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Moscow plans to buy 500 more electric buses in 2022

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Moscow, Russia, currently runs 1000 electric public electric buses on 66 bus routes, giving it the distinction of operating the largest e-bus fleet in Europe and America. A green bond is a type of a fixed-income instrument that is specifically earmarked to raise money for climate and environmental projects.

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European astronauts want their own spacecraft after decades of reliance on Russia, NASA, SpaceX

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The ESA’s goal is to grow as a space fairing nation and compete side by side with the United States, Russia, and China on all fronts – including the possible creation of their own domestic human spaceflight program. ESA hopes to fill these gaps while tackling the societal, economic, and security challenges that come along with it.

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Moscow deploys its 1,000th electric bus; targeting 2,200 by end of 2023

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Electric buses were launched in Moscow in 2018. The electric buses are equipped with gadget chargers on the handrails, climate control systems and media screens. The goal of the project is to show how such collaborations can help to make the city eco-friendlier as well as to draw attention to the environmental protection.

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Volvo Cars trucks-to-trains swap significantly cuts emissions in logistics network

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Both initiatives form part of the climate action plan that Volvo Cars revealed this year. Under the plan, the company aims to reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint per car by 40% between 2018 and 2025, which will require a 25% reduction in operational emissions, including logistics.

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KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

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There are huge quantities of natural gas worldwide and it can be used in a climate-neutral way. In 2018, the research of KIT and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V. In 2018, the research of KIT and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V. —Prof Wetzel.

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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

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However, the resulting low gas prices, as well as clean air and climate policies, will promote further switching to gas from other more polluting energy sources, such as oil and coal. LNG imports reached 482 billion cubic meters in 2019, up 13% from 2018, and while this figure is expected to fall by around 4.2% MMbtu in Russia, $8.7/MMbtu

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Potent GHG SF6 rapidly accumulating in atmosphere, driven by demand for SF6-insulated switchgear in developing countries

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Sales compiled from 1996–2003 by producers in Europe, Japan, USA, and South Africa (not including China and Russia) showed that, on an annual average basis, 80% of the SF 6 produced during this period was consumed by electric utilities and equipment manufacturers for electric power systems. —Simmonds et al. —Simmonds et al.