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Denmark, Norway, and US to lead Zero-Emission Shipping Mission

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The Mission will also be supported by the governments of India, Morocco, the UK, Singapore, France, Ghana, and South Korea. The objective is to help move clean energy solutions from lab to market. Mission Innovation is a global initiative of 24 countries and the European Commission working to accelerate clean energy innovation.

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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While the number of new clean power-generating plants completed stayed flat year-to-year, the volume of power derived from coal surged to a new high, according to Climatescope , an annual survey of 104 emerging markets conducted by research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). The decline was not confined to China, however. billion and $2.7

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UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

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Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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We are delighted to be partnering with the CCC to open this new market. It is this vision that has triggered a slew of recent green hydrogen investment deals in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Territories that were largely desert in the middle of the 20th century are now thriving oil economies.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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Governments in emerging markets and developing economies: Dominican Republic; Ghana; India – two-wheelers and three-wheelers constitute more than 70% of global sales and more than 80% in India. The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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Hawkeye 360 , which also markets its service to the shipping industry and security services in countries such as the United States, was the only bidder and won the contract. Outbursts of violence, economic precarity, and perhaps even climate change will motivate migrants despite the technological barriers.

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