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Greening India’s Homes & Vehicles with Low-Cost Finance

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Greater Credit from Financial Institutions Can Improve Affordability, Awareness, and Adoption By RMI India Pursuing low-carbon development is central to India’s Paris Agreement climate goals. The ability to deliver vast emissions reductions across rural and urban settings has brought […].

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BNEF report finds hydrogen promising decarbonization pathway, but carbon prices and emissions policies required

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The falling cost of making hydrogen from wind and solar power offers a promising route to cutting emissions in some of the most fossil-fuel-dependent sectors of the economy, such as steel, heavy-duty vehicles, shipping and cement, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). kg in most parts of the world before 2050.

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Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric hatch; deliveries of Tiago.ev start in January

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Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer, launched the newest member of its EV family this past week: the Tiago.ev. Lakh (US$10,000) (All India – Ex-showroom), for the first 10,000 customers (of which 2000 will be reserved for the current owners of Nexon EV and Tigor EV). and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd.

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C-Zero raises $11.5M Series A to produce clean hydrogen from natural gas via methane pyrolysis

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Hydrogen produced via methane pyrolysis processes such as C-Zero’s is increasingly being referred to as “turquoise hydrogen,” as it combines the benefits of both “blue hydrogen,” (SMR with CO 2 sequestration) and “green hydrogen” (produced by splitting water via electrolysis) by being low-cost and low-emissions, respectively.

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BloombergNEF: solar, wind, batteries to attract $10T to 2050; curbing emissions long-term will require other technologies

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China sees its power sector emissions peaking in 2026, and then falling by more than half in the next 20 years. China and India together are a $4.3 China and India together are a $4.3 The outlook for global emissions and keeping temperature increases to 2 degrees or less is mixed, according to this year’s NEO.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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Steel production could be made with almost no carbon emissions through $278 billion of extra investment by 2050, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Hydrogen and recycling are likely to play a central role in reducing emissions from steel production. Today’s new plants are tomorrow’s retrofits.

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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Electric & Hybrid Marine - In the commercial marine sector, batteries are starting to saturate early adopter segments, such as ferries, and reach their limitations in others, such as the short and deep-sea vessels (which produce the majority of the sector’s emissions). Electric Vehicles in Construction - 1 GWh. Electric Trucks - 4.3

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