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JUNE 17, 2022

In the puzzle of climate change, the Earth’s oceans are an immense and crucial piece. But gathering accurate and sufficient data about the oceans to feed climate and weather models has been a huge technical challenge. When we measure from the surface all the way down, and we measure globally, it’s very clear.” Susan Wijffels.

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JULY 13, 2021

TotalEnergies, which operates more than 15,500 service stations globally, and Hyzon, a leading supplier of hydrogen fuel cell-powered trucks, already have hydrogen refueling stations and hydrogen-powered vehicles in operation, respectively. The MoU strengthens the existing commercial relationship.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Global investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) tripled to $3 billion, and that in hydrogen was $1.5 We need to be talking about trillions per year if we are to meet climate goals. A geographical split of BNEF’s energy transition investment data shows that Europe accounted for the biggest slice of global investment, at $166.2

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Mobility company Transdev , through its subsidiary Proxiway, which specializes in car sharing, has launched, in partnership with the Toshiba group, an innovative car sharing service using solar energy and quick-charge points in the eco-district of La Confluence, Lyon, France. The project will run for two years until December 2015.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

In a vivid example of how a small geographic feature may have far-reaching impacts on climate, new research shows that water levels in the Bering Strait—which separates the US and Russia by only 90 kilometers (56 miles)—helped drive global climate patterns during ice age episodes dating back more than 100,000 years.

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MAY 27, 2015

The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide a fleet of 200 all-electric vehicles as the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris later this year. More than 20,000 UN participants from 195 countries are expected to attend the annual climate summit. van, the Renault Fluence Z.E.

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JULY 1, 2023

The partnership will benefit from Imerys’ existing mining footprint in Cornwall, its experienced teams, and solid infrastructure, as well as its lithium expertise developed through its EMILI (Exploitation de MIca Lithinifère par Imerys) project in France—expected to be one of the largest lithium extraction projects in Europe.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 3, 2020

The project results therefore contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 13 on Climate Action of the UN Global Compact through decarbonization with the major advantage of doing so at a lower cost than the technologies currently in use.

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JUNE 3, 2021

The governments of Denmark, Norway, and the United States, along with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, will lead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission as part of Mission Innovation.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Despite the much-vaunted megatrend involving the global electrification drive and shift to renewable energy , the most ambitious pledges by Big Oil to pursue net-zero agendas remain weak at best. BIT:ENI) recently unveiled what has been hailed as the most ambitious climate pledge yet by an oil supermajor.

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JULY 13, 2022

The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. emissions coming from exhaust gases produced during lime production and store them permanently in offshore geological formations in France. A third project will capture the CO?

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MAY 12, 2020

Stavrakou and her colleagues used satellite measurements of air quality to estimate the changes in nitrogen dioxide pollution over the major epicenters of the outbreak: China, South Korea, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Iran and the United States. The temperature data are from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (2017).

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

The global transportation industry firms lag behind ‘Global 500 Companies’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and setting reduction targets, according to a new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Liquid fuel consumption by end-use sector, 2006-2030. Source: CDP. Click to enlarge. trillion to US GDP (9.5%).

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

France-based Global Bioenergies, a company developing a processes to convert renewable resources into hydrocarbons through fermentation, has joined aireg (Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V.) We are very excited about Global Bioenergies’ membership in our initiative. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 26, 2021

Kynar CTO PVDF grades using the mass balance approach under the ISCC+ certification process will be produced first in Arkema’s Pierre-Bénite plant in France for its European customers, focusing initially on grades specifically targeted for the lithium-ion battery market. —Anthony Bonnet, Global R&D Director for Fluoropolymers.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Driving this innovation in technology, is a sincere commitment from BYD to provide safe and appealing solutions that reduce pollution from carbon emissions and address the issue of climate change, supporting the initiative to Cool the Earth by 1?. Global leader in new energy vehicles. Globally, BYD has committed to more than 2.6

