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DHL, Shell and Grundfos Bio-LNG pilot for road freight delivers 85% CO2 savings over conventional diesel

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This corresponds to the emissions of more than 89,900 km driven by a diesel truck and represents 85% of CO2 savings compared to a traditional diesel engine. To fight against climate change, the transport sector needs true decarbonization. The logistics industry is currently responsible for 11 percent of global carbon emissions.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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Other main findings include: In 2016, China, US, EU28, India, Russia and Japan, the world’s largest emitters in decreasing order of CO 2 emissions, accounted for 51% of the population, 65% of global Gross Domestic Product, 67% of the total primary energy supply and emitted 68% of total global CO 2 and circa 65% of total global GHGs.

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Ford poll finds Europeans want freedom of car ownership, but worry about traffic, cost of driving, environment

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6,028 people were questioned across six European countries; Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. —Barb Samardzich, vice president, Product Development, Ford of Europe. 53% say climate change is the world’s biggest problem. The survey was carried out between July and August 2012. Earlier post.).

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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They are highly automated production islands that directly convert wind energy to hydrogen, with a few of them processing the gas into fuels and other goods. Denmark is planning a hydrogen island designed to generate about 1 million tonnes of offshore hydrogen starting in 2030. H2Mare began in 2021 and will run until 2025.

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Topsoe puts eSMR demonstration plant into operation for production of sustainable methanol from biogas

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Topsoe has begun production at a demonstration plant designed to validate its electrified technology for cost-competitive production of sustainable methanol from biogas as well as other sustainable products. The global annual production of methanol is around 110 million tons. With close to 1.4 Wismann, S. Vendelbo, S.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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In New Zealand’s fight against climate change, e-mobility is a low-hanging fruit, especially given our supply of renewable energy. . Moving to zero emissions vehicles, as the cliche goes, is the low hanging fruit in the fight against climate change. . We also don’t need to ‘reinvent the wheel’. around land use).

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. but not all of it.

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