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Volkswagen plans integrated mobility concept in Rwanda; vehicle production in Kenya

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Volkswagen is taking a further step to develop market potentials in Africa. Volkswagen says that Rwanda is well-suited to be a pioneer of new mobility solutions as it has a population of young tech-savvy people and its capital Kigali is seen as the most connected city in Africa. initiative.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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The new reality is a much more challenging future in terms of planning, financing and predictability. The challenge now is to implement gigatonne scale reductions across the economy, in power generation, energy efficiency, transport and industry, as well as REDD+ in forested nations. —PwC report.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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If they have local demand for batteries cell manufacturers will move to the region to be close to their customers, particularly in the automotive industry. Africa has a wealth of critical battery raw materials and is in a position to use these to attract more value-add in downstream processing and manufacturing. Adesina.

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