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Law firm Akerman launches EV infrastructure-oriented legal team – Charged EVs

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One of these new units is the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Team, which “provides its clients, including businesses, municipalities and universities, with the diverse legal services needed to further the transportation transformation for automated, connected and electric vehicles.”

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Sophia Muirhead Is IEEE’s Next Executive Director

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During that time, she improved the company’s standards, finance, and publishing protocols; oversaw the evolution of the organization’s contracting process; and deftly navigated export controls, sanctions, and other compliance regulations. Ray Liu , IEEE president and CEO, said in a news release announcing her appointment.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. ‘Environment’ was a word that appeared more often in spelling contests than on the evening news. Countries must produce new national climate plans that align with limiting the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. In South Korea, nine organizations, including shipping companies and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute , plan to develop and demonstrate large ships powered by SMRs. The good news is that G7 countries with some E.U.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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ICCT: based on EU government tests, only 10% of Euro 6 cars meet NOx limit in real-world driving conditions

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A new study by the independent research organization International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has compiled the test results from government agencies across Europe for 541 Euro 5 and Euro 6 diesel passenger cars. meaning that the actual emissions are more than 4 times the legal limit of 180 mg/km. Source: ICCT.

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Cockpit Recording’s Erasure Hampers Boeing 737 Max 9 Investigation

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In 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization, an arm of the United Nations, adopted a standard calling for recorders capable of capturing the last 25 hours of audio on all new aircraft starting in 2021. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s 25-hour mandate went into effect in January 2021 for new planes.

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