Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

The fact is: we must and want to promote the switch to climate-friendly mobility urgently. Today we are taking a giant step towards climate-friendly mobility. We are taking a big step on the way to making our economy climate-neutral. A central area for this is the steel industry as well as the chemical industry.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2019

A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from IIASA, Boston University, and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice found that by mid-century, climate change will increase the demand for energy globally, even with modest warming. The world is dependent on energy both for human wellbeing and society’s continued development.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2021

Infinium, an electrofuels solution provider, announced the close of a funding round bringing together a consortium of investors including Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), AP Ventures, Neuman & Esser, and the Grantham Environmental Trust.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

Major economies led the resurgence as a pick-up in economic activity pushed energy demand higher and significant policies measures to boost clean energy were lacking. Many economies are now seeing emissions climbing above pre-crisis levels. China was the only major economy that grew in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2021

The battery-electric locomotive is expected to reduce the environmental impact from emissions along the route in an efficient manner, while improving the fuel economy for the entire consist by at least 10%. When running on the mainline, both the battery-electric and diesel locomotives will power the train.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

The research and development of this technology is being part funded by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Last year, Rolls-Royce announced a pathway to net zero carbon emissions and its electrical technology is one way in which the company is helping decarbonize critical parts of the global economy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWi) has approved €900 million for the innovative funding instrument H2Global. Green hydrogen plays a central role in the transformation of our economy. —Robert Habeck, Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2020

The analysis, published in Nature Climate Change , was conducted by researchers from the University of East Anglia, Stanford University, the CICERO Center for International Climate Research and CSIRO as part of the Global Carbon Project. This research is supported through funding from the Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub of the?Australian

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2023

To achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the clean hydrogen market capacity can grow to 170 million tons (MtH 2 eq) in 2030 and to 600 MtH 2 eq in 2050. Reducing our carbon emissions and the physical and economic damages from unmitigated climate change is a massive win for nations and businesses alike. trillion in developing economies.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2022

But a range of both advanced and emerging economies have recently announced energy strategies that include substantial roles for nuclear power as well as considerable financial incentives to invest in it. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

CTE, a nonprofit that advocates for clean, sustainable, innovative transportation and energy technologies, managed the administration of the project, particularly as it related to the funds secured through California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that uses cap-and-trade dollars to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen the economy (..)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

This is the only way we can get people excited about climate-friendly mobility and switch them from an internal combustion engine to an electric car. The upper price limit of 44 cents per kWh was chosen taking into account both market economy and climate policy aspects. Charging must be possible anytime and anywhere in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

These companies believe that accelerating investment in hydrogen will help the US deliver on its climate goals while creating a stronger economy with new, good-paying jobs. The founding members—Air Liquide, Anglo American, Bloom Energy, CF Industries, Chart Industries, Cummins Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

CARB has awarded those funds to the Port of Los Angeles for the ZANZEFF project as part of California Climate Investments, a California initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Through meaningful engagement with the local community, building out the value chain downstream and around Lithium Valley can drive a just transition for the region, while catapulting the US into a leadership position in the 21 st Century economy. —Danny Kennedy, CEO of New Energy Nexus. Source: New Energy Nexus.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

The ultra-lean burn engine is an eco-friendly technology that increases thermal efficiency and fuel economy compared to conventional engines leading to further reduction of greenhouse gases. The tests will be conducted by researchers in the Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC) at KAUST.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

Advocacy group Coltura has published a report that finds converting the biggest users of gasoline to EVs in the next ten years is critical to reaching climate goals and that present EV policies are poorly suited to accomplishing that conversion.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

I’m pleased that we’re making progress on this international lighthouse project for the hydrogen economy together with strong international partners from business and politics. We’re jointly developing and realising the world’s first integrated and commercial large-scale plant for producing synthetic, climate-neutral fuels.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2023

