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SEC removes emissions requirements from climate rules draft

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has edited out some of its stricter emissions requirements from corporate climate risk rules. The disclosure requirement was included with the SEC’s initial draft of the corporate climate risk rules, which were published in March 2022. What are your thoughts?

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

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

Volkswagen is the first automaker to transport most of its new vehicles overseas using low-emission LNG ships. The further decarbonization of shipping will result in substantial CO 2 reductions, with the use of liquid natural gas enabling Volkswagen to cut the ships’ CO 2 emissions by up to 25% percent (tank-to-wake).

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

Green Car Congress

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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Hyundai Motor and Kia to introduce blockchain-based carbon emission monitoring system

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation introduced the AI-enabled, blockchain-based Supplier CO 2 Emission Monitoring System (SCEMS) to manage the carbon emissions of its cooperative business partners.

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Kia Hyundai Carbon Emissions

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

Green Car Congress

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

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2021

Deutsche Post DHL Group will invest a total of €7 billion (opex and capex) over the next ten years in measures to reduce its CO 2 emissions. The funds will flow in particular into alternative aviation fuels, the expansion of the zero-emission e-vehicle fleet and climate-neutral buildings.

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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Reach its EV Goals

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Meanwhile, the electrification of city- and corporate-owned vehicles has been dominating recent headlines. And large corporations like Amazon aren’t the only ones currently converting their fleets from gas to electric. Reach its EV Goals A Look at the Pathway & Companies’ Role U.S.

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Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Decarbonizing hydrogen supply is critical to initiate uptake in these new sectors, and an industry-standard emissions measurement and verification process is key to providing the market transparency that facilitates new supply agreements.

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Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Luxury sports car maker Lamborghini plans to go all-electric in the coming years, and now the automaker has set another climate goal for itself by pledging to reduce CO2 emissions across its operations. Sustainability is one of the key pillars of our corporate strategy,” said Stefano Rutigliano, Lamborgini Director of Strategy.

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Victor and Neste partner on SAF for private jet charters

Green Car Congress

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

Green Car Congress

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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Vale joins Boston Metal Series B; developing MOE for emissions-free steel

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Boston Metal, an MIT spin-off working to commercialize molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) for emissions-free metals and alloys production, announced that Vale and Energy Impact Partners have joined its Series B fundraising, closely following a $50M close announced in January. Sadoway founded Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation in 2012.

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Mayors of 12 major cities pledge to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025; major areas to be zero-emission by 2030

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The mayors of London, Paris, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Quito, Vancouver, Mexico City, Milan, Seattle, Auckland and Cape Town have pledged to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025 and ensure that a major area of their city is zero emission by 2030. Lead by example by procuring zero emission vehicles for city fleets.

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Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

Five technology paths for very-low-NO x and GHG emissions from heavy-duty natural gas engines. The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. An 80% reduction of GHG emissions is targeted for 2050, relative to 1990 levels. Click to enlarge.

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

Green Car Congress

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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Alpha Motor Corporation SUPERSAGA electric performance sedan

Electric Vehicles India

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Alpha Motor Corporation SUPERSAGA electric performance sedan . Alpha Motor Corporation exclusively previewed the company’s striking performance edition sedan named SUPERSAGA at THE ZEVAS, the Los Angeles Auto Show’s inaugural zero-emission vehicle awards program powered by Electrify America last week. seconds. .

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Nissan CEO Ghosn: Climate Change Must Be Corporate Humanitarian Cause

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Cars that plug in to travel on batteries charged from the electric grid respond to perceived customer demand for more-efficient transportation, and they help companies comply with tightening global emissions standards. But the need to curtail climate change is at the root of many of these.'

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GM first automaker to sign Ceres’ Climate Declaration

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

General Motors is the first automaker among 40 major US companies to sign a “ Climate Declaration ,” collectively asserting that responding to climate change is good business. The campaign is organized by sustainable business advocacy group Ceres and its Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy, or BICEP, coalition.

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Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 Since 2007, Alberta companies that annually produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are legally required to reduce their greenhouse gas intensity by 12%. Enmax Corporation , C$14.5

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

Green Car Congress

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

Green Car Congress

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, liter engine.

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Diesel Fleet Peterbilt Eaton

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

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2019

It is the bones of the Nikola TRE and marks the beginning of a new journey towards zero-emissions trucking, providing the platform for us to introduce disruptive features that will change the transport industry. The system can even adjust settings such as ride height and climate temperature to driver preference.

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

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

There is huge potential in reducing CO 2 -emissions from steel-heating processes through green hydrogen. The electrolyzer will produce oxygen and hydrogen for Ovako’s steel-heating process and is a major step towards zero-carbon emission steel production. We are excited to announce the delivery of electrolyzer equipment to Ovako.

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Purchase Hydrogen Sweden Volvo

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

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2022

Low embodied carbon steel, with a defined specific emissions intensity which takes into account the proportion of end of life scrap. 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. Earlier post.).

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Siemens USA aims for carbon-neutral fleet by 2030

Green Car Congress

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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USA Fleet Carbon Climate

Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs commits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs has set a target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. This goal represents combined Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (indirect) greenhouse gas emission reductions on a mass basis (metric tons per year) compared with 2017 baseline levels. in 2030, compared to 44.1

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

Green Car Congress

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. Lines, Ltd.;

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9 national, regional, state and city governments sign up to ZEV Pledge for their fleets; 121,355 vehicles

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Nine national, regional, state and city-level governments signed up to Climate Group’s newly launched initiative ZEV Pledge. The ZEV Pledge asks governments at all levels, as well as individual departments, agencies and public sector bodies, to pledge to convert their entire owned or leased fleets, where feasible, to zero-emission vehicles.

