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Hyundai Offering Free Chargers to EV Buyers, Swelling Industry Incentives

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The industry has also had trouble selling EVs down market, with the segment historically catering to more affluent buyers. The scheme was to have the United Kingdom restrict citizens from purchasing new combustion vehicles by 2030. That has undoubtedly played a role in why sales growth seems to be slowing down.

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IEA: time to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future

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The in-depth study, which analyzes hydrogen’s current state of play and offers guidance on its future development, was launched by Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA’s Executive Director, alongside Mr Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, on the occasion of the meeting of G20 energy and environment ministers in Karuizawa, Japan.

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IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

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This was the result of growing renewable power generation, switches from coal to natural gas, improvements in energy efficiency, as well as structural changes in the global economy. The biggest drop came from the United States, where carbon dioxide emissions fell 3%, or 160 million tonnes, while the economy grew by 1.6%.

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U.K. Government Pushes Gasoline Car Ban to 2035

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The scheme was to have the United Kingdom restrict citizens from purchasing new combustion vehicles by 2030. The United Kingdom has introduced a lot of unpopular ideas of late and the public doesn’t appear to be overjoyed with leadership. Some have claimed this is being done to boost his political prospects.

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Battelle wins $6M in contracts to advance carbon management and shale development

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The projects are co-funded by The Development Services Agency's Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO) for promoting clean use of Ohio coals. The first project is Systematic Assessment of Wellbore Integrity for Geologic Carbon Storage Using Regulatory and Industry Information. Evaluating Wellbore Integrity.

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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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The energy sector was able to reduce its emissions due to the decreasing share of coal used to produce electricity and heat in the EU. Emissions trends for industrial installations have been more variable, reflecting the economic developments observed in Europe over the last three trading periods. in 2017 from 2016.

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MIT study estimates ~7,500 early deaths per year in UK from PM2.5 from transport

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concentration due to combustion emissions from (a) power generation; (b) commercial, institutional, residential, and agricultural sources; (c) industry; (d) road transport; (e) other transport; and (f) all UK combustion sources. impact, which can be compared to figures of 10% for industry to 62% for power generation. Click to enlarge.

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