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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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Hyundai Motor Group affiliates to join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewable energy use

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JULY 7, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, will join Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to moving toward 100% renewable energy. To be a member, a company must have significant power footprint (i.e.

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First US corporate customer reserves 100 VinFast EVs

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JANUARY 10, 2022

Artemis DNA has been aggressively pursuing a commitment to a robust environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiative which includes a number of climate-oriented goals. With the reservation placed, Artemis DNA will be VinFast’s first corporate customer in the US.

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Volvo Cars, Ford, Renault Group, IKEA, Others To Climate Commissioner: Electrify Corporate Fleets By 2030

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

Volvo Cars, Ford, Renault Group, Ikea and others call upon new climate Commissioner to deliver on his promise to electrify corporate fleets by 2030

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Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

Initial OHI industry stakeholders now include EQT, National Grid, Shell, ExxonMobil, Dominion Energy, LanzaTech, Equinor, BlackHills Corporation, Nicor Gas, NYSEG, Oklahoma Natural Gas, Duke Energy, DTE, and Southwest Gas Corporation.

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Report: 50 years ago, GM and Ford understood climate change was an issue

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

General Motors and Ford knew about the possible impact of climate change as far back as 50 years ago, according to a new report from E&E News.

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SEC creates enforcement task force focused on climate and ESG issues

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MARCH 5, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has created a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement. Consistent with increasing investor focus and reliance on climate and ESG-related disclosure and investment, the Climate and ESG Task Force will develop initiatives to identify ESG-related misconduct proactively.

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Blue Bird expects close to 300 electric school buses deployed throughout US by end of year

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation has seen a surge in demand for their 100% electric school buses since their introduction in 2018. Phil Horlock, president and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation, said the company expects to have close to 300 electric buses on the road by year-end.

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Canadian company AK Motor International introduces new EV brand: Maple Majestic

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Canada-based AK Motor International Corporation, an automotive intellectual property management company, is launching a new electric vehicle brand: Maple Majestic. According to AK Motor, many electric vehicles still remain woefully ill-prepared for harsh climates.

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Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with order for four more LNG ships

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JULY 15, 2021

Volkswagen was one of the first car manufacturers to subscribe to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement that aim to limit global warming to significantly less than two degrees by 2050. Only unavoidable emissions are offset by climate protection measures. This has resulted in an 85% reduction in CO 2 emissions (well-to-wake).

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IVECO, FPT Industrial and Nikola Corporation unveil Nikola TRE battery-electric truck for European markets

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

The system’s features include climate control, mirror adjustment, suspension height adjustment, 360-degree camera system, navigation, Bluetooth audio system, comprehensive vehicle settings and admin vehicle diagnostics. The system can even adjust settings such as ride height and climate temperature to driver preference.

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Rio Tinto and Nippon Steel Corporation to cooperate on low-carbon emission steel value chain

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Rio Tinto, a leading global mining and metals company, and Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan’s largest steel producer, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to explore, develop and demonstrate technologies to transition to a low-carbon emission steel value chain.

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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JULY 24, 2022

They are the product of Amazon’s partnership with Rivian, which the companies announced in 2019 when Amazon co-founded, and became the first signatory of The Climate Pledge—a commitment to reach net-zero carbon across its operations by 2040.

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Enevate announces new production license agreement for silicon-dominant battery technology

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JUNE 9, 2021

Enevate’s next-gen lithium-ion battery technology delivers up to 10 times faster charging than conventional lithium-ion batteries with high energy densities along with a host of other benefits, including improved safety and low-temperature operation for cold climates.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group to invest €7B in climate-neutral logistics until 2030; alternative aviation fuels, e-vehicle fleet and climate-neutral buildings

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MARCH 23, 2021

The funds will flow in particular into alternative aviation fuels, the expansion of the zero-emission e-vehicle fleet and climate-neutral buildings. The Group is investing in environment friendly properties (office space, mail and parcel centers, and logistics warehouses): All new buildings are being constructed will be climate-neutral.

