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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas. Vigeo Eiris, an arm of Moody’s Corp.,

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Financing Ford Clean Cleaning

Euro Manganese enters offtake term sheet with battery-maker Verkor

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Located approximately 90 km east of Prague , the Chvaletice Manganese Project entails re-processing a significant manganese deposit contained in waste (tailings) from a decommissioned mine that operated between 1951 and 1975. The offtake tonnages are equivalent to a percentage of the company’s annual HPMSM production on a take or pay basis.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic Batteries Battery Legal

Li-Cycle receives conditional commitment for $375M loan from DOE ATVM program

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The conditional commitment follows DOE technical, market, financial and legal due diligence and marks another significant milestone endorsing Li-Cycle’s development of the first commercial hydrometallurgical resource recovery facility in North America, located near Rochester, New York. Li-Cycle Holdings Corp.

Li-ion

Li-ion Lithium Ion North America America

Velocys establishes strategic alliance with TRI for gasification systems for BTL plants

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2017

TRI—a leading provider of steam reforming gasification systems suitable for woody biomass and other waste feedstocks—will be Velocys’ preferred supplier of gasification systems for its biomass-to-liquids (BTL) plants. lowest-cost, most readily-available waste biomass). TRI), establishing a strategic alliance. Earlier post.)

North Carolina

North Carolina Financing Waste Ohio

California ARB fines Ford $2.96 million for sales of non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic systems in California

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

The California Air Resources Board announced that Ford Motor Company has agreed to fines totaling $2,960,000 for violations of air quality laws related to the sale of vehicles with non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) systems in California. Officials estimate the money will support loans for about 90 clean-diesel vehicles.

California

California For Sale Ford Sale

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

And the reactors themselves are getting better, too: Fourth-generation small modular reactors (SMRs) being developed by companies including U.S.-based In South Korea, nine organizations, including shipping companies and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute , plan to develop and demonstrate large ships powered by SMRs.

Molten Salt

Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water

President’s Budget for FY 2013 boosts discretionary funds for DOE, cuts fossil fuel subsidies

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

priorities in clean energy and advanced manufacturing, through grants, financing assistance, and tax incentives that accelerate fundamental. nuclear waste that supports the implementation. Positions the Environmental Management program to meet its legally enforceable cleanup. These funds are. reactors R&D.

2013

2013 Fuel Wind 2012

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

According to the group, an integrated climate change and clean energy policy framework should include: Clear short-, medium- and long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives and targets, and comprehensive, enforceable legal mechanisms and timelines for delivering on these objectives and targets.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Global Energy

Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Second, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) that would provide financing to increase the conversion of biomass to bioenergy. Biodiesel from soy oil and renewable diesel from waste oils, fats, and greases complies with the 50% GHG threshold for the biomass-based diesel category.

Obama

Obama Coal Clean Cleaning

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Under the cap-and-trade system, industries regulated by it—the largest being power generation, chemicals, steel, and cement—are given limits on their total emissions, and companies can purchase emission reductions from others in lieu of reducing emissions themselves. SGS is one of two companies that dominate the carbon-validation business.

Carbon

Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

Just two people live in its 3000+ energy-wasting square feet. I said I would consider it, but that I was really hoping to establish a precedent, legally speaking, beyond Torrance. It’s just this mind-blowing waste of time. Well you look at Germany and four companies vie for each roof space. And this is boring.

Solar

Solar Installation California Building

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds. But starting to raise immediate finance is more important than determining its exact future size.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

But in trying to assemble a majority to pass it, Mr. Waxman and Mr. Markey dished out a cornucopia of concessions and exemptions to coal companies, utilities, refiners, heavy industry and agribusinesses. nationals and legal residents. Financing Investments and Other Public Expenditures.

Gas

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate

EV Driven

Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

Euro Manganese enters offtake term sheet with battery-maker Verkor

Li-Cycle receives conditional commitment for $375M loan from DOE ATVM program

Velocys establishes strategic alliance with TRI for gasification systems for BTL plants

California ARB fines Ford $2.96 million for sales of non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic systems in California

The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

President’s Budget for FY 2013 boosts discretionary funds for DOE, cuts fossil fuel subsidies

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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