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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Log scale) Source: EEA.

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Azerbaijan Plans Caspian-Black Sea Energy Corridor

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Azerbaijan next week will garner much of the attention of the climate tech world, and not just because it will host COP29 , the United Nation’s giant annual climate change conference. Organizers hope to build the undersea cable within the next six years at an estimated cost of €3.5 Long-distance lines would carry up to 1.5

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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In a vote of 340 votes for, 279 votes against, and 21 abstentions, the law will push for new performance standards for new cars and vans in line with the EU’s climate goals. The push to transition consumers toward all-electric powertrains is an effort to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and reach lofty climate goals.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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says Darragh Conway , a climate policy expert at Climate Focus in Amsterdam. After all, the cost of renewables continues to plummet. In October, Romania adopted a plan to double its nuclear capacity by 2031. And I think a lot of them will look to official standards that have been adopted, such as the EU’s taxonomy.”

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Autovista24 – EV outlook 2025 – What is in store for Europe?

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How has the technology developed in terms of total cost of ownership (TCO)? The same is true in Eastern Europe, with Poland, Romania and Hungary also seeing lower shares. Plus, a warmer climate means batteries avoid the stress of colder weather. The diesel was by far the most expensive in terms of total cost of ownership.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. By contrast, the last time BYD executives traveled to the Detroit auto show they rented a suburban house to save the cost of hotel rooms. near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple.

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