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Hyundai Motor Group appoints NASA research exec to lead new Urban Air Mobility division

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Urban Air Mobility may become an important part of the integrated mobility solution for ever-increasing traffic problems in mega cities around the world. Dr. Shin has also been awarded the Presidential Rank Award twice (in 2008 and 2016), the highest accolade presented to public officials in the US federal government.

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EIA Estimates 2.1% Growth in Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in US in 2010; Still Below 1999-2008 Levels

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However, even with increases in 2010 and 2011, projected CO 2 emissions in 2011 are lower than annual emissions from 1999 through 2008. The largest source of growth in 2010 is the United States, followed by Brazil, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. million bbl/d in 2009, up about 370,000 bbl/d from 2008. in 2010 and 1.1%

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Shell launches commercial operation of Quest carbon capture and storage in Alberta oil sands

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As part of its funding arrangements, Shell is publicly sharing information on Quest’s design and processes to further global adoption of CCS. This includes cooperation with the United States Department of Energy, and the British government on research at the Quest site. Shell is involved in a slate of CCS projects worldwide.

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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It is part of the “green revolution” and the transition of the UK economy to clean energy. In 2008, the United Kingdom formally promulgated the Climate Change Act, becoming the first country in the world to clarify medium- and long-term emission reduction targets in legal form. million charging stations.

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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The increase in the gap was especially pronounced after 2007–2008, when a number of European Union member states switched to a CO 2 -based vehicle taxation system and a mandatory EU CO 2 regulation for new cars was introduced. United Kingdom); and TCS (Switzerland). United Kingdom); and TCS (Switzerland).

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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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Autolib, announced in 2008, is a self-service electric car rental scheme similar to Paris’s Vélib bike scheme ( earlier post ). The agreement is for several hundred vehicles to be rolled out in the Netherlands (where the company has its head office) in the first stage, followed over time by Germany and the United Kingdom.

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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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A new report from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change shows the importance of all major nations taking part in global efforts to reduce emissions—and in particular, finds China’s role to be crucial. Eighty percent of those emissions came from coal, making China the consumer of about half the world’s coal.