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EC approves €3.2B public support by 7 Member States for a pan-European battery push

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The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules an Important Project of Common European interest (IPCEI) jointly notified by Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden to support research and innovation in the common European priority area of batteries.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Log scale) Source: EEA.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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Scientists from the EU Joint Research Centre agreed, reporting that nuclear power doesn’t cause undue environmental harm, despite the need to store nuclear waste. After all, the cost of renewables continues to plummet. Poland has begun forging ahead with French-backed plans to build a half dozen nuclear reactors by 2043.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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On the final day of the summit, seminars and conferences on subjects including circular de-carbonisation of the economy and going towards Net Zero through carbon trading, waste-to-energy recycling, opportunities in circular de-carbonisation of the economy and conferences are expected to be organised.

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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This has been due to two factors: the decline in upfront costs of the vehicles—driven by falling battery prices—and changes in predominant duty cycles of vehicles sold in developed economies (Europe, US). The year also saw the largest single solar park ever funded, the 2GW Al Dhafrah in the United Arab Emirates, at a cost of $1.1

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