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Using blockchain traceability to build a circular battery economy

Green Car Congress

It’s no secret that we are in the midst of a rampant climate crisis. Electric vehicles are one of the most powerful climate solutions today—but also one of the most under-utilized. The automotive industry is often talking about what will happen post 2030, but this can’t be the focus.

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Polestar announces goal of climate-neutral car by 2030

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Polestar, the premium electric performance car brand founded by Volvo Cars and Geely Holding, has set a goal of creating the first climate-neutral car by 2030. Questions around the long-term carbon-storage capacity of forests and soils remain, as a forest might be logged, devastated by fire or altered by climate change. Polestar 2.

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CSIRO and partners launch $68M Hydrogen Industry Mission

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CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, launched a new $68-million Hydrogen Industry Mission. CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall said the mission-based partnership was the key to creating a new industry for the future energy needs of Australia and the world. —Dr Marshall.

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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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10 Major Industries Ranked By Climate Action Progress

CleanTechnica EVs

Much of industry is responding well to the biggest issue of this century, one we've jointly created over the past 300 years. But there is still much work to be done.

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Plug Power, Chart Industries and Baker Hughes to become cornerstone investors in FiveT Hydrogen Fund; clean hydrogen at scale

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Plug Power, Chart Industries, Inc. Plug Power intends to commit €160 million ($200 million), and Chart Industries and Baker Hughes each intend to commit €50 million respectively ($60 million). The Fund will exclusively finance projects in the production, storage and distribution of clean hydrogen.

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More Stories From The Public Relations Incompetence Of Climate-Challenged Industries

CleanTechnica EVs

Mobi1's botched 'breaking free' ad is yet another own goal by the fossil-fuel and fossil-adjacent industry as they try to find ways to stay relevant in a world that is leaving them behind.