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Global action required to clean up space junk

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Scientists have called for a legally-binding treaty to ensure Earth’s orbit is not harmed by space junk as the global space industry grows. The post Global action required to clean up space junk appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Ekona Power closes CAD 79M Series A to advance pulsed methane pyrolysis technology for clean hydrogen production

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a Vancouver-based company that is developing a novel methane pyrolysis technology platform which produces clean and low-cost hydrogen, closed a CAD $79-million (US$62-million) Series A round. The current industry standard for hydrogen production—steam methane reforming—produces a significant amount of CO 2 emissions.

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CALSTART brief highlights growth of and future opportunity for California’s clean transportation technology industry

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A new CALSTART brief indicates that California’s climate and energy policies are not only helping to protect the environment and improve air quality, but are also helping to accelerate growth of the clean transportation technology industry (CTTI) in the state.

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German minister Wissing starts international e-fuels dialogue

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The German Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport Dr Volker Wissing launched an international e-fuels dialogue in Munich at the conference “ E-Fuels – Paving the Way for Clean Mobility ”. Our goal is to agree on uniform standards and a legal framework, to reduce the currently high costs and to increase production capacities.

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Ultra Lithium, Power Metals respond to Government of Canada’s order for Chinese divestment in critical minerals

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The company is assessing its legal and other options to preserve value for its shareholders. Ultra Lithium said it is in full support of Canada’s push toward clean energy and has been committed to lithium and green energy since 2009.

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EC fines automakers $1B for colluding on technical development of NOx aftertreatment systems

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The Commission did not determine whether the car manufacturers complied with EU car emission standards or cleaned to a higher standard than that required. BMW said that from its perspective, the discussions were aimed at creating a customer-friendly AdBlue filling infrastructure, to be built by the petroleum industry.

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Senators Sanders, Boxer propose legislation to institute GHG price on large stationary sources and remove support for fossil fuel industries

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The legislation also proposes numerous actions against financing and support for fossil fuel industries. The Family Clean Energy Rebate Program would use 60% of the funds from the carbon fee and use the model developed by Alaska’s oil dividend to provide a monthly rebate to every legal US resident to offset potential energy price increases.