Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

With 85 percent lower CO 2 emissions than with conventional fossil fuels, the contribution to climate protection is enormous. We are the first automaker to make widespread use of this fuel. This way, we reuse waste oil in an environmentally compatible way. —Thomas Zernechel, Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics.

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Oil Fuel Mariner Climate Protection 418

Creative Greenius

JULY 22, 2014

Too many will suffer the worst consequences of climate change impacts to come. Our friends at the Climate Protection Campaign have identified Community Choice as the single most powerful measure under local control to achieve the greatest greenhouse gas reductions in the shortest period of time at the lowest cost.

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Powered Power Climate Change Climate Protection 314

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Our technology does not only create a climate-friendly fuel and a high-value fertilizer, it also prevents the release of additional emissions from agricultural production that would have resulted from the maize straw being left to rot in the fields. This turns driving vehicles into a form of climate protection.

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Iowa Production Climate Protection Nevada 393

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2021

With its climate protection program “Net Zero at Power Systems”, Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems division has set itself the target of saving 35% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2019 using new technologies.

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Hydrogen Powered Power Climate Protection 435

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2020

We do not see any necessity to defer climate protection goals. In the first quarter 30,692 (+13.9%) electrified vehicles of the BMW and MINI brands (BMW i, BMW iPerformance, MINI Electric) were sold worldwide. This means we are also on track to meet the EU’s CO 2 targets.

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BMW Sale Climate Protection Vehicles 259

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Chilean-German energy partnership launched in 2019 offers great potential to cooperate on climate protection and the indispensable transformation of the fuel industry. The demand is enormous—especially in the fields of aviation and shipping, but also to decarbonize existing vehicle fleets.

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Chile Fuel Porsche Wind 426

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

A further key issue in the field of climate protection is biodiversity. At the same time, the latest technical innovations are supporting the company as it contributes significantly to climate protection and sustainability. We are using digitalization to make this happen – while remaining absolutely competitive.

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BMW CO2 Production Climate Protection 363

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

Only unavoidable emissions are offset by climate protection measures. The company follows the principle of focusing first on the avoidance of CO 2 emissions and then on reducing emissions as far as possible.

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Emissions Mariner Climate Climate Protection 476

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

Customers can use their collected “kilometers” to support certified climate protection projects. To this end, “&Charge” works together with the project developer and climate solutions provider South Pole. Porsche Digital is the technological and digital forge of the Zuffenhausen-based sports car manufacturer.

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Porsche Companies Charging Climate Protection 312

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What initially motivated the Berlin Fire Department’s concluded tendering procedure were the growing demands with regard to environmental protection and the complex exhaust systems of conventional chassis, which are having an increasingly negative effect on the design and operation of firefighting vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

This project is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of its support for the battery cell manufacturing ecosystem with a total of up to €24.1 million (subject to the grant decision becoming legally valid).

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Sodium Commercial Batteries Battery 367

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2021

We want more climate protection, more clean electric cars on our roads and more use of green electricity. Purchase and installation of the wallboxes are supported with a grant of €900. So far, around 385,000 applications for around 470,000 charging points have been received.

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Germany Charging Grant Climate Protection 321

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Audi is once again following its holistic approach here and is participating in the project to promote the development and meaningful implementation of innovative climate protection technologies. —Hagen Seifert, Head of Sustainable Product Concepts at Audi.

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Audi Iceland CO2 Carbon 446

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Our ambition is to take on a leading role not only in the development of beers and beverages, but also in beverage logistics and climate protection. We are the first company in Switzerland and even Europe to use these environmentally friendly trucks for beverage transport. —Thomas Amstutz, CEO of Feldschlösschen.

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Li-ion Climate Protection Switzerland Electric 269

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

All of this shows that we are fully committed to climate protection. The e-drive offers a thrilling peak performance of up to 530 horsepower. And, we will not use any rare earths in the electric motor. I can assure you and our customers: We will fulfill the tough European CO 2 regulations for 2020 and 2021.

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BMW Concept Range Climate Protection 377

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2023

Mercedes-Benz is investing a double-digit million Euro amount in the construction of the balance sheet CO 2 -neutral plant, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of a scientific research project.

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Germany Mercedes Batteries Battery 372

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Even though we are in unprecedented times, due to the ongoing pandemic, we have to make sure that climate protection and sustainability efforts remain at the forefront. This is why we have taken the decision to neutralize the carbon emission of all our LCL shipments. —Tim Scharwath, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight.

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Carbon Emissions Global Climate Protection 321

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

The aviation industry is facing similar challenges to the chemical industry: ongoing progress must be made with climate protection despite high energy requirements. The structure of the surface imitates the properties of shark skin. Photo: Sonja Brüggemann, Lufthansa Technik AG).

