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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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billion, could be part of the solution by paying for the development of greener technology that can help accelerate innovation and clean flying for everyone. The report also finds: Seven of the 10 most polluting routes taken by private aircraft within Europe lie on the UK-France-Switzerland-Italy axis. —Andrew Murphy.

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Constellium to provide closed-loop aluminum recycling for all-new Megane E-TECH Electric

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We are delighted to expand these activities with Constellium as part of our journey to carbon neutrality. This collaboration further demonstrates our capacity to be at the forefront of decarbonizing mobility by reducing CO2 emissions throughout the life cycle of our vehicles.

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TotalEnergies and Veolia partner to develop CO2-based microalgae cultivation to produce next-generation biofuels

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As part of the project, a test platform will be set up to compare different innovative systems for growing microalgae and identify the most efficient ones. Separately, TotalEnergies and Ecoslops announced the startup of the Ecoslops P2R1 unit at La Mède platform in Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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This was in part caused by marked changes in attitude and regulations around the use of diesel fuels which has had the unintended consequence of pushing people to drive higher-CO 2 -emitting gasoline vehicles. France was the only market to see better results, as its average fell from 112.0 g/km for Germany to an increase of 3.0

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European battery maker ACC partners with Circulor to map supply chain, carbon emissions – ET Auto

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Automotive Cells Co ( ACC ) has partnered with UK startup Circulor to check the provenance and embedded carbon emissions of raw materials the France-based battery maker uses for electric vehicle (EV) battery cells, the two companies said on Wednesday. Circulor is also part of the battery passport project. billion) investment.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. With a CO2-neutral energy supply of the plants, we are consistently pursuing this approach and are actively driving sustainability in production.

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Elon Musk explains why he is pro-nuclear energy

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We need to get the parts per million level of CO2 in the atmosphere down to a lower level. It needs to be ‘you’ve got to extract the CO2 and store it,’” Musk said. But for example, in like France or Germany and many parts of theUS, there’s really no meaningful risk of a natural disaster that could affect nuclear power plants.

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