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Daimler first automotive company to test UBQ’s climate-positive thermoplastic material in auto parts

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Daimler announced a trial and development partnership with Israeli cleantech company UBQ Materials to explore the use of UBQ’s climate-positive material in the production of automobile parts. Daimler is also promoting the use of UBQ across its logistics manufacturers to offset carbon footprint throughout the Daimler supply chain.

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Major companies with large fleets release new EV roadmap for car & truck manufacturers

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance presented top vehicle manufacturers, including Volvo, GM, Daimler and Toyota, with a roadmap for developing the types of electric vehicles that companies plan to acquire in the US over the next five years. —Sara Forni, director of clean vehicles at Ceres.

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India-EU Hydrogen Partnership Flagship Project Collapsing Due to Ruinous Economics

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership included a plan to develop a waste-to-hydrogen facility in Pune, led by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and The Green Billions Limited (TGBL). The 450 crore ($54M) project was intended to process 3.8 million metric tons of waste using Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) and.

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OP engine developer Achates Power closes $29.8M Series D; OGCI Climate Investments comes onboard

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Achates Power, the developer of next-generation two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston (OP) engines ( earlier post ) announced that OGCI Climate Investments has invested in the company’s Series-D round. —Dr Pratima Rangarajan, CEO of OGCI Climate Investments.

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Four key Hyundai Motor Group affiliates join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewables usage

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APRIL 25, 2022

Four key Hyundai Motor Group affiliate companies—Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor), Kia Corporation (Kia), Hyundai Mobis, and Hyundai Wia—are now members of Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to large corporates moving toward 100% renewable electricity.

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Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

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MAY 25, 2025

He is the quintessential modern explorer, for whom every big mission has a purpose, which generally boils down to environmental and climate-change awareness. IEEE Spectrum interviewed Bertrand Piccard at a pivotal moment in the hydrogen-powered aircraft project, with the plane, called Climate Impulse , about 40 percent built.

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Siemens USA aims for carbon-neutral fleet by 2030

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MAY 15, 2021

To address these emissions, the company assembled a multi-disciplined team of experts in fleet, fleet infrastructure, facility efficiency, and climate action to implement a strategic plan. Siemens’ US fleet coomprises more than 10,000 vehicles, from sedans and service vans to light- and heavy-duty trucks.

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Achates near-zero heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel enters fleet service; compliant with 2027 NOx levels

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APRIL 7, 2022

liter, heavy-duty opposed-piston, three-cylinder diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners ( earlier post ) has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor. Achates Power announced that the 10.6-liter,

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Nel ASA receives purchase order for 20MW alkaline electrolyzer from steelmaker Ovako

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Ovako is a leading European manufacturer of engineering steel for customers in the bearing, transportation and manufacturing industries, and is a subsidiary of Sanyo Special Steel and part of the Nippon Steel Corporation Group. Source: Ovako.

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Occidental Petroleum and Chevron invest in direct air carbon capture and synthetic fuels company Carbon Engineering

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JANUARY 9, 2019

(CE) has received equity investment from two global energy companies: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation; and Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital arm of Chevron Corporation. It is a very important time for the air capture field right now.

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Yamaha Motor invests in CO? removal biotechnology startup Andes

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MARCH 20, 2023

This marks the first investment made through the US$100-million Yamaha Motor Sustainability Fund established in June last year specifically for investing in early stage companies working to address climate change. Andes is researching methods to use naturally occurring microorganisms to durably store atmospheric CO₂ in the soil.

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7 Japanese companies form e5 Consortium to promote electric vessels; launching electric tanker in 2022

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MAY 22, 2020

Exeno Yamamizu Corporation; Mitsui O.S.K. Tokyo Electric Power Company; and Mitsubishi Corporation—have formed the e5 Consortium, with the goal of establishing new ocean shipping infrastructure services through various initiatives to develop, realize, and commercialize zero-emission electric vessels. Idemitsu Kosan Co.,

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LG Chem invests in Enevate; silicon-dominant Li-ion battery technology

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OCTOBER 24, 2018

Enevate Corporation, developer of a silicon-dominant composite anode material and high energy density batteries ( earlier post ), announced that LG Chem has participated in Enevate’s recent funding. The cells can be charged to 75% capacity in five minutes.

