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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. million users in London in 2019 and with 2.7

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ICL model predicts lithium-ion batteries most competitive for storage applications by 2030

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Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) developed a model to determine the lifetime costs (i.e., levelized cost)—as opposed to the investment cost—of 9 electricity storage technologies for 12 different applications between 2015 and 2050. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Joule.

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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

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In early 2023, nickel has been the worst performer among base metals on the London Metal Exchange (LME). Overall, despite nickel demand growth, which has averaged 7% per annum since 2015, Indonesia is creating a supply glut and losing potential revenue by selling the country’s nickel resources at substantial discounts.

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EC JRC report explores future of road transport; moving away from system centered on private car ownership

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Between 1995 and 2015, the total number of passenger kilometers (pkm) in the EU-28 increased by 23.8 % to 6,602 billion. For example, in 2015, more than 1 million road accidents causing personal injuries and 26,000 deaths occurred in the EU. In some urban areas, such as London, commuters lose up to 100 hours per year in congestion.

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UK putting up nearly $18M to establish initial hydrogen refueling network of up to 15 stations

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million) of funding to help establish an initial network of up to 15 hydrogen refueling stations by the end of 2015. Establishing 15 hydrogen refueling stations by the end of 2015 will represent a significant first step towards the initial national network of 65 identified by UKH 2 Mobility. Of the £11 million, £7.5 million (US$5.6

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ICCT study finds GHGs from shipping on the rise

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Overall, the study found that maritime fuel consumption increased from 291 to 298 million tonnes (+2.4%) from 2013 to 2015, compared to a 7% increase in shipping transport work. Share of CO 2 emissions by ship class (left) and flag state (right), 2013–2015. These flags account for 66% of the global shipping fleet’s deadweight tonnage.

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UK launches £75M fund for more energy efficient engines and cars; £1.5M for autonomous pods

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It is planned that in 2015, an initial batch of 20 pods will be driver-operated and will run on lanes separated from pedestrians. The LUTZ program grew out of the Automotive Council’s Intelligent Mobility Summit which was held in April 2012 in London. Autonomous driving Engines Fuel Efficiency'

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