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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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EU-27 emissions of all four pollutants were lower in 2007 than in 2006. Energy use by households (the burning of wood, gas, coal etc) is the most important source of PM 2.5 However the sector remains a large source of air pollution, responsible for around 60% of all EU-27 SO x emissions and 20% of total NO x emissions.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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All of this helps explain why, though sanctions aimed at prominent Russian individuals are merely symbolic, those targeting major banks are serious—and why there has been only a single direct move against Russia’s energy sector: the cancellation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Certification of the €9.5 Consumption of E.U.-produced

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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

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When it comes online in 2026, Linglong One will have a capacity of 125 megawatts of electricity (MWe)—equivalent to around 40 onshore wind turbines. Why, after all, would an ambitious nuclear reactor designer want to go small? “It’s a really exciting time for the nuclear industry,” says Victor Ibarra Jr. ,

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Tight coal and gas reserves continued to bite throughout the winter. “We Ukranian President Volodimir Zelenskyy Still, operating as an electrical island left Ukraine more vulnerable to Russia’s army, including its cyberwarriors. The result is an electrical backstop to help sustain Ukraine’s defenders and its civilian population.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6.

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The rate at which China has rebuilt its car industry is truly staggering

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of the countrys car market, it lagged behind California and almost all of Europe even the slower-adopting countries, like Romania. Though that could all be for naught, because one of Mr. Trumps closest allies is Elon Musk, CEO of the largest EV maker in the US, who has confusingly focused his advocacy on harming EVs.