One of the challenges of constructing a global hydrogen economy is hydrogen transportation by sea. The world is undergoing an energy transition to reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change. Solid air hydrogen liquefaction, the missing link of the hydrogen economy.” —Julian Hunt Resources Hunt, J., Montanari, P.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A combination of falling costs for solar and wind power, improved performance as well as economies of scale for electrolyzers could make it possible. Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

Introduced in the strengthened climate plan, A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy, and reaffirmed in Budget 2021, the fund grows the domestic clean fuels market, supports the implementation of the Clean Fuels Standard and delivers on early actions outlined in the Hydrogen Strategy for Canada. Seamus O’Regan Jr.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2021

While an increased demand for travel has led to increasing CO 2 emissions since 1990, improvements in average new vehicle fuel economy since 2005 has slowed the rate of increase of CO 2 emissions. The number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by light-duty vehicles (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

By using that momentum to accelerate the development of the European battery value chain, we are making our economy more resilient to future crises. By further investing in Vulcan, and the other lithium mining projects, Europe could cover most of its anticipated lithium demand from regional resources.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

We face a growing crisis of climate change and nature loss and we all need to take action with urgency. For 15 years, we have been partnering to do the work and continually raising our sustainability ambitions across climate action, nature, waste and people. Healthy societies, resilient economies and thriving businesses rely on nature.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The European Commission is proposing modernizing EU legislation on batteries; this would be the first initiative delivered among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. They promote competitive sustainability and are necessary for green transport, clean energy and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

According to BNEF, developed countries and multilateral institutions should include electric vehicle investments, incentives and charging infrastructure deployments in their international climate finance plans, making capital available to emerging economies that have credible plans to develop this sector.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The project aims at jointly developing holistic hydrogen solutions for rail transport and offering them to customers to promote the hydrogen economy in Germany and Europe and support decarbonization in the mobility sector. Our cooperation with Siemens Energy paves the way for sustainable and climate-friendly mobility.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The project will cover the entire battery value chain from extraction of raw materials, design and manufacturing of battery cells and packs, and finally the recycling and disposal in a circular economy, with a strong focus on sustainability.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

A hydrogen exchange, similar to electricity and gas exchanges, could act as a catalyst for a market for climate-neutral hydrogen, according to an exploratory study, “A Hydrogen Exchange for the Climate”, presented to Eric Wiebes, the Netherlands Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

The government says that a booming, UK-wide hydrogen economy could be worth (£900) million (US$1.24 In the UK, a low-carbon hydrogen economy could deliver emissions savings equivalent to the carbon captured by 700 million trees by 2032 and is a key pillar of capitalizing on cleaner energy sources as the UK moves away from fossil fuels.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play as we progress towards climate neutrality. Our BMW iX5 Hydrogen test fleet will allow us to gain new and valuable insights, enabling us to present customers with an attractive product range once the hydrogen economy becomes a widespread reality.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Hydrogen is the chance to make large parts of mobility and the economy climate-neutral. The range of services extends to research, testing and services for regulation, codes and standards as well as training and further education. This we do.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

T&E performed a total cost of ownership calculation that includes external costs on health (air quality and noise) and climate (GHG emissions), including inputs from CE Delft. Nearly half of delivered and ordered electric buses come from three manufacturers: BYD: 600 units sold and a 20% market share. VDL: 500 units. Solaris: 330 units.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Operation with natural gas or biomethane makes the compact model economical and more climate-friendly with low emissions. The Audi A3 Sportback 30 g-tron is also a leader when it comes to economy, in part because of the favorable tax rate on natural gas and biomethane in Germany until 2026. Crash tests requirements are also easily met.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2023

Fuel economy of light-duty vehicles is another important factor. The decline in new light-duty vehicle fuel economy between 1990 and 2004 reflected the increasing market share of light-duty trucks, which grew from about 29.6% Emissions from petroleum consumption for transportation decreased by 4.0% following a decrease of 3.7%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

It is a visionary initiative and one that is aligned with Rio Tinto’s commitment to partnerships that provide solutions to combat climate change. This collaboration with InoBat will enable an important exchange of knowledge and information on lithium processing, recycling and technologies for the next generation of batteries.

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