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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $300 million towards a project that will replace 100,000 gasoline-burning tricycles in the Philippines with electric tricycles, or E-Trikes. Without intervention, the Philippines is on a course to almost quadruple CO 2 emissions in less than 25 years, the ADB said.

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INTERCARGO frustrated over lack of action on nickel ore shipping safety in wake of missing Nur Allya; possible liquefaction

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Lee (2017). In a 2017 study on nickel ore bulk liquefaction, Hio Liang Lee from T&T Salvage Asia in Singapore observed that: The shipping of unprocessed nickel ore in bulk can be risky if during the ocean voyage cargo in holds liquefied, impairing the transverse intact stability of the vessel. — Lee et al. —INTERCARGO.

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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However, emissions do not just remain in conurbations; particles and gaseous pollutants can be transported thousands of kilometers by the wind. The University of Bremen is the scientific base of the international project known as EMeRGe (Effect of Megacities on the transport and transformation of pollutants on the Regional and Global scales).

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[PRESS RELEASE] Chairman retires from Drive Electric

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Deputy Chair Kirsten Corson says, on behalf of the Board, “Mark has been a pioneer in New Zealand’s transport landscape, advancing the uptake of electric vehicles. In this time the number of electric vehicles has increased from double digits to about 90,000. In the last few years, we have seen that vision become reality.

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Saudis Expand Price War Downstream

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Along with acquiring a controlling stake in Korea’s S-Oil, the desert kingdom is commissioning a new refinery in Jizan which would have a capacity of around 400,000 barrels per day when it begins operations in 2017.

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Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

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record levels , mostly because of the coal, oil, and natural gas that gets burned for electricity, heat, and transportation. That idea didn’t advance, but in 2017, Keith became faculty director of Harvard’s. Each of the last four decades has been the warmest on record, scientists say. Concentrations of greenhouse gases are at.

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DOE fuel cell market report shows continued growth, with sales surpassing $1.3B worldwide in 2013

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Although early markets such as stationary power and material handling account for the bulk of sales, DOE noted that the fuel cell industry made “tremendous progress” in the light-duty transportation sector in 2013. Many automakers anticipate commercialization by 2017. Earlier post.).

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