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Moving to further strengthen California’s ties with China, California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols and Director of the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission Xu Anliang signed a memorandum of understanding in Shenzhen that will expand cooperation at the subnational level to tackle global climatechange.
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Mtons in 2012; the Chinese produce their magnesium in batch using the Pidgeon process. The cost of producing Chinese-Pidgeon magnesium is $2.50/kg. the impact of Mg metal production on climatechange needs to be understood at a global scale and a new, energy-saving process for fabricating Mg ingots should be considered.
Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. It also assesses the strengths and weaknesses of EVs and CNGVs from a perspective of climatechange and environmental impact. Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.]
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