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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

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Despite extremely low LME nickel exchange inventories, which are currently at the 2007 level and amount to less than 5 days of global use only, the LME nickel contract was down by 30% since the beginning of the year. The estimate for nickel demand in 2023 has been downgraded from the previously expected 3.34 Mt to 3.22

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Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

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However, while greenhouse gases cause warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere, some aerosols can have a cooling effect on the climate because the aerosol particles cause more of the sun’s light to be reflected away from the planet. Global and regional-mean temperature responses to identical aerosol emissions in different regions.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014.

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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% SUVs now represent nearly 40% of the global LDV market.

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T&E: Europe burns 19 million bottles of sunflower and rapeseed oil every day in cars

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Ukraine accounts for 40% of the global sunflower oil exports and is also Europe’s largest supplier of rapeseed oil. Recently, Indonesia temporarily banned exports of palm oil to stabilize local prices. Policymakers should end support for food crop biofuels now and help to avoid a growing global food catastrophe.

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VinFast’s (VFS) global EV dealer network grows following new agreement in Middle East

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Following recent Q4 2023 results that relayed a miss on annual delivery targets, Vietnamese EV automaker VinFast continues to bolster its global presence with the help of distribution specialists. The post VinFast’s (VFS) global EV dealer network grows following new agreement in Middle East appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

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A skyrocketing nickel price would have major repercussions on the climate ambitions of countries around the world, and will ultimately hamper the adoption of EVs. Geopolitical issues such as the Russia-Ukraine situation disturb the fine balance of battery metal supply chains.