Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. Since the end of 2018, the company has been conducting CO 2 workshops together with its suppliers to agree on effective measures.

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Audi CO2 Emissions Vehicles 275

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

Big Oil has frequently been chided for merely trying to burnish its green credentials, and so far, it has done little to convince us that it is truly moving forward to greenness. Let this sink in: In 2018, Big Oil spent less than 1% of its combined budget on green energy projects. by Alex Kimani for Oilprice.com. 2 Total SA.

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Oil Renewable Wind Gas-Electric 418

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2020

In addition, MEPs say that market-based emissions reduction policies are not enough, so they also introduced binding requirements for shipping companies to reduce their annual average CO2 emissions per transport work, for all their ships, by at least 40% by 2030.

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Environment CO2 Climate Industrial 247

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Australia-based natural gas company Santos has successfully injected approximately 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground into depleted gas reservoirs as part of the final field trial for the Moomba Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project. million tonne per year project ready for Final Investment Decision by the end of the year.

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CO2 Australia Carbon Store 243

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year.

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Gasoline Carbon Conversion BMW 321

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

These VPPAs will enable Honda to fully offset the remaining carbon-intensive grid-supplied electricity being used in its Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama automobile manufacturing operations, and will help the company meet its voluntary carbon reduction goal. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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Purchase Honda Renewable CO2 299

Drive Electric

JUNE 19, 2023

Table 1: Chapter 9 Energy and Industry Table 2: Chapter 11 Transport Table 3: Climate Change Commission Recommendations Table 4: Drive Electrics Summary Recommendations Part B: Detailed response Introduction New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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Climate Change Climate New Zealand Emissions 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2022

BASF has signed a joint development agreement with China BlueChemical Limited Company, a leading natural gas producer, and the chemical engineering company Wuhuan Engineering Co., BASF will leverage its extensive expertise in catalyst development and will collaborate with the two companies to solve these challenges.

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Mariner Gas China Engine 186

Creative Greenius

JULY 1, 2009

But now that I’ve found out they’re still lying and covering up their role in climate change and the size of their own carbon footprint, I’m going to have to get tougher with them. Company records show that ExxonMobil handed over hundreds of thousands of pounds to such lobby groups in 2008.

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Climate Change Climate 2008 Solar 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals.

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2017 Diesel Auto Industry CO2 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

Success in reducing emissions, promoting zero-emission vehicles and saving energy at facilities has made Nissan the highest-performing automotive company tracked by the Carbon Disclosure Project, which works with thousands of companies to tackle climate change.

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Nissan Emissions CO2 Wind 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

In a commentary in the journal Joule , Rob McGinnis, founder and and CEO of Prometheus , a company that is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuels, discusses the technology advances that could lead to the potential price-competitiveness of renewable gasoline and jet with fossil fuels.

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Gasoline Renewable Fuel Price 357

Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2024

New Delhi: In a strategic move towards fostering sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint, Blue Dart , South Asia’s leading courier and integrated express package distribution company, unveiled an expansion of its electric vehicle (EV) fleet, now boasting of over 480 e-vehicles (2,3 &4 wheelers combined).

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Environment Fleet Future Auto 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

earlier known as Synthetic Genomics, has signed a joint development agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) with the intent to bring Viridos’ low-carbon intensity algae biofuels toward commercial levels. Viridos Inc., —Vijay Swarup, vice president of Research and Development at ExxonMobil.

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Commercial Oil Climate Change 2005 359

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2010

30 European companies recently called on the European Union to increase its ambition to cut EU emissions to 30% by 2020 from 1990 levels in the interests of strengthening Europe’s economic future, boosting jobs and providing greater certainty and predictability for investors.

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2020 Companies CO2 Climate Change 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many countries, cities, companies, and individuals have made pledges to reduce emissions, and it is stark reminder that despite all this rhetoric, global fossil CO 2 emissions are more than 5% higher than in 2015, the year of the Paris Agreement. The decline in 2020 of -5.2% because of COVID19 restrictions was quickly erased by a 5.6%

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Global Emissions Carbon Coal 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

in addition to Opus 12, they are: WILDCOAST (Imperial Beach, California) is working to secure a resilient coastline to help protect communities, economies and ecosystems from climate change impacts in the Gulf of California. is using pay-as-you-save financing to help transportation companies switch to electric buses.

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2019 Lesotho Conversion CO2 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2018

The product, carbon nanotubes, worth about a quarter million dollars per ton, should be viewed as valuable materials for companies to consider using in their products. There is building consensus that unchecked climate change can lead to a planetary extinction event. Scale-up of our C2CNT process is progressing.

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Carbon Climate Change CO2 Climate 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2020

If we are to tackle climate change and achieve the ambitious climate targets set by different countries and companies, we need to look at all available solutions to reduce emissions. The CO 2 -friendly route can be calculated taking into account, for example, the driving length, the average speed and the expected stops.

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CO2 Finland Emissions Climate Change 186

Baua Electric

AUGUST 24, 2024

Collaboration and a strong commitment to really make a difference is essential for making sustainable transport and big CO2 reductions a reality,” says Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks. This order is proof of their trust in our company and shows that zero-exhaust emissions transport is a viable solution here and now.”

