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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Many of the most recent energy-savings initiatives have been within GM International Operations (GMIO) in China, India, Kenya, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and Thailand. By recycling and reusing 90% of its manufacturing waste worldwide, the company generates about $1 billion in revenue annually.

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G20 Leaders Agree to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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Inefficient fossil fuel subsidies encourage wasteful consumption, distort markets, impede investment in clean energy sources and undermine efforts to deal with climate change. The European Union, which is represented by the rotating Council presidency and the European Central Bank, is the 20 th member of the G-20.