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JUNE 15, 2023

NYSE: FDX), has deployed its first 10 electric vehicles in South Africa, as part of the company’s continuing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and promote sustainable logistics. FedEx says introducing EVs in South Africa marks an important milestone for the company as it works towards its goal […]

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APRIL 10, 2021

Starfire Energy, a Colorado-based developer of modular chemical plants for the carbon-free production of ammonia and hydrogen, has closed a major funding round. Proceeds will be used to advance the development of commercial-scale applications to decarbonize ammonia production and unlock its potential as a zero-carbon energy carrier.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

HPMSM produced via EMM dissolution has a carbon footprint 59% lower at Chvaletice compared to HPMSM produced in China. Additional analysis shows that Chvaletice’s high-purity manganese metal has a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to nickel and cobalt, the other NMC battery cathode metals.

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JUNE 9, 2023

The founders of Zero Carbon Charge have been involved in the utility-scale solar sector in South Africa since 2011.

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APRIL 7, 2011

Energy Ministers from around the world have agreed to proposals to help speed up the global deployment of carbon capture and storage. At a meeting in the United Arab Emirates, Ministers at the Clean Energy Ministerial endorsed recommendations from the Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) Action Group chaired by Australia and the UK.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Russia-based RUSAL, a global aluminum producer, opened the first phase of its low-carbon aluminum production plant, Taishet Aluminum Smelter (TaAZ), in Taishet, Siberia. TaAZ is the third low-carbon aluminum smelter to be built by RUSAL, with an overall cost of more than $1.69 Pre-operation verifications and testing have begun.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

The NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) reports that developing countries, led by China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Saudi Arabia, have blocked what would have been the first global agreement to cut carbon emissions from ships.

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APRIL 17, 2023

—Fengqi You, senior author Currently, critical metals and minerals are centralized in politically unstable Chile, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa, according to the World Bank. It’s mainly driven by the electric vehicle market penetration and battery technology development. Resources Chunbo Zhang et al.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

South Africa-based Sasol and Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to study and to develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia with a focus on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation. The product can also be cracked back to hydrogen gas for further applications.

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OCTOBER 12, 2013

The World Wildlife Fund-South Africa will monitor and ensure compliance to sustainability principles that would ensure that fuel is sustainable and would lead to genuine carbon reductions. Aviation biofuel refined to required standards has been approved for a blend of up to 50% with traditional jet fuel.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at San Antonio (USTA) are collaborating to combine two catalytic processes into a single reactor, with the overall goal of recycling carbon from COCO 2 2 to produce low-cost hydrocarbon fuels.

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APRIL 7, 2022

Since then, Veolia has more than 450 installations worldwide for mills in Brazil, Indonesia, China, Japan, Australia, South Africa and several European countries. Veolia has been a major supplier to the pulp and paper industry since the 1960s for HPD black liquor evaporation systems.

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JULY 13, 2012

African Cats launched the first GreenCat 605 catamaran designed by Simonis-Voogd in Durban South Africa. This luxury-comfortable performance 61-ft cruising catamaran is built in carbon with Kevlar reinforcement and has an empty weight of 14,000 kg. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 1, 2021

Lithium well-supplied up to 2025: The carbonate and hydroxide should be sufficiently supplied until at least 2025. Lithium prices have climbed 71% for carbonate this year, 91% for hydroxide and 58% for spodumene concentrate. Hydroxide could face a shortage by 2027, as demand for high-nickel chemistries surges.

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MARCH 25, 2012

In a keynote address, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism, South Africa, called on Europe to suspend the integration of civil aviation into its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for two years, in order to give time for the development of a global framework under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

At about this time last year, we wrote about Zero Carbon Charge’s plans to roll out electric vehicle charging stations charged 100% by renewable energy. At that time, they had just announced the start of construction at one of their sites, the start of South Africa’s first national network of.

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MAY 13, 2022

In addition to this, BMW Group Plants Leipzig and Rosslyn (South Africa) are also using sustainably-produced corrosion protection. The BMW Group has chosen to use BASF Coatings’ CathoGuard 800 ReSource e-coat at its plants in Leipzig, Germany, and Rosslyn, South Africa, and the iGloss matt ReSource clearcoat throughout Europe.

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JULY 10, 2012

Megatron Federal, an engineering company with products and services in power generation, transmission, distribution, construction and telecommunications based in Johannesburg, South Africa, has signed a purchase agreement for 6,000 batteries, which will be delivered in 2013.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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JULY 31, 2017

Ferroalloys are alloys of iron with some element other than carbon; the ferroalloy “carries” that element into molten metal—e.g., Ferroalloys are usually produced by the reduction of a metallic ore (usually an oxide) by carbon. during steel manufacturing. In all cases, however, the production of ferroalloys is energy-intensive.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

MHI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Pty) Ltd ( PBMR Pty ) of the Republic of South Africa to study the area of collaboration in the development of the helium-cooled, High Temperature Reactor (HTR) Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

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JULY 20, 2010

As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage (CCUS) Action Group. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency. Global Superior Energy Performance (GSEP) Partnership.

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JULY 12, 2013

Opel also estimates it will reduce the average carbon tailpipe emissions from its fleet by 27% by 2020. GM’s energy management and renewable energy programs have helped reduce carbon intensity of manufacturing by 5.3% Carbon intensity per vehicle in 2012 was 0.88 Earlier post.). MWh per vehicle, down from 2.47 MWh/vehicle.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

With respect to any carbon charges that might be proposed by governments, they agree that the recent IMO agreement on technical and operational measures to reduce shipping emissions demonstrates that the IMO is eminently capable of developing a further international agreement for shipping on MBMs.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

This costs an average of $20,000 to $30,000 per site and adds more than 50 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere per year. Megatron Federal, an engineering company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, was the first customer to sign a purchase agreement for 700 batteries in early 2012, adding 300 more shortly thereafter.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

If the test farming in Limpopo is successful, the project will be expanded in South Africa and potentially to other countries. In coming years, emerging technologies are expected to increase aviation biofuel production from the plant’s leaves and stems.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

PwC analysis finds a need for global carbon intensity to drop an average of 5.1% The analysis is based on a carbon budget that would stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations at 450 ppm and give a 50% probability of limiting warming to 2 °C. per year through 2050. Click to enlarge. a year from now to 2050.

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DECEMBER 12, 2010

Elements of the Cancun Agreements include: Industrialised country targets are officially recognised under the multilateral process and these countries are to develop low-carbon development plans and strategies and assess how best to meet them, including through market mechanisms, and to report their inventories annually.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This development is a significant step towards the implementation of CO 2 hydrogenation technology in South Africa. For decades, Sasol has been using its Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology to convert low-grade coal and gas into synthetic fuels and chemicals.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

South Africa-based Sibanye-Stillwater will establish. mt lithium carbonate and 5.3 mt lithium carbonate and 11.9 a joint venture company with Australia-based ioneer with respect to ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project. mt boric acid of Ore Reserves and 1.25

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

As part of its commitment to carbon-neutral mines by 2040, Anglo American has taken a global lead in the development of green hydrogen solutions for its ultra-class 290 tonne payload mine haul trucking fleet. An advanced trial of the prototype truck is being run at Anglo-American’s Mogalakwena platinum group metals mine in South Africa.

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

Countries meeting in Durban, South Africa, managed to deliver an agreement after an extension to negotiations. Under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, governments adopted procedures to allow carbon-capture and storage projects. as possible, but not later than 2015.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

Anglo American is committed to carbon neutral mines by 2040 and is already using a prototype truck at its Mogalakwena platinum group metals mine in South Africa. Aurizon is working towards carbon neutrality by 2050 […]. Aurizon and Anglo American are working together to do just that.

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JULY 6, 2020

In practical terms, this high GWP means that 1 t of SF 6 released to the atmosphere is equivalent to the release of 23,500t of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Of all the greenhouse gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol, SF 6 is the most potent, with a global warming potential (GWP) of 23,500 over a 100-year time horizon.

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APRIL 15, 2009

Shenhua has also signed an agreement with Sasol from South Africa to study a coal-to-liquids project in Ningxia. Shenhua is developing China’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Ordos CTL plant. The plant would have annual output of 3 million tons, and was estimated to cost $5-6 billion. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

This was agreed by: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey,the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union, as well as Ethiopia, Spain, Senegal, Brunei, Kazakhstan, and Singapore.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel production could be made with almost no carbon emissions through $278 billion of extra investment by 2050, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). South Africa and India have good iron ore reserves and the potential to produce a large amount of low-cost clean power. Source: BloombergNEF.

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