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

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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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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Corporations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. It is a day of political action and civic participation. At the time, Americans were slurping leaded fuel through massive V8 sedans. degrees Celsius.

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Avis Budget group to acquire car-sharing company Zipcar in cash deal for approximately $500 million

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By combining with Zipcar, we will significantly increase our growth potential, both in the United States and internationally, and will position our Company to better serve a greater variety of consumer and commercial transportation needs. Avis Budget expects to generate $50 to $70 million in annual synergies as a result of the transaction.

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Major power and gas company E.ON splitting in two; focusing on renewables, spinning off conventional power generation

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A strong natural gas portfolio—which encompasses exploration and production, gas transport pipelines to Europe, long-term gas procurement contracts, and substantial storage capacity in Germany—makes E.ON The New Company’s business units do not yet constitute a corporation. In recent years E.ON In 2014 and 2015 E.ON

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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

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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.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Other major players include the accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, the transportation-safety firm Lloyd’s Register, and TUV SUD, a German industrial-testing company. Field-to-Pump” disrupts the status quo by allowing advanced biofuel producers to be drivers of transportation fuel prices rather than merely price takers in the market.

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SARTRE project completes first successful on-road demo of multiple vehicle platooning

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The SARTRE project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) ( earlier post ) has recently completed the first successful test demonstration of a multiple vehicle platoon, with Volvo Car Corporation as the only participating car manufacturer. —Erik Coelingh, technical project manager at the Volvo Car Corporation. Earlier post.

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