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Mitsubishi Motors delivers 635 Outlander PHEVs to Ukranian police; largest PHEV fleet order yet for MMC

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As part of its policy to reduce CO 2 and greenhouse warming gases using the Kyoto Protocol Green Investment Scheme, the Ukrainian government will use the Outlander PHEVs as police vehicles. The vehicle order stems from an emissions trading agreement signed by a number of Japanese companies with the Government of Ukraine.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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Girardi says he hopes that Chile will be an example for the world and that other nations and international agencies will adopt comparable regulation. Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative , a US $100 million research effort announced by President Barack Obama in 2013. IEEE Spectrum.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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The IEEE Life Fellow is credited with working out how best to isolate parts of the power grid to prevent the entire grid from going down. College of Engineering, in Bangalore An article he cowrote that was based on the report received a 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society Prize Paper Award. He continues to work with both bodies.

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Supply Crunch Or Oil Glut: Investment Banks Can’t Agree

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Goldman Sachs, for example, expects a “ material oversupply ” in 2018-2019, due to the increase in mega projects production in 2017-19 as a result of the record spending in those projects between 2011 and 2013. UBS, for its part, expects a 4-million-bpd supply gap by 2020. Link to original article: [link]. shale output.

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WHO: Air pollution levels rising in many of the world’s poorest cities

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WHO was able to compare a total of 795 cities in 67 countries for levels of small and fine particulate matter (PM 10 and PM 2.5 ) during the five-year period, 2008-2013. Key trends from 2008-2013: Global urban air pollution levels increased by 8%, despite improvements in some regions. PM 10 and PM 2.5

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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At the 1895 International Geographical Congress, Rebeur-Paschwitz proposed setting up a worldwide network of seismological stations. That network registered the massive Kanto earthquake in 1923 and first alerted the international community of the need to send aid. References I began my research for this piece by reading J.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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Saudi Aramco’s investment of $300 billion in the next 10 years will, in large part, be focusing on the new technology needed to keep existing projects running while opening up new volumes in the future. With increased demand for crude oil and petroleum products still shown in all international assessments, the market will need to react.

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