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

As the UN climate conference COP21 opened in Paris, Bill Gates announced the formation of the “ Breakthrough energy coalition ”, an investment grouping of global billionaires focused on developing the technologies that will create a new zero-carbon energy mix. Xavier Niel, Founder, Iliad Group, France.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Hydrogen is a good energy-storage solution for climate-friendly transportation that can supplement battery-electric mobility. The global multi-energy company TotalEnergies intends to operate up to 150 hydrogen filling stations directly or indirectly in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France by 2030.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

ResponsibleSteel is the industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative, dedicated to defining and promoting responsible practice, aimed at improving: Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. The first wave of auditing includes sites in Belgium, Germany, Spain and France with others to follow.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The logistics industry is currently responsible for 11 percent of global carbon emissions. To fight against climate change, the transport sector needs true decarbonization. The fuel alternative is being implemented to improve Grundfos’ linehaul between its production sites Bjerringbro, Denmark and Longeville-Les-Saint-Avold, France.

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JULY 5, 2018

The City of Paris and Groupe Renault announced their intention to share their expertise and skills to develop electric mobility for Parisians, Île-de-France residents and visitors. This will make it possible to offer Parisians and Ile-de-France residents a healthier, less polluted living environment, where everyone can move more easily.

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APRIL 6, 2021

These investments will enable FiveT to establish itself at the heart of the hydrogen industry and help advance a broader global mission to address climate change and accelerate the energy transition. FiveT will communicate more broadly about the project in the coming days.

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JUNE 12, 2021

From the researchers’ point of view, this underlines the need to further reduce emissions of soot that is harmful to health and the climate, as the carbon-containing particles still contribute to health hazards and climate warming even over distances of several hundred kilometers. Poulain, L., Fahlbusch, B., Spindler, G., Birmili, W.,

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JULY 6, 2017

The AETC facilities will provide testing capabilities for global compliance, including Euro 6d Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), as well as incorporating Real World Driving Emissions (RDE) testing capabilities.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented its proposals for December’s climate change talks to the UN Secretary General’s Summit on Climate Change in New York. The forum took place in the run-up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen this December.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Global carbon dioxide emissions show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK). The study, which also involved the University of East Anglia (UK) and other global institutions, is part of the annual carbon budget update by the Global Carbon Project.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Global urbanization requires urban logistics and truck transport with zero emissions and less noise with increasing urgency. However, there will not be one singular energy source that addresses climate change and all other environmental issues. Sales will start in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands.

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JUNE 24, 2019

Last month, the Committee on Climate Change published a report— Net Zero: The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming —which concluded that “net zero is necessary, feasible and cost effective.” Professor Frances Wall, Professor of Applied Mineralogy at Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter.

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JULY 5, 2018

The City of Paris and Groupe Renault announced their intention to share their expertise and skills to develop electric mobility for Parisians, Île-de-France residents and visitors. This will make it possible to offer Parisians and Ile-de-France residents a healthier, less polluted living environment, where everyone can move more easily.

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MAY 26, 2022

—Pierre Duret of DI2S Consulting & Training and former director Powertrain and Sustainable Mobility, IFP School (France). Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. DI2S Consulting & Training, Paris, France. Aramco Americas. Mahle Powertrain, Plymouth, MI.

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JUNE 26, 2012

Launched at the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, the Global Initiative for Resource-Efficient Cities is intended to work with local and national governments, the private sector and civil society groups to promote energy efficient buildings, efficient water use, sustainable waste management and other activities.

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JULY 30, 2019

The Urbino 12 hydrogen model fuel cell electric bus (FCEB)—capable of traveling 350 kilometers on a single hydrogen refueling—was unveiled by Solaris at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2019, held in June in Stockholm, Sweden. —including both England and Scotland—and now Italy.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

A two-year Cooperative Research Program conducted through SAE International to investigate the safety and environmental performance of the low-global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerant HFO-1234yf for mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems has finished its study. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Vehicle Systems. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is installing 90 new charge spots for electric vehicles in and around Paris for the COP21 global summit on climate change. The installation is being done in partnership with French energy provider EDF, Schneider Electric, Aéroports de Paris, Paris City Council and SNCF, France’s national railway company.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Diplomats were recalled from their hotels to block the move, and Rasmussen instead called a brief adjournment following intervention by UK Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband, as well as Australian and US officials. The relative valuation of potential emissions offsets (e.g.

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