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Australian Government establishes A$300M fund to support hydrogen projects

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The A$300 million (US$193 million) Advancing Hydrogen Fund will be administered by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The ARENA round is a $70-million grant program aiming to demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of hydrogen production at a large-scale using electrolysis.

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CSIRO licenses technology to Amfora for production of oil in leaves and stems of plants; participates in Series A

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US-based biotech startup Amfora and CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, the federal government agency for scientific research in Australia) signed an agreement to advance development and commercialization of technology to produce oil in the leaves and stems of plants as well as the seeds.

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

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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If cap-and-trade in the United States were to become reality along the lines of proposals now before Congress, up to 2 billion of the new credits would be drawn from carbon offsets, potentially increasing the worldwide supply of such credits by a factor of seven. THE APPROVAL PROCESS. The approval process for carbon offsets has two goals.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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The risk to business is that it faces more unpredictable and extreme weather, and disruptions to market and supply chains. The new reality is a much more challenging future in terms of planning, financing and predictability. —Jonathan Grant, director, sustainability and climate change, PwC.

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Hyundai begins supplies of hydrogen trucks to Port of California | Autocar Professional

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As part of the project, Hyundai supplied 30 Xcient fuel cell trucks to G.E.T While Hyundai Capital America provides more competitively priced leasing and financing services to trucking companies, Papé, a specialist trucking service in the West, provides vehicle maintenance and service. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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This AI Hunts for Hidden Hoards of Battery Metals

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Even today’s demand for the metals outstrips supply—as evidenced by nickel prices doubling and lithium prices quintupling over the last year. Investors are aware of the supply challenge as well. That, in turn, will require manufacturing billions of EV batteries. In February 2022, KoBold raised $192.5