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11 more GM facilities worldwide go landfill-free; total up to 122

Green Car Congress

The running total is 122 manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations spanning Asia, Europe, and South and North America that recycle, reuse or convert to energy all waste from daily operations. Zaragoza Assembly (Spain). Zaragoza Stamping (Spain). GM’s new landfill-free facilities include: CAMI Assembly (Canada).

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

Green Car Congress

Looking at the third-quarter global investment figures by type, asset finance of utility-scale renewable energy projects came to $49.3 Looking at the third-quarter global investment figures by type, asset finance of utility-scale renewable energy projects came to $49.3 Spain at $1.9 —Colin McKerracher. billion for 300MW.

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

Green Car Congress

Highlights of the renewables investment total included a leap of 56% in financings of offshore wind projects to $50 billion, including the largest deal ever in that sub-sector—$8.3 Biomass and waste-to-energy financings were down 3% at $10 billion. Spain was up 16% at $10 billion, Brazil up 23% at $8.7

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

Cars That Think

Spain plans to start phasing out in 2027. Some of these anti-nuclear forces have recently found a sparring ground with France in drafting the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy , which delineates particular energy sources as “green.” Switzerland is doing the same , albeit with a hazy timetable.

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

Creative Greenius

Just two people live in its 3000+ energy-wasting square feet. It’s just this mind-blowing waste of time. He wasn’t a finance guy, thinking “I’m going to make money.” It’s expensive and my clients don’t finance. Because for one, financing isn’t available anymore and two, early adopters are a different crowd.

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