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

Green Car Congress

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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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

Corporations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures. Growing focus on eco-mobility, EVs and ESG Cut to 2024 when countries, corporates and citizens are all seized of the urgency to enhance the green quotient in every sphere of life, including transportation. In CY2023, a record 15,26,433 or 1.52

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GM achieves perfect scores on climate change data disclosure and performance in CDP report

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

General Motors for the first time achieved perfect scores on both climate change data disclosure and performance submitted to CDP , the world’s only global environmental disclosure system. The CDP program enables management of greenhouse gas emissions and risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

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Climate Change Climate GM New York City

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

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group will collaborate with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) jointly to research and develop an advanced fuel for an ultra lean-burn, spark-ignition engine that aims to lower the overall carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle.

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

Green Car Congress

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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Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded 2015 Climate Leadership Awards to 16 organizations and one individual representing a wide array of industries from finance and manufacturing to retail and technology for showing what the agency said was exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in response to climate change.

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BMW Accused of Emissions Cheating, Does Anyone Really Care?

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 25, 2024

Claims have been made that the automaker used an illegal defeat device on select models to achieve lower tailpipe emissions during testing. However, government regulators have been on the offensive ever since — roping in loads of manufacturers and leaving a subset of the public wondering whether modern emission laws are even tenable.

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Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone. All of humankind needs energy that is reliable, cleaner and more affordable.

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Union Pacific Railroad to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2022

The locomotives will be acquired from Progress Rail , a Caterpillar company, and Wabtec Corporation , two companies at the forefront of locomotive innovation, and will be the world’s largest carrier-owned battery-electric locomotive fleet in freight service. As it works toward its goals, Union Pacific is collaborating with community partners.

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Purchase Los Angeles Batteries Battery

ARPA-E awarding $10M to 5 projects in PRE-TRAILS topic; contrail prevention

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2023

Studies indicate AIC likely contribute to changes in the atmosphere at a level that is roughly equivalent to that of the CO 2 emissions from the entire aviation sector, or about 2% of total global CO 2 emissions.

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

Green Car Congress

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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Babcock to support British Army with electric vehicle conversion and trials

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2023

The vehicles will then be put to the test by the Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) in a series of experimental battlefield/military scenarios, which will assess performance over steep terrain, wading and towing, and different climate-related conditions.

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Volvo Car Corporation challenges EU’s goals and tactics on cutting CO2 emissions; CEO says electrified vehicles will struggle to pass 1% market share by 2020

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions are being jeopardized by the absence of harmonized incentives to consumers, he suggested. EU targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions are being jeopardized by the absence of harmonized incentives to consumers, he suggested. We continuously improve their efficiency.

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Volvo Corporation 2020 Market

ArcelorMittal Tubarão, Brazil first ResponsibleSteel steelmaking site in Latin America

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2022

The principles establish sustainability goals concerning the availability of water resources, health and safety, stakeholder demands, human and labor rights and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. They are: Corporate Leadership. Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Noise, Emissions, Effluents and Waste.

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Brazil America Climate Change Standards

Indian Oil signs MOU with LanzaJet on sustainable aviation fuel production in India

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Indian Oil Corporation, India’s leading energy major, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LanzaJet to explore the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in India.

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India Oil Fuel Production

LOTTE, Sumitomo of Americas and Syzygy Plasmonics to partner on photocatalytic cracking of ammonia to produce hydrogen

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2022

Syzygy Plasmonics , LOTTE Chemical and LOTTE Fine Chemical (LOTTE Chemical HQ), and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) announced a joint development agreement to test a photocatalytic reactor for clean hydrogen production. Among other climate-focused goals, the company is setting the stage to advance the hydrogen economy in Korea.

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Hydrogen America South Korea Light

SEC removes emissions requirements from climate rules draft

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

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

Hyundai Motor and Kia to introduce blockchain-based carbon emission monitoring system

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

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

How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Reach its EV Goals

Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

Lamborghini wants to reduce carbon emissions 40% per car by 2030

Victor and Neste partner on SAF for private jet charters

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

Vale joins Boston Metal Series B; developing MOE for emissions-free steel

Mayors of 12 major cities pledge to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025; major areas to be zero-emission by 2030

Report argues advanced HD natural gas vehicles foundational for California to hit air and climate goals; near zero-emission potential

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

Alpha Motor Corporation SUPERSAGA electric performance sedan

Nissan CEO Ghosn: Climate Change Must Be Corporate Humanitarian Cause

GM first automaker to sign Ceres’ Climate Declaration

Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

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

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

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

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

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

Siemens USA aims for carbon-neutral fleet by 2030

Steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs commits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030

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

9 national, regional, state and city governments sign up to ZEV Pledge for their fleets; 121,355 vehicles

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

Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

GM achieves perfect scores on climate change data disclosure and performance in CDP report

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

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

Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

BMW Accused of Emissions Cheating, Does Anyone Really Care?

Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

Union Pacific Railroad to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations

ARPA-E awarding $10M to 5 projects in PRE-TRAILS topic; contrail prevention

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

Babcock to support British Army with electric vehicle conversion and trials

Volvo Car Corporation challenges EU’s goals and tactics on cutting CO2 emissions; CEO says electrified vehicles will struggle to pass 1% market share by 2020

ArcelorMittal Tubarão, Brazil first ResponsibleSteel steelmaking site in Latin America

Indian Oil signs MOU with LanzaJet on sustainable aviation fuel production in India

LOTTE, Sumitomo of Americas and Syzygy Plasmonics to partner on photocatalytic cracking of ammonia to produce hydrogen

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