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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients.

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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. Assuming the offset is legitimate—i.e.,

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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They put together documentation on how the minigrid worked, created a budget, and applied for a grant from the IEEE Foundation. “I The grant provided the seed money to launch their startup that year: Green Village Electricity Projects of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Having these [stations] in place will help fight climate change.”

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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Idle natural gas import terminals are being retooled to export liquefied natural gas to Asia and Europe, which is looking to lessen its dependence on Russia for natural gas. Ritts, most recently with Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration & Production Co., Bradley Ritts will be NGI’s managing director. Previously the Robert R.

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Epsilon seeks US-Japan-style deal amidst low-key minerals auction | Autocar Professional

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Introduced in August 2022 by the US Congress, the IRA is considered one of the most significant climate legislation aimed at lowering domestic inflation — notably brought on by the global energy crisis amid measures to tackle climate change. A key stated goal of the act is to reduce carbon emissions by around 40% by 2030.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November.

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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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trillion is spent annually on transport globally, mostly in ways that exacerbate rather than solve the problems associated with traffic growth, including congestion, health-harming air pollution, accidents, energy insecurity, and climate change. Transportation is central to the social and economic activity of people across the world.