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Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

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Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen, Aalborg municipal government representatives, and European media were invited to witness the first test runs of Geely methanol vehicles on Danