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Vingroup member VinES and Li-Cycle launch global battery recycling partnership

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Vingroup is the largest private conglomerate in Vietnam. In addition to a significant manufacturing complex in Vietnam, VinFast has announced plans to build a large EV manufacturing facility in North Carolina in March 2022. Earlier post.) VinFast was granted an incentive package of $1.2 VinFast was granted an incentive package of $1.2

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Hankuk Carbon, Dymag partner to mass manufacture carbon composite wheels for automotive

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This combination of resources and technical expertise will accelerate time-to-market. The business has grown into an international provider of composite material solutions, with plants in South Korea and Vietnam and global offices in China, the UK and Germany.

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Skoda Kushaq and Slavia CKD kits to be exported from India. Check details

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Moreover, India will act as an export hub for the company’s operations in Vietnam. Skoda Auto started its operations in Vietnam in September 2023. Skoda Auto is seeking to reach more customers in India while also expanding its international market presence. Skoda Auto has announced to have produced more than 8.88

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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Countries seeking to meet Paris Agreement targets on CO 2 emissions must get a grip on the amount of pollution produced at city level, according to a new open-access study published in S cience Advances by an international team of researchers from Europe and China. Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan, Klaus Hubacek, Bo Zheng, Steven J.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Trial operation of buses with the goal of operating the first community buses in Vietnam, and conducting educational activities. BirdLife International Tokyo. Conservation International Japan. Implementation and promotion of the Eco School Program, designed to develop human resources that will tackle environmental problems.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker opens a 3.3 GW factory in India

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Because the factory is in a high baseline water stress area, it’s designed to minimize its impact on local water resources by relying entirely on tertiary-treated reverse osmosis water from the city’s sewage treatment plant. It will have zero wastewater discharge.

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