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Tesla receives permission to trade emission credits in South Korea

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Automakers in Korea must ensure that their vehicles’ average greenhouse gas emissions are less than the country’s standard. And in 2021, domestic regulations were amended to allow Tesla to legally participate in the emission credit market. Tesla did not meet this metric.

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BASF and Gazprom agree on asset swap; BASF’s Wintershall expanding production of oil and gas, exiting gas trading and storage business

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BASF and Russia’s Gazprom signed a legally binding basic agreement to swap assets of equivalent value. In October, Wintershall also substantially expanded its production and reserves of oil and gas in the North Sea through an asset swap with Statoil. This is equivalent to a total of 2.4 billion barrel of oil equivalent.

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NRDC says Baard Energy agrees to switch from coal to natural gas for feedstock for proposed synthetic fuel plant in Ohio to avoid further permit challenges

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The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a press release on Friday saying that Baard Energy had agreed to a settlement entailing their switching from coal as a feedstock for its planned coal/biomass-to-liquids Ohio River Clean Fuels plant ( earlier post ) to natural gas. of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program for ORCF.

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EEA: Traffic pollution still harmful to health in many parts of Europe

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Transport in Europe is still responsible for damaging levels of air pollutants and a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions, despite some progress in reducing the impacts from transport. Harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) levels above legal limits were registered at 44% of roadside air monitoring stations in 2010. Source: EEA.

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Faurecia acquires Amminex to accelerate efficient NOx reduction for passenger and commercial vehicles

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Faurecia has worked closely with Amminex since mid-2009 and previously owned 42% of the company. A 100-gram cube of the material can fit into the palm of a hand yet contain up to 50 grams of solid ammonia—the equivalent of 60 litres of ammonia gas. Earlier post.).

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Study: traffic density, wind and air stratification influence concentrations of NO2

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Until now, however, it has been difficult to estimate, what share legal measures such as low emission zones or diesel driving bans have and what share the weather influences have in the actual air quality? With the method used, this will be easier in the future.

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Global Bioenergy Partnership agrees on set of sustainability indicators for bioenergy

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assessing many important aspects of the intersection of bioenergy and sustainability, including greenhouse gas emissions; biological diversity; the price and supply of a national food. directions, thresholds or limits and do not constitute a standard; nor are they legally binding on. GBEP says that it is currently the only.

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