Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Deepsea mining company TMC The Metals Company ( earlier post ) announced a strategic partnership with Low Carbon Royalties Inc. to finance the development and production of low-carbon fuels and energy transition metals. NORI and Low Carbon Royalties are a great fit.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 17, 2009

The idyllic island kingdom of Tonga. My friend Elizabeth is from the South Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga, an exotic locale long fixed in my memory with images of Polynesian paradise. Tonga has sadly been in the news lately after an inter-island ferry sank on August 5 drowning over 70 people. Mine too of course.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2020

Taking that as a baseline, if 1 billion cars are replaced with EVs (the current global light-duty vehicle parc is soe 1.3 94% less stored carbon at risk. 90% reduction in SO x and NO x emissions. 100% reduction in solid waste. 94% less land use. 93% less wildlife at risk. —“Where Should Metals For The Green Transition Come From”.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Reeling from a crushing shortage of semiconductor chips for vehicles, carmakers also face another looming crisis: producing enough batteries to drive the global pivot towards electric vehicles. China processes about 80 percent of battery raw materials, creating a chokehold on global supplies.

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