Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We are taking important steps in Argentina and Brazil, with the aim of decarbonizing mobility and ensuring strategic supplies of raw materials necessary for the success of the Company’s global electrification plans. In Brazil, it is targeting approximately 20% low emission vehicle (LEV) sales mix by the end of the decade.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2015

Boeing and Embraer have opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in a collaborative effort to further establish the aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. Boeing’s biofuel collaboration with Embraer is led by Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil (BR&T-Brazil), one of Boeing’s six international advanced research centers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. of net CO 2 emission globally relative to data for 2014. Gigatons yr −1.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

A new international study has found that laboratory tests of nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles significantly underestimate the real-world emissions by as much as 50%. The research, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation and Environmental Health Analytics, LLC., —Chris Malley.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2014

Amyris has partnered with Brazilian airline GOL to begin the first international commercial route with a drop-in renewable jet fuel (farnesane) blend developed by Amyris and Total ( earlier post ). The global aviation industry has committed to achieving carbon neutral growth by 2020 and reducing emissions by 50% by 2050 compared to 2005.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2019

In 2018, global oil reserves rose slightly (+0.4%), mainly due to growth in the US. also rose in Brazil and Norway. The US also broke into the international crude trade, doubling export volumes and entering that top ten ranking. WTI, the US light crude, covers 60% of global growth. Source: Eni World Oil Review 2019.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2011

Among the statements and agreements emerging from President Obama’s official visit to Brazil and meeting with President Dilma Rousseff were overall support for the US supporting “ the rise of Brazil as a global power ” as well as an agreement to launch a Strategic Energy Dialogue between the two countries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2021

US LNG exports increased in the first half of this year as international natural gas and LNG spot prices increased in Asia and Europe due to cold weather. The US Henry Hub natural gas benchmark and US LNG spot market prices have been lower than prices for international natural gas and spot LNG this year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2011

Mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping were adopted by Parties to MARPOL Annex VI represented in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ), when it met for its 62 nd session from 11 to 15 July 2011 at IMO Headquarters in London.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2021

A recent update by The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) now includes carinata as a renewable fuel feedstock for hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with a similar greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint as waste and residuals, such as used cooking oil, for the same fuel type. Data: ICAO.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2010

Brazil’s Council of Ministers of the Board of Foreign Trade (MDIC) has temporarily lifted the country’s tariff on imported ethanol, changing the tax rate from 20% to 0%. The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) called the unilateral removal of the tariff a major step forward in building a global biofuels marketplace.

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APRIL 15, 2023

In its April Oil Market Report , the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that world oil demand will climb by 2 mb/d in 2023 to a record 101.9 For the year as a whole, global oil production growth slows to 1.2 Non-OPEC+, led by the US and Brazil, drives the 2023 expansion, rising 1.9 million barrels per day. mb/d in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

In a new report ( Transportation Forecast: Global Fuel Consumption ), Navigant Research forecasts total road transportation energy consumption will grow from 81.1 of global consumption in 2014 to more than 16.4% of global road transportation sector consumption by 2035. —“Transportation Forecast: Global Fuel Consumption”.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2018

Deep convective cloud (DCC) systems in the tropics produce copious precipitation and drive the global-scale circulation. Scientists have known that aerosols may play an important role in shaping weather and climate; the new study shows that the smallest of particles have an outsize effect.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2014

The first flight, GOL flight 7725, departed from Orlando, Florida on 30 July 2014 and traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil. The global aviation industry has committed to aggressive goals to reduce its GHG emissions, including achieving carbon neutral growth by 2020 and reducing emissions by 50% by 2050 compared to 2005.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2023

Monotonic growth in global demand for critical metals to 2050 is the most prevalent trend. —Fengqi You, senior author Currently, critical metals and minerals are centralized in politically unstable Chile, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa, according to the World Bank. Zhang et al.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Chinese automaker aims to expand its global presence and sees Mexico as an excellent place to reach its goals. He added that overseas production is essential for an international brand. BYD is steadily strengthening its global presence. Latin America is BYD’s next target. Mexico seems to be BYD’s next stop.

