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Get Your Monkeywrenches Ready! Politicians Beg For Climate Change Wake Up Call

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Brave environmental activists from Greenpeace actually took a bold climate initiative today, doing so in my grandfather’s homeland of Italy, where they occupied four coal-fired power plants. It’s a shame they didn’t hold those plants hostage until they turn those plants into “clean coal&# plants.

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Coal India, NMDC assessing lithium mines overseas: Report  | Autocar Professional

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State-run miners Coal India and NMDC are assessing the lithium mines in Australia and Chile to get critical minerals, Secretary of Mines V.L. A separate delegation will head to Congo, Rao said. The post Coal India, NMDC assessing lithium mines overseas: Report | Autocar Professional appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Coal India, NMDC exploring lithium mines overseas – ET Auto

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State-run miners Coal India and NMDC are exploring lithium mines in Chile and Australia , Secretary of Mines V.L. A separate delegation will head to Congo, Rao said. India will additionally take a delegation to Zambia in June, with executives from the Tata Group and Vedanta, he said. Kantha Rao said on Wednesday.

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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

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This can be accomplished by building upon the above EV and ICE vehicle policy recommendations, coupled with 100 percent methane capture, retiring all coal-fired electric generation as well as converting the US electric grid with 80 percent clean energy by 2030. Pablo Di Si There are also income caps. The automakers do have a point.

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CLEE, NRGI studying ways to improve sustainability and governance across EV battery supply chain

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A battery produced in a jurisdiction using coal-fired electricity, for example, will have significantly higher emissions than one produced using cleaner power. Differences in battery materials and production techniques, including the location and energy mix of production, also affect the emissions profiles of different EVs.

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Low-lying and other vulnerable countries calling for fast action on non-CO2 global warming pollutants

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Methane is another potent climate warmer that needs to be targeted; capturing emissions from sources such as landfills and coal mines would benefit the climate system and the gas could then be used as a source of energy. Reducing tropospheric ozone can improve public health as well as agricultural productivity.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Manufacturing an EV battery using coal-based electricity results in more than three times the greenhouse-gas emissions of manufacturing a battery with electricity from renewable sources. 70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020.