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Report: total investment of $8.1T in nature required over next 3 decades; tripling current investments needed by 2030

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—“State of Finance for Nature”. trillion finance gap between now and 2050, by “building back more sustainably”, by repurposing agricultural and fossil fuel subsidies and by creating economic and regulatory incentives. of projected economic stimulus spending. A total investment of $8.1

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A123Systems Raises $69 Million in New Round of Private Financing; GE Increases Ownership to More than 10%, Director of GE Global Research to Join Board

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GE Energy Financial Services and GE Capital’s Equity unit provided $15 million of the amount raised by A123 in this financing. In addition to the private capital, A123 is seeking funds under federal and state stimulus and other programs to ramp up its production capabilities in Michigan. Earlier post.)

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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Individual regional forecasts are set to a downtrend, and supply chain impacts are being felt, as the consequences of the virus have shuttered manufacturing and supplier facilities around the world. million units, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. decline in global real GDP in 2020.

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US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts, New Industry Report Says

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At the high end, that would be enough baseload power to supply about 20% of California's total electric power in 2008—or enough generating capacity to supply the power needs of about 7.2 Financing is expensive and scarce, and available lenders are requiring much more work be done before they will finance projects.

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Grant Thornton LLP Warns of Potential Collapse of Automotive Supply Chain

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But the most immediate and pervasive risk to the economy is a wholesale collapse of the automotive supply base, Grant Thornton LLP partner Laura Marcero told the Automotive Press Association in Detroit. This will require increased involvement by government, trade industry organizations and supply chain experts. Laura Marcero.

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Energy storage: why do we need it? The Green Piece.

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In 2009, for example, the US Stimulus Plan helped finance research into energy storage with [.]. With electric cars inching ever closer to a mainstream reality, questions are raised as to how the grid will cope with increased demand. One of the potential answers appears to be energy storage.

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Ford Starts EV Test Drives

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Local utility RheinEnergie AG will supply vehicle-charging stations for the test, which is being financed by the German government’s economic-stimulus package, Dudenhoeffer said. To contact the reporter on this story: Chris Reiter in Berlin at creiter2@bloomberg.net. Last Updated: December 28, 2009 12:30 EST.

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