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Volvo Buy Climate Change Electrical 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2012

Through participation in this fund program, Nissan LEAF owners will be able to generate CO 2 emissions credits certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and sold to the Green Investment Promotion Organization, an organization that promotes investment in low carbon emissions.

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Japan Nissan CO2 Emissions 244

Cars That Think

MARCH 23, 2024

s climate-change conference, to discuss the urgent need to lower emissions. AI company Hugging Face estimated the carbon footprint of its BLOOM large language model across its entire life cycle, from equipment manufacturing to deployment. The green software movement is fast gaining momentum.

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Green Carbon Google Emissions 140

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

Wallington, Heiko Maas, and Heinz Hass (2014) “Light-Duty Vehicle CO2 Targets Consistent with 450 ppm CO 2 Stabilization,” Environmental Science & Technology doi: 10.1021/es405651p. Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy' Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Winkler, Timothy J.

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Light Global CO2 Ford 261

Baua Electric

AUGUST 22, 2024

The news comes from a new position paper (source in German) released by the the Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA), the trade group representing some 600 automobile-related companies in the country where the automobile was first invented.

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Auto Fuel Sale Climate Change 52

Teslarati

MAY 12, 2022

The use of the all-electric trucks will result in nearly 600 tons of CO2 saved annually, along with 225,000 liters of fuel for Deutsche Post DHL Group, a press release from AB Volvo said. “As a logistics service provider, the conversion of our vehicle fleet is an important lever to help us avoid CO2 emissions on the road as well. .

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Why would your Creative Greenius walk away from his high-paying, highly rewarding executive role at CBS EcoMedia where I was working to fund environmental, education, and wellness projects all across the USA, just as the company hit more growth milestones and was likely to pay generous bonuses? ” What a no-brainer.

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Climate Change Climate Oil Chevron 358

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2014

This collaboration between our two companies exemplifies the mutual goal of producing cleaner energy solutions for the US and China. —Cynthia “CJ” Warner, Sapphire CEO.

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Oil China Energy Climate Change 247

Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 27, 2021

This initiative comes as part of its latest green initiative which will come into effect for its nationwide workforce from January 1, 2022. The company’s EV policy will facilitate up to Rs 300,000 incentive for employees to purchase electric vehicles. The transport sector in India is currently the third-largest emitter of CO2.

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India CO2 Climate Change 2005 72

EV Central

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! The one figure that did stand out amid all the malarkey this week – and as we’ll see, the car companies and their paid mouthpiece, the FCAI, also gave Dutton a run for his money – is that our cars also use 20 per cent more fuel than equivalent vehicles in the United States.

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Toyota Standards Australia Buy 124

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

Chairman of the Board of Management Oliver Zipse announced initial details of this strategic direction in Munich on Monday and presented the targets the company has set itself for the phase up to 2030. I firmly believe the fight against climate change and how we use resources will decide the future of our society—and of the BMW Group.

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BMW Fully Electric Emissions Climate Change 259

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Big businesses including IKEA, Unilever, Carrefour and Nestlé, as well as logistics companies and hauliers, had called for the CO 2 targets and sales benchmark to help them address their climate responsibilities and make fuel savings.

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Standards CO2 Automobile Manufacturer Emissions 281

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Many will simply never be able to understand how a company that supplies less than one percent of the global auto market could grow to a market value of more […]. By Charles Morris Of the plethora of pundits who publish predictions, prognostications and polemics about Tesla every day, some “get it” and some don’t.

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Cleaning Clean Green Supplies 145

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

This new scheme will replace the existing Green Vehicle Rebate (GVR) scheme that will expire on 31 December 2012. To encourage taxi companies to adopt lower emission models for their fleet, the CEV rebate and registration surcharge for taxis is set at 50% higher compared to cars, i.e. between $7,500 and $30,000 (US$6,146 to US$24,584).

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Singapore Carbon Taxi C1 277

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is installing 90 new charge spots for electric vehicles in and around Paris for the COP21 global summit on climate change. The installation is being done in partnership with French energy provider EDF, Schneider Electric, Aéroports de Paris, Paris City Council and SNCF, France’s national railway company.

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Installation Nissan Climate Change Charging 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2014

To this end, CO 2 Solutions is in advanced discussions with a major Canadian energy company to host this pilot installation. Canadian industry and government are looking for ways to reduce emissions from the oil sands, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) being a mitigation option of significant interest.

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Oil-Sands Oil Carbon CO2 240

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

These companies are world experts in gasification, gas clean-up, and conversion technologies. Reducing black carbon—a potent climate change pollutant—and other conventional air pollutants that can lead to breathing disorders is high on our priority list.

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Waste Carbon Gas Renewable 281

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2019

Let’s be clear what this means for us: a fundamental transformation of our company within less than three product cycles. But as a company founded by engineers, we believe technology can also help to engineer a better future. At the same time we want to significantly reduce CO2 emissions per vehicle.

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