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Plug in America

JUNE 10, 2021

Last week, 37 electric vehicle (EV) driver associations from 26 countries, including Plug In America, joined forces to create the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance, building a worldwide EV community. The Alliance released this video to promote awareness of the Alliance. “We We can already see the EV growth; more than 3.24

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Volkswagen unveiled the Tarok Concept to the world at the São Paulo International Motor Show (6 to 18 November). liter 110 kW / 150 PS four-cylinder TSI engine, which can be driven in Brazil as a TotalFlex Fuel Unit both with pure ethanol (E100) as well as a gasoline-ethanol blend (E22). The Tarok Concept is powered by a 1.4-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

A joint venture between Colombian business group Fanalca and international public transport operator Transdev used BYD’s integrated E-bus solutions to bid and successfully won the tender. Globally, BYD’s green transport offerings have spread to more than 300 cities, operating in more than 50 countries and regions.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

Global production of biofuels increased 17% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters (28 billion gallons US), up from 90 billion liters (24 billion gallons US) in 2009. of all global fuel for road transportation—an increase from 2% in 2009, according to the report. Source: Worldwatch Institute. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Bosch, a leading supplier of technology for diesel engines, recently provided an overview of trends it sees in the diesel engine marketplace globally. In 2012, India accounted for 15% of the global market for diesel passenger cars, the second-largest market after Europe. Brazil: no diesel in passenger cars.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Brazil’s largest airline, TAM Airlines; Curcas Diesel Brasil, a company promoting Jatropha curcas as the key feedstock for the global biodiesel industry; and Brasil Ecodiesel , the country’ largest biodiesel producer, will collaborate to conduct feasibility studies to implement an integrated project for the. aviation kerosene.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Eco-Energy, a biofuel marketer and logistics company in North America, and Copersucar, the largest sugar and ethanol trader in Brazil, are joining their ethanol operations. With this partnership, Copersucar and Eco-Energy offer global supply capacity of 2.6 billion gallons (10 billion liters) of ethanol per year. billion gallons (4.8

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Novozymes, an international enzymes and microorganisms company, has entered two new research partnerships in Brazil. Sugarcane bagasse is a potentially abundant source of energy for Brazil. According to estimates, bagasse could meet 20% of Brazil’s energy consumption by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

Flake graphite accounts for approximately 40% of global natural graphite supply. The supply of flake graphite is concentrated primarily in China and Mozambique, with Brazil, North Korea, Canada and India accounting for nearly all of the remainder of production. The ARC program in British Columbia (B.C.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

In the study, the Ford team derived regional CO 2 targets for new LDVs while still providing an integrated view of the global LDV fleet—a perspective critical to the planning needs for global automotive firms. They refer to these emission trajectories as the global CO 2 caps. The SMP model calculates 2000?2050

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

In total, the International Energy Association reports , 6.6 Needless to say, EV sales are increasing globally. Manufacturer challenges On the manufacturing side, global demand for EV batteries doubled in 2021, driven largely by China’s EV sales. In countries like Brazil, India and Indonesia, the IEA report says fewer than 0.5%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

In such a rapidly urbanizing world, cities are increasingly becoming the focus of international sustainability efforts. The new Global Initiative for Resource Efficiency Cities aims to provide cities with a common framework for assessing environmental performance and encouraging innovative sustainability measures.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2014

Earlier in December, Cobalt International Energy announced a significant discovery at its Lontra well in the pre-salt play offshore Angola, in which BP holds a 30% interest. BP also confirmed the recently-announced Pitu oil discovery in the frontier deepwater of the Potiguar basin off Brazil’s equatorial margin, announced by Petrobras.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

California’s approach to transportation fuel policy—its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)—will become a global phenomenon, suggests Lux Research. For example, the US and Brazil are major corn and sugarcane ethanol producers, respectively, and Malaysia and Indonesia are major palm oil biodiesel producers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Establishing the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley will position Andalusian ports as global leaders in international green hydrogen corridors and in the supply of new sustainable fuels for maritime transport. Due to the abundance of sun and wind in the Iberian Peninsula, the International.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

A complete overhaul of global environmental governance is urgently needed if the challenges of global sustainability are to be met for seven billion people, according to a wide-ranging Foresight Process conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). —Foresight Report.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Shell International Petroleum Company Limited and Cosan S.A. have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU), with the intention to form a circa $12 billion joint venture (JV) in Brazil for the production of ethanol, sugar and power, and the supply, distribution and retail of transportation fuels. share interest in Codexis.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sustainable extraction of raw materials and conscious use of resources play a key role for our in-house component production and our global supplier network. The conditions under which the raw material bauxite is extracted by open cast mining and processed in countries like Australia, Brazil and Guinea are also important to the company.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The fastest growing airline in Brazil, Avianca now operates one of the newest, most modern aircraft fleets in Latin America. Brazil, a world leader in the production of sugar cane ethanol, can leverage the Byogy ATJ process and lead the world in the development of a truly sustainable renewable aviation fuel industry.

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