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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ÂșC Warming Limit

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Quizzed by The Observer as to which country had objected to the 2050 target, director-general of Sweden’s NaturvĂ„rdsverket (Environmental Protection Agency) Lars-Erik Liljelund quipped , “China. by Jack Rosebro. China doesn’t like numbers.” The relative valuation of potential emissions offsets (e.g.

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Press Release: Full-electric Volta Zero embarks on UK customer roadshow

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Volta Trucks has offices in Sweden, France and the UK and is partnering with a number of global leaders in the supply chain for the development and production of Volta Zero. ” About Volta Trucks. ” About Volta Trucks. Volta Trucks is a start-up full-electric goods vehicle manufacturer and services company.

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Researchers engineer first low-methane-emission, high-starch rice; benefits for GHG control, food and bioenergy

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Now, however, with the addition of a single gene from barley (SUSIBA2), a team of researchers in China, Sweden and the US has engineered a strain of rice—now named SUSIBA2—that can be cultivated to emit virtually no methane from its paddies during growth. —Su et al. Resources.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By August 9, 2007 (Multiple reports on speech and press conference by GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz) Lutz said his goal is for GM to develop a plug in hybrid on sale by 2010. By partnering with these two industries. GM Press Release ).

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