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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

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This is primarily due to a significant surplus in the Class 2 market that occurred in 2022 and is expected to remain throughout 2023-2024, mainly owing to growing production of low-grade nickel in Indonesia. The forecast for nickel supply in 2023 is almost unchanged at 3.45 Mt to 3.22 Mt (7% year-on-year growth).

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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Geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine situation disturb the fine balance of battery metal supply chains. A skyrocketing nickel price would have major repercussions on the climate ambitions of countries around the world, and will ultimately hamper the adoption of EVs. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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T&E: Europe burns 19 million bottles of sunflower and rapeseed oil every day in cars

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Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian food exports is putting considerable pressure on supplies and, in turn, prices which are up to two and half times higher than previous years. Recently, Indonesia temporarily banned exports of palm oil to stabilize local prices. The current cap for crop biofuels is set at 2020 levels, with a maximum of 7%.

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Exicom claims to have launched India’s fastest DC Charger | Autocar Professional

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They are also specifically suited for India’s tough climate and electrical conditions, which makes them resilient to hot and cold temperatures and commonly occurring grid fluctuations, the company states. Harmony g1.5 Harmony Gen 1.5

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UN report projects that increasing use of HFCs likely to have a significant climate impact by 2050; equivalent to current total annual emissions from transport

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The contribution of HFCs to climate forcing is currently less than 1% of all greenhouse gases. If HFC emissions continue to increase, they are likely to have a noticeable influence on the climate system. Climate and the Ozone Layer. Climate-friendly HFCs. W m -2 relative to 2000. Non-HFC substances.

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ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average

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The mean cost of cost of climate change for the four countries—Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam—under a “business-as-usual” scenario and if market and non-market impacts and catastrophic risks are all considered could be equivalent to losing 6.7%

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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The study, involving researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and colleagues in China and the United States, investigated how complex supply chains are distributing energy-intensive industries and their CO 2 emissions throughout the global South.

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