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BASF and RWE proposing 2GW offshore wind farm for green electricity and hydrogen for chemical industry

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Another output of this process is high-purity solid carbon, a valuable raw material that can replace carbon in various industrial sectors, such as the steel industry. It shows very clearly how climate protection and competitiveness can be harmonized in the chemical industry.

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Volkswagen Group continues switch to low-emission logistics with order for four more LNG ships

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Volkswagen was one of the first car manufacturers to subscribe to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement that aim to limit global warming to significantly less than two degrees by 2050. Only unavoidable emissions are offset by climate protection measures. The use of LNG not only reduces CO 2 emissions.

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Let Us Now Murder AB 2145 Before It Kills Community Choice Power

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If you’ve caught Assemblyman Bradford’s act before it will not surprise you to hear that Bradford said things like, WE in the utility industry know…” He can’t help himself. Senator Wright is a climate change denier and is “suspicious of renewable energy.” Always has been. Senator Alex Padilla.

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Volkswagen Group selected as new Industry Group Leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

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RobecoSAM AG has listed Volkswagen AG as the Industry Group Leader in the Automobiles and Components sector in this year’s review of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). The report analyzes the initiatives of the world’s largest listed companies in addressing countermeasures against climate change.

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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

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The fuel is produced from materials such as used oil from restaurants and the food industry. 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.

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Porsche strengthens commitment to industrial production of eFuels with $75M investment in HIF Global

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

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Haru Oni e-fuels demo plant in Chile officially opens

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We are very interested in importing climate-friendly hydrogen derivatives and fuels. The Chilean-German energy partnership launched in 2019 offers great potential to cooperate on climate protection and the indispensable transformation of the fuel industry. We firmly support this groundbreaking project.

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