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Waste gasification company Sierra Energy closes $33M Series A funding; FastOx

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Sierra Energy Corporation closed a $33-million Series A investment round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and joined by Cox Investment Holdings, Inc., Sierra Energy’s FastOx technology, which is modular and can be scaled to large size, does not produce process emissions and all outputs are saleable.

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IEEE’s Plan To Help Combat Climate Change

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The IEEE Board of Directors formed an ad hoc committee on climate change in February to coordinate its response to the global threat. The IEEE Life Fellow is also founder and chairman of BEM Controls , a software company in McLean, Va., Why should IEEE be involved in combating climate change? IEEE is here to listen to them.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”.

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SK invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy to accelerate production of low-carbon fuel from waste

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the strategic investment arm of South Korea’s SK Group, was part of a $50-million investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy, a US-based waste-to-fuels company. has been expanding investments in green businesses and technologies to achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in response to global climate change.

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Consumer Reports calls on automakers to drop support for rollback of federal gas mileage standards

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Consumer Reports sent letters and a consumer petition to the leaders of General Motors, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi, calling on the companies to drop their legal attack against America’s Clean Air Act, and instead support Clean Car standards that help drivers save money on fuel and reduce air pollution.

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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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The Driving America Forward Act is supported by 60 organizations, including ABB Inc., ITC Holdings Corp., The Nature Conservancy, Toyota Motor North America, Union of Concerned Scientists, Volkswagen Group of America, and Volta. The Driving America Forward Act is supported by 60 organizations, including ABB Inc., ITC Holdings Corp.,

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Major truck OEMs form PACT to advocate for EV infrastructure development – Charged EVs

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In 2022, the same three companies agreed to jointly invest some $550 million to build and operate a public charging network for heavy-duty EVs in Europe. In January, the Sierra Club and other advocacy groups sent open letters to the CEOs of Volvo Group and Daimler Truck , calling on them to stop their lobbying against emissions regulations.