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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

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And the data that Peregrine will gather will help scientists to understand how these critical areas will respond to climate change. candidate at Stanford University, launches Peregrine at Norway’s Slakbreen glacier. And as we try to understand how ice sheets are responding to new climate extremes, these processes are key.

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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To this end, the GECF Secretary General reiterated the GECF’s readiness to support the Turkmen industry as it undergoes transformation on the back of the future energy trends, digitalization, and climate action. It will see production rise across all regions of the world, with the exception of Europe, where it will decline by 70% by 2050.

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Volkswagen raises EV forecast for 2025 to 1.5M vehicles from ID. family; 1M by 2023

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The main sales markets in 2019 were China, Norway, Germany, the USA and the United Kingdom. 2020 will be a key year for the transformation of Volkswagen. electric cars in 2025 shows that people want climate-friendly individual mobility—and we are making it affordable for millions of people. Our new overall plan for 1.5

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Wärtsilä to begin long-term, full-scale testing of ammonia as marine fuel in four-stroke engine

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This DEMO 2000 project is another stepping stone for reaching our ambitious climate targets and it is also aligned with our recently published hydrogen strategy. The project will commence in the Sustainable Energy Catapult Center’s testing facilities at Stord, Norway during the first quarter of 2021.

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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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More than 90% of such vehicles are powered by internal combustion engines burning oil-derived fuels. Encouraging the use of low-carbon alternatives is an essential part of meeting climate change targets as well as improving local air quality and health. Note the different scaling used in the graphs. McCollum et al. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In America joins global alliance

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We are so excited to be joining with our international colleagues in the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance,” said Joel Levin, executive director of Plug In America. in 2020, and the UK market went from 3.2% million EVs were sold worldwide in 2020, compared to 2.6 The Alliance released this video to promote awareness of the Alliance.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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Norway leads electric vehicle (EV) adoption, boasting the highest share of new EV purchases worldwide. Compared to the USA, where EVs make up only 2% of new car sales, this gives one a good idea of Norway’s strong leadership position in terms of EV market share. It Pays To Drive Electric in Norway. in 2018 and 42.4%

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