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Elon Musk gives Bill Gates one piece of advice in fight against climate change

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave Bill Gates one piece of advice in his fight against climate change, and to many fans of the tech CEO, it will be pretty familiar. Evidently, Musk still uses that point as a major reason as to why Gates could be more effective in his fight against climate change.

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Tesla’s 2020 Impact Report shows why an “ecosystem” of products is key to addressing climate change

Teslarati

Tesla’s 2020 Impact Report highlighted a number of key aspects of the company’s business, from its plans for the future to the rationale behind its focus on developing an ecosystem of products. This is something that traditional products like the internal combustion engine could not match.

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Rio Tinto to invest $1 billion over 5 years to help meet new climate change targets

Green Car Congress

Mining giant Rio Tinto will invest around $1 billion over the next five years to support the delivery of its new climate change targets and a company objective for net zero emissions from operations by 2050. The production of aluminium, copper and high-grade iron ore will play a part in the transition to a low carbon economy.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

must cease by 2038 at the latest, according to research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). Nevertheless, for EVs themselves to become true zero emission vehicles, everything in their supply chain from mining to electricity production must be nearly net-zero emission as well. For the U.S. These will also have to be decarbonized.

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How renewable diesel can help fight climate change

Clean Fleet Report

By partnering with local businesses to deliver renewable fuels and products where and when companies need them, we are coming up with creative new tools that allow businesses to support and benefit from renewables even where they are not available. has relied on fossil fuels to power transportation for over 150 years.

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Kia EV6 achieves product carbon footprint certification from the Carbon Trust

Green Car Congress

Kia EV6 ( earlier post )has achieved product carbon footprint certification and ‘ Carbon Measured ’ label from the global climate change and sustainability consultancy the Carbon Trust, becoming the first Korean vehicle manufacturer to achieve the certificate. The EV6 is the first model to be launched under this new strategy.

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Google, YouTube will stop showing ads on content that denies climate change

Electrek

Earlier this week, Google announced a series of features across several products aimed at letting you make more sustainable choices. The company is now following that by prohibiting ads or monetization of content that denies climate change.