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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas. Vigeo Eiris, an arm of Moody’s Corp.,

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Eos Energy launches $500M Project AMAZE with $398.6M conditional loan guarantee from DOE; long-term zinc-based storage

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Conductive plastic anodes (-) and carbon-felt cathodes (+) make up the Z3 electrodes. A blend of water, halides, additives, and buffering agents make up the proprietary aqueous electrolyte. They’re mechanically tough, corrosion-resistant, and chemically stable, delivering for years with virtually no degradation.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. Nearly all of the world’s ship fleet still runs on diesel fuel, with about a quarter of new ships on order being built to run on somewhat lower-carbon alternatives like liquefied natural gas, methanol, or hybrid propulsion.

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Osum Oil Sands closes $500M private placement; new investors include government of Singapore

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The financing was led by a combination of new and existing shareholders. The results are providing insights into how to best develop the Grosmont carbonate resource. Scotia Waterous Inc. Stikeman Elliot LLP acted as legal counsel to the KERN led shareholder group. Canada-based Osum Oil Sands Corp.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas emitters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there has been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. The approval process for carbon offsets has two goals. THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

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Second, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) that would provide financing to increase the conversion of biomass to bioenergy. If we can develop the technology to capture the carbon pollution released by coal, it can create jobs and provide energy well into the future.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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That year was the height of counterculture in the United States, it witnessed the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ War raged in Vietnam and students across the US overwhelmingly opposed it. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity.