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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. gigatonnes (Gts).

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IEA forecasts global oil demand to reach 101.6 mb/d in 2023; non-OECD countries lead expansion

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As the refinery maintenance season winds down in the US, Europe and Asia and a rebound in Chinese throughputs gathers pace, global refinery activity is set for a solid recovery, IEA forecasts. mb/d increase is expected next year, supported by new refinery start-ups in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. A further 1.9

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Nissan Global Production Cuts Imperil CEO’s Recovery Plan

Baua Electric

Uchida’s three-year plan is his attempt to arrest a slump that has seen the company’s global market share shrink from over 5% in 2004 to 3.5% Its sales in China dropped around 6% in the last fiscal year through March in the face of strong competition from battery electric vehicles made by Chinese brands.

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Nissan global production cuts imperil CEO’s recovery plan

Baua Electric

Uchida’s three-year plan is his attempt to arrest a slump that has seen the company’s global market share shrink from over 5% in 2004 to 3.5% Its sales in China dropped around 6% in the last fiscal year through March in the face of strong competition from battery electric vehicles made by Chinese brands.

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Russian Prime Minister Putin Launches the ESPO Pipeline

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ESPO, which was initiated in 2004 and is being built by Transneft, Russia’s state-owned oil pipeline company, is intended to open the Asia-Pacific markets for Russian oil—notably both China and Japan. China has agreed to finance a 43-mile, 300,000-bbl/d spur from Skovorodino to the Chinese border. million bbl/d.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. ºC in 2020, and 2.3

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. 9/4/07 Nick Reilly, the President of General Motors Asia Pacific, said that GM is looking at leasing batteries for the Volt to customers, rather than asking them to pay a prohibitive price for the new technology.

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