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Climate Protection Emissions Fleet Industrial 482

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

—Olaf Lies (SPD), Lower Saxony’s Minister for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection. Our decision to replace the entire diesel fleet in Bremervörde with Alstom’s hydrogen trains makes us a trailblazer in the transportation revolution.

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Hydrogen Supplies Batteries Battery 322

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

Over the past year and a half, the company has invested around €10 million at Rolls-Royce Solutions in Augsburg in test bench modernization, hydrogen infrastructure and other measures as part of its ‘Net Zero at Power Systems’ climate protection program. Otto Preiss, Rolls-Royce Power Systems Chief Technology Officer and COO.

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Climate Hydrogen Supplies Engine 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

This new program will be aligned with forthcoming changes to the Advanced Clean Cars automaker regulations, as well as the SB 375 program—the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act—which requires regional GHG reductions through land use and transportation planning.

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Clean Cleaning California Standards 317

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2023

This project is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. This will be ensured by two mtu fuel cell systems and two combined heat and power plants with mtu Series 4000 hydrogen engines.

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Power Grid Fuel Powered Power 259

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

This fuel is of particular interest to Volkswagen’s major and fleet customers whose diesel vehicles cover many kilometers a year as its use helps to achieve climate protection goals.

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Renewable Diesel Climate Protection 2018 284

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Currently unavoidable CO 2 emissions are offset by investments in certified climate protection projects elsewhere. A savings potential of about 33% was identified for the first step alone by the end of 2019. Volkswagen is achieving major CO 2 improvements in the production of battery cells, one of the hotspots in the supply chain.

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Carbon Production Climate Protection Electric 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Daimler AG has received top marks for disclosure of its climate protection measures aimed at combating climate change, receiving the maximum 100 points in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP’s) “Climate Disclosure Leadership Index” and an “A” rating in the “Climate Performance Leadership Index”.

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Climate Climate Protection Mercedes Climate Change 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The 2013 review analyzed the corporate economic, environmental, and social sustainability performance of 31 automotive companies, seven of them from Europe, with reference to criteria such as environmental and climate protection strategy, innovation management and corporate social responsibility.

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Industrial Industry Climate Change Climate Protection 220

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2019

Unfortunately, due to our grid situation, electric cars are still too early for this strategic goal in the sense of German climate protection efforts. —Buchal et al.

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Germany CO2 Powered Power 406

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

California’s Climate Protection Strategies do not help meet NAAQS Standards. If the near zero technologies outlined in this paper are developed in the time frame described herein, they will dramatically enhance the state’s ability to meet air quality standards and climate protection objectives. Click to enlarge.

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Gas Climate Emissions California 257

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2022

The agency is a flexible and fast state funding instrument with which the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) want to support and accelerate the identification and development of innovative ideas.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2022

EFuels make an important contribution to climate protection and complement our electromobility in a meaningful way. The additional capital will be used to develop industrial eFuel facilities in Chile, the US and Australia, which have large supplies of renewable energy.

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Porsche Chile Global Industrial 243

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

This is a decision in favor of climate protection and a key signal for committing to the protection of the environment and society and the series production of climate-friendly technical solutions. However, this will only be possible if customers accept our advanced alternative powertrains. —Martin Winterkorn.

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CO2 Climate Protection Climate Fleet 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2020

To make an effective contribution to climate protection, the overall environmental balance of all vehicle components must be improved and partners brought into the process. A quarter of BMW Group vehicles sold in Europe should have an electric drive train by 2021; a third in 2025 and half in 2030.

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Li-ion BMW Building Sweden 338

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2023

Energy-intensive power-to-heat systems like this new electric ring hearth furnace support the decarbonization of heat generation—an essential aspect of climate protection. They generate heat by climate-friendly means and can be powered among other things with excess energy from renewables.

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BMW Climate Protection Gas-Electric Electric 259

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This deal will see DHL Express become the first cargo operator to use Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel on flights departing from SFO and will enable them to contribute to their climate protection target to reduce all logistics-related emissions to zero by the year 2050.

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Supplies Fuel San Francisco Climate Protection 259

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Train and certify 80% of its employees as GoGreen specialists and involve them in its environmental and climate protection activities. This includes joining partners to plant one million trees each year.

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San Francisco Climate Protection Fleet Alternative Fuels 223

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

In Namibia, we are currently setting up an industrial-scale production with the support of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK). The Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection is funding the construction of the pilot electrolysis plant with €8 million.

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Namibia Green Climate Protection Hydrogen 195

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2013

More specifically, he suggests that other than supporting fundamental R&D, programs to promote alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) “ are not currently warranted for climate protection. A final implication is that, beyond fundamental R&D in hope of breakthroughs, policies to promote AFVs are not currently warranted for climate protection.

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Fuel Supplies Transportation Climate Protection 236