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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas. Vigeo Eiris, an arm of Moody’s Corp.,

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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit – ET Auto

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sources of the key electric vehicle battery metal, although key financing and local regulatory challenges remain. illustrates broadening tension in the country, as resistance to living near a mine clashes with the potential of EVs to mitigate climate change. The company has applied for U.S.

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G20 Leaders Agree to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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Inefficient fossil fuel subsidies encourage wasteful consumption, distort markets, impede investment in clean energy sources and undermine efforts to deal with climate change. The inaugural meeting of the G-20 took place in Berlin, on December 15-16, 1999, hosted by German and Canadian finance ministers.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service will finalize a proposed update to its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program to provide up to $250 million for rural utilities to finance efficiency investments by businesses and homeowners across rural America.

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California ARB soliciting research suggestions for FY 2012-2013 plan; sustainable communities, behavior, pollutant exposure, air pollution science, GHG targets

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Greenhouse Gas Targets : ARB shares responsibility for California’s climate change goals, which include development and implementation of a plan to reduce California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 as well as aligning the State with a 2050 goal of 80% emissions reductions relative to a 1990 baseline.

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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market value to double to $185B by 2021

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Pike projects that the Americas will account for 71% of global biofuels production. Governments are expected to retreat from stimulus investment highs, shifting financing. Waste-to-fuels shows promise as near-term success story, shoring up confidence in. access and dictating terms for accessing financing.

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UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

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trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty; increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources; and avert the climate change catastrophe. Last year’s survey called for a major overhaul of the machinery for international finance, aid and trade. The report comes out yearly.

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