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12 EU Countries Will Fail to Comply With 2030 National Climate Targets — New Study

CleanTechnica EVs

Without immediate action, twelve EU countries will miss their national climate. continued] The post 12 EU Countries Will Fail to Comply With 2030 National Climate Targets — New Study appeared first on CleanTechnica. But there is still time for governments to change course before 2030.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. In Poland and China, for example, an EV would need to be driven 78,700 miles to break-even. Behavioral change is hard How willing are people to break their car dependency and other energy-related behaviors to address climate change? The answer is perhaps some, but maybe not too much.

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Will climate talks bring real progress? Twitter poll results

Green Car Reports

Last month, world leaders met in Poland to agree on the next steps in measuring and limiting climate change. Australia, Russia, Saudi Arabia and others meeting on the sidelines to promote burning coal, the leaders reached some agreements on how the Paris Climate Accords will be implemented when it goes into effect in 2020: Each.

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Eberspaecher introduces new AC system for hybrid and battery-electric buses in Asia-Pacific

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For clean urban mobility, all-electric bus AC systems from Eberspaecher are already produced in Poland and Mexico to supply the European and American markets. With the fifth generation of the AC353, Eberspaecher offers an all-purpose inline roof-mounted AC system to be used in intercity buses and coaches in any climate conditions.

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Germany insisting on inclusion of e-fuels as ICE option before signing off on Europe’s ban on ICE

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Germany’s Federal Minister of Transport Dr. Volker Wissing has called on the European Commission to enable the use of e-fuels in order to achieve the climate goals. Earlier post.) The planned approval by the government would in the near future allow 100% renewable diesel to be sold and used unblended in all segments in Germany.

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Will climate talks bring real progress? Take our Twitter poll

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Last weekend, climate talks in Poland wrapped up by scraping a length of thorns off the Paris-agreement rose stem.

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Johnson Matthey nickel-rich battery material eLNO to debut at COP26 in two-seater electric race car

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Believed to be the world’s first two-seater electric racer, the car will be revealed at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland on 31 October. The first facility in Poland is under construction and will be completed in 2022, for commercial production in 2024. A second eLNO plant is also planned in Finland.