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Kumi launches CAHRA Map to support companies’ due diligence in minerals and metals supply chains

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London-based sustainability consultancy Kumi, a market leader in responsible sourcing practices for global supply chains, has launched a due diligence tool called CAHRA Map to enable companies in the minerals and metals sector to identify “conflict-affected and high-risk areas” (CAHRAs). Identifying CAHRAs can be complicated.

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Study: PM2.5 pollution reduces global life expectancy by more than one year

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and lifespan has been studied together in order to examine the global variations in how they affect overall life expectancy. Led by Joshua Apte in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, the team used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study to measure PM 2.5 Source: Apte et al. —Joshua Apte.

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

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China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts revised strategy to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping.

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IMO is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for developing global standards for shipping and supporting countries to implement those rules. Life cycle GHG assessment guidelines adopted. The MEPC also adopted Guidelines on life cycle GHG intensity of marine fuels (LCA guidelines) for consideration and adoption.

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Rule Britannia: Can the UK Set Global AI Standards?

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And it says the government should coordinate efforts to develop the AI technologies that will be key in the fight against global climate change. It is in their interest, rather, to cooperate with the government in London. "AI That, he says, is why it may help if AI has a generally-accepted set of guidelines.

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NIO unveils production electric SUV for China market; NIO ES8 to launch end of this year

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NIO is a global start-up; NIO has more than 2,000 employees in San Jose, Shanghai, Munich, London and eight other locations. The NIO EP9 is priced at US$1.48

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ICCT: IMO committee agrees to establish first climate framework for international shipping

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This strategy, which represents the first global climate framework for shipping, includes quantitative GHG reduction targets through 2050 and a list of candidate short-, mid-, and long-term policy measures to help achieve these targets. The strategy implies that international shipping would consume between 3.8%