Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2012

A study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that thermoelectric power plants (i.e., nuclear and fossil-fueled generating units) in Europe and the United States are vulnerable to climate change due to the combined impacts of lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures. Source: van Vliet et al.

Climate Change 244

Climate Change Water Climate Europe 244

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Russia-based RUSAL, a global aluminum producer, opened the first phase of its low-carbon aluminum production plant, Taishet Aluminum Smelter (TaAZ), in Taishet, Siberia. of global production of aluminum and 6.5% In 2020, RUSAL accounted for about 5.8% of alumina production; 44% of RUSAL’s production accounts for value-added products.

Carbon 186

Carbon Land Rover South Africa Austria 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

United Kingdom 210

United Kingdom Sale Netherlands Uruguay 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2022

Bosch is branching out into the development of components for electrolyzers, which use electrolysis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Bosch forecasts that the global market for electrolyzer components will increase to a volume of around €14 billion over the same period, with Europe set to see the highest rates of growth.

Czech Republic 150

Czech Republic Hydrogen Austria Climate 150

Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

Earlier this month, Visteon officially opened its first high-tech automotive technology testing laboratory in Bulgaria, adding to the company’s existing global footprint of high-tech lab facilities in Mexico and India. The lab uses state-of-the-art equipment specifically sourced from Germany, Austria, the USA, and Asia.

Bulgaria 52

Bulgaria Austria Mexico USA 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day.

Climate Change 239

Climate Change Climate 2008 2009 239

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2012

Large-scale bioenergy production from forest biomass is unsustainable and will increase greenhouse gas emissions, according to a group of international researchers in an invited analysis in the journal Global Change Biology/Bioenergy. Negative impacts on vegetation, soil fertility, water and ecosystem diversity are all possible.

Gas 261

Gas Carbon Emissions Austria 261