Drive Electric NZ

AUGUST 9, 2022

EV MYTH ONE: Manufacturing EVs is just as bad for the environment as ICEVs. It makes sense that electric vehicles are better for the environment than their ICEV counterparts, as they aren’t powered by fossil fuels. EV MYTH TWO: Producing electricity for EVs is just as bad for the environment as using ICEVs.

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Environment Electric Vehicles New Zealand Vehicles 52

Cars That Think

JANUARY 4, 2023

EPICS also funds engineering projects in four core categories: access and abilities; community needs; environment; and education and outreach. EPICS in IEEE (Engineering Projects in Community Service) empowers students to apply technical solutions to improve their communities and provides them with mentoring.

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Cars That Think

JULY 29, 2023

The program, offered virtually and in person, combines theory and hands-on training on topics such as community outreach and engagement, health care, the environment, and sustainability. Her first event was the 2019 PowerAfrica Conference , held in Abuja, Nigeria. It teaches leadership and other soft skills.

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Rwanda Engine Africa IDEA 94

Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

This action has promoted geographic diversity in both authorship of conference papers and society membership,” Ramirez Cortés says, “and fostered an inclusive environment for members of different cultures.” The society also has increased membership in Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia.

Africa 93

Africa United States Tunisia Canada 93

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2019

The resulting changes in the size, composition and distribution of the world’s population have important consequences for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the globally agreed targets for improving economic prosperity and social well-being while protecting the environment.

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Asia Africa New Zealand 2019 220

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In the three countries with the highest child populations (India, China and Nigeria), the number of cars is likely to grow considerably in the coming decades, which will be particularly marked in Africa, and substantial too in South Asia. The East Asia and Pacific region has 450 million children living in areas that exceed guideline limits.

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Pollution Nigeria Asia Africa 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

However, the partners note, in the current business environment, the risk-reward balance for early-stage investing in potentially transformative energy systems is unlikely to meet the market tests of traditional angel or VC investors. Aliko Dangote, Founder and Chief Executive, Dangote Group, Nigeria.

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Energy Saudi Arabia Carbon Global 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

If confidence around the compliance with cuts wavers, the market will necessarily correct lower, considering that it also faces the twin headwinds of resilient US production and a stronger dollar environment as the Fed begins to hike rates, ” Harry Tchilinguirian, an analyst with BNP Paribas, told S&P Global Platts.

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