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China issues draft guidelines to rein in lithium battery industry – ET Auto

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Foreign officials have warned that with Chinese government support creating more production capacity than global markets can absorb, a flood of cheap exports in key sectors including renewable energy and lithium batteries could hurt industries elsewhere.

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Car more than 15 years old? State govts announce discounts for scrapping; 5 things to know about how to scrap an old car – ET Auto

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You’ll also need to pay higher fees for registration renewal and fitness tests. dispose of your car legally, we recommend visiting one of the four government-approved car scrappers in the NCR region, as designated by the Delhi Transport Department. Electric/CNG-fuelled vehicles are exempt.

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What Can AI Researchers Learn From Alien Hunters?

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The large language models (LLMs) that power chatbots like ChatGPT, which can converse convincingly with humans, have renewed the discussion about AGI. For example, recent articles have stated that ChatGPT shows “sparks” of AGI , is capable of reasoning , and outperforms humans in many evaluations.

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Federal Judge rules California Low Carbon Fuel Standard violates Commerce Clause of US Constitution

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The Supremacy Clause (Article VI, Paragraph 2) establishes the Constitution, Federal Statutes, and treaties as “the supreme Law of the Land”, mandating that state judges be bound by them, even if state constitutions or laws conflict. Supremacy and Commerce clauses.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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note: We’re republishing this article because it’s a good reminder of how technology timelines can slip and yet things are clearly moving forward. This article was written more than 10 years ago, when the forecasts were we would have personal and public robotaxis galore. This article may contain affililate links.

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Study Finds Government Mandates Superior to All Other Biofuels Policies, But Mixing With Subsidies Causes Adverse Effects; The Argument for a Direct CO2 Tax

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Further, the US standard is highly unlikely to survive a legal challenge in the WTO under the exception for the environment, because the latter requires a measure that is necessary and least trade-restrictive, and not discriminatory or arbitrary (criteria that a sustainability standard does not meet). de Gorter and Just.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects.