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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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Yet current transport patterns, based primarily on private motorised vehicles, generates many social, environmental and economic costs, accounting for more than half of global liquid fossil fuel consumption and nearly a quarter of the world's energy related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (IEA, 2009).

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Three veterans join leadership team of Lohum Cleantech – ET Auto

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The company onboarded veteran investor Sachin Maheshwari as Head of Corporate Development, finance leader Nitin Goel as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and R&D Pioneer Chidambaram Mandan as Vice-President and Head of R&D and Quality Control.

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NSF to award up to $13M for fundamental work on sustainable production of electricity and transportation fuels

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The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a grants opportunity notice ( PD-14-7644 ) for up to about $13 million in awards to fundamental research and education that will enable innovative processes for the sustainable production of electricity and transportation fuels. Batteries Biomass Financing Fuels Power Generation'

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Electric vehicles sales & charging stations need in India

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The potential energy and CO2 savings over sold vehicle’s lifetime will be as below: Electric vehicles sold until 2030 can cumulatively save 474 million tonnes of oil equivalent over their lifetime, worth INR 1521 thousand crores. . Ensure finance availability, particularly for commercial EVs. presented.”.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Electric vehicles trends in India

Electric Vehicles India

Electric vehicles have attracted the attention of India’s policy makers as clean technology alternatives due to their multiple advantages like higher efficiency and lower air pollution in short to medium term and reduced CO2 emissions. Read the complete article to know more about electric vehicles trends in India. . Market overview.

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