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EU-funded project Recirculate seeks to create new business models for repair, reuse, and recycling of second-life batteries

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DHL will conduct detailed research in both the technical aspects such as delivery of hazardous material and advancing smart truck solutions, as well as legal aspects. Safe transportation and storage of battery components DHL will be responsible for the safe transportation and storage of packs, modules and cells.

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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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The challenge with China being the dominant force for a majority of raw materials is regarding their legal system. have a boom in demand of a certain material from China, their legal system could effectively stop the supply of that particular material. Should the U.S. New Tungsten Production Will Open the Global Supply Chain.

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The Dutch Tax Authority Was Felled by AI—What Comes Next?

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“The government had more faith in its flawed algorithm than in its own citizens, and the civil servants working on the files simply divested themselves of moral and legal responsibility by pointing to the algorithm,” says Nathalie Smuha , a technology legal scholar at KU Leuven in Belgium.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Meanwhile, legal scholars and civil-society groups are asking whether a hands-off border can really keep Europe’s hands clean. The main reason is because the E.U. million people.

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Air pollutant emission 2010 limits exceeded in twelve EU Member States; road transport NOx a main factor

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For the first time, preliminary data recently reported to the EEA by Member States allow a comparison with the legally binding emission limits for 2010 set in the EU NEC Directive. Spain was the only Member State to have exceeded three of its four emission ceilings under the NECD; followed by Germany with two exceedances.

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NOx emissions exceeded limits in 12 European countries in 2010

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As emissions can rebound during periods of economic recovery, countries need to make positive efforts to limit any increase of emissions in the future. Today’s publication of official 2010 data from Member States is the first time that those efforts can be measured against the legally binding targets.

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India, China, Brazil, Japan, other non-Arctic countries want a voice on Arctic Council; interest in climate change impact and access to resources

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The issue features prominently on the agenda of The 2 nd annual Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Conference on the future of the Arctic Council, 17-18 January in Toronto. Another six non-Arctic nations sit in as observers today: the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands.