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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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—Seb Henbest, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa for BNEF and lead author of NEO 2018. NEO 2018 sees $11.5 trillion being invested globally in new power generation capacity between 2018 and 2050, with $8.4 These two technologies have already seen LCOE reductions of 77% and 41% respectively between 2009 and 2018.

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Hyundai Motor expands partnership with US Government to support further exploration of hydrogen fuel cell technologies

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This partnership, along with other collaborations with global industry partners, will help address technical barriers and enable progress in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies across applications and sectors. In December 2018, the wider Hyundai Motor Group—including automotive affiliates Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp.

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BASF and Yara to evaluate low-carbon blue ammonia project at US Gulf Coast

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to serve the growing global demand for low-carbon ammonia. BASF aims to reduce its absolute CO 2 emissions by 25% by 2030 compared with 2018 and achieve net zero CO 2 emissions by 2050. Since becoming a listed company in 2004, Yara has almost halved its emissions and will reduce a further 30% by 2030. million tons p.a.

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Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

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Diesel’s share in new passenger car sales in Western Europe has been increasing since 1997, Pike notes, surpassing 50% of sales in 2004. From 2012 to 2018, Pike Research expects that diesels will capture a slightly higher percentage of new vehicle sales compared to hybrids, though both will remain niche drivetrains. Western Europe.

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Mobileye unveils Gen4 system-on-chip EyeQ4; visual processing for ADAS and automated driving; design win for 2018

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The first design win for EyeQ4 in series production has been secured for a global premium European car manufacturer for production to start in early 2018. Series production is supported for early 2018 start of production. Mobileye’s EyeQ chip and algorithms have been integrated into new car models since 2007. million vehicles.

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New JV in China to produce high-grade Li-ion power battery materials

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Global Internet of People, Inc. From 2004 to 2018, I served as the chief executive officer and vice chairman of Shanshan Holdings Co., SDH), an operator of a knowledge sharing and enterprise service platform, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhuhai (Zibo) Investment Co.,

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