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BNEF: global investment in low-carbon energy transition hit $755B in 2021; up 27% from 2020; electrified transport grew the fastest

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The report also finds that climate-tech corporate finance totaled $165 billion in 2021. This category of investment, not included in the $755 billion, describes new equity financing raised by companies in the climate-tech space, either from public markets or private investors.

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Eneos opens demo plant in Australia to produce MCH liquid organic hydrogen carrier

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

ENEOS Corporation has constructed a demonstration plant in Brisbane, Australia, to produce methylcyclohexane (MCH), a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), using its proprietary low-cost electrochemical synthesis of organic hydride method Direct MCH. Earlier post.) The plant will begin operation this month.

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MAN PrimeServ to retrofit up to 60 vessels for Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd for methanol dual-fuel propulsion

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JULY 10, 2023

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Conversion Commitment Agreement with Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan), a global leader in containership ownership and management in collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd, one of the leading global liner shipping companies. With a fleet of 250 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 1.8

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Bosch starts volume production of its fuel-cell power module; Nikola pilot customer

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JULY 15, 2023

Nikola Corporation, based in the United States, will serve as the pilot customer with its Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric truck, which is scheduled to enter the North American market in the third quarter of 2023. Bosch believes that only with hydrogen can there be a climate-neutral world.

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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance invests in Enevate to advance Si-dominant Li-ion battery technology for EVs

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has invested in the latest round of funding in Enevate Corporation, an advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company based in Irvine, California. Earlier post.).

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Mitsubishi Fuso to begin series production of fuel-cell trucks by late 2020s; concept eCanter F-CELL

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APRIL 2, 2020

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of the Daimler Trucks family, plans to start the series production of fuel-cell trucks by the late 2020s. As part of Daimler AG, MFTBC is committed to the Paris Climate Agreement. The eCanter, which has a GVW of 7.5

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Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

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MARCH 30, 2022

Building more efficient and less polluting transport systems is a critical contribution to the circular carbon economy approach to tackling climate change. Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have each announced Carbon Neutrality 2045 roadmaps, committing to become carbon neutral in their global products and operations by 2045.

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Blue Bird premieres next-generation electric school bus; more range, faster charging, increased seating; Cummins Accelera powertrain

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JULY 16, 2023

Blue Bird Corporation is premiering its next-generation Vision electric school bus at STN Expo West, a student transportation industry and technology event in North America. In addition, the advanced Vision electric school bus performs even better in cold weather climates than its predecessor.

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Summit Nanotech closes $50M Series A2 for direct lithium extraction technology

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JANUARY 22, 2023

Summit Nanotech Corporation, a company developing direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology, closed a US$50 million Series A2. The Series A2 round was led by Evok Innovations and BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund alongside participation from previous investors including Xora Innovation and Capricorn Investment Group.

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Cummins announces PLANET 2050 strategy; net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

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NOVEMBER 16, 2019

announced its next environmental sustainability strategy—PLANET 2050—which includes science-based goals that meet or exceed the goals in the United Nations Paris agreement on climate change. Cummins Inc. By 2050, Cummins is targeting net-zero carbon emissions.

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4,000 Robots Roam the Oceans, Climate in Their Crosshairs

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JUNE 17, 2022

In the puzzle of climate change, the Earth’s oceans are an immense and crucial piece. But gathering accurate and sufficient data about the oceans to feed climate and weather models has been a huge technical challenge. What the Argo system has discovered about the oceans and their role in climate change. Back to top.

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Six Japan-based companies establish Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels

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JULY 20, 2022

ENEOS Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co. Toyota Motor Corporation , and Toyota Tsusho Corporation established the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association) to study ways to optimize the process of producing fuel.

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Volvo Cars first car maker to join SteelZero initiative in support of fossil-free steel ambitions

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JUNE 1, 2022

SteelZero was launched by the Climate Group in partnership with ResponsibleSteel, a steel industry-wide standard and certification body which Volvo Cars has also joined. Steel production is a major source of CO 2 emissions for the automotive industry, averaging 33% of all production-related emissions for a new Volvo car in 2021.

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Victor and Neste partner on SAF for private jet charters

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JUNE 30, 2022

Victor’s private and corporate members can reduce the carbon emissions of their air travel, meet the climate targets they have set, and credibly report on their CO 2 e emission reductions. Victor’s private and corporate members can credibly and measurably reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (CO?e),

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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Hyundai Motor Group affiliates to join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewable energy use

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First US corporate customer reserves 100 VinFast EVs

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Volvo Cars, Ford, Renault Group, IKEA, Others To Climate Commissioner: Electrify Corporate Fleets By 2030

Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

Report: 50 years ago, GM and Ford understood climate change was an issue

SEC creates enforcement task force focused on climate and ESG issues

Blue Bird expects close to 300 electric school buses deployed throughout US by end of year

Canadian company AK Motor International introduces new EV brand: Maple Majestic

Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with order for four more LNG ships

IVECO, FPT Industrial and Nikola Corporation unveil Nikola TRE battery-electric truck for European markets

Rio Tinto and Nippon Steel Corporation to cooperate on low-carbon emission steel value chain

Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

Enevate announces new production license agreement for silicon-dominant battery technology

Deutsche Post DHL Group to invest €7B in climate-neutral logistics until 2030; alternative aviation fuels, e-vehicle fleet and climate-neutral buildings

Daimler first automotive company to test UBQ’s climate-positive thermoplastic material in auto parts

Major companies with large fleets release new EV roadmap for car & truck manufacturers

Corporate Dems Again Decide To Take No Action on Climate In Suicide Pact With Republicans #JoeTakesOnTheNews

India-EU Hydrogen Partnership Flagship Project Collapsing Due to Ruinous Economics

OP engine developer Achates Power closes $29.8M Series D; OGCI Climate Investments comes onboard

Four key Hyundai Motor Group affiliates join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewables usage

Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

Siemens USA aims for carbon-neutral fleet by 2030

Achates near-zero heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel enters fleet service; compliant with 2027 NOx levels

Nel ASA receives purchase order for 20MW alkaline electrolyzer from steelmaker Ovako

Occidental Petroleum and Chevron invest in direct air carbon capture and synthetic fuels company Carbon Engineering

Yamaha Motor invests in CO? removal biotechnology startup Andes

7 Japanese companies form e5 Consortium to promote electric vessels; launching electric tanker in 2022

LG Chem invests in Enevate; silicon-dominant Li-ion battery technology

BNEF: global investment in low-carbon energy transition hit $755B in 2021; up 27% from 2020; electrified transport grew the fastest

Eneos opens demo plant in Australia to produce MCH liquid organic hydrogen carrier

MAN PrimeServ to retrofit up to 60 vessels for Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd for methanol dual-fuel propulsion

Bosch starts volume production of its fuel-cell power module; Nikola pilot customer

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance invests in Enevate to advance Si-dominant Li-ion battery technology for EVs

Mitsubishi Fuso to begin series production of fuel-cell trucks by late 2020s; concept eCanter F-CELL

Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

Blue Bird premieres next-generation electric school bus; more range, faster charging, increased seating; Cummins Accelera powertrain

Summit Nanotech closes $50M Series A2 for direct lithium extraction technology

Cummins announces PLANET 2050 strategy; net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

4,000 Robots Roam the Oceans, Climate in Their Crosshairs

Six Japan-based companies establish Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels

Volvo Cars first car maker to join SteelZero initiative in support of fossil-free steel ambitions

Victor and Neste partner on SAF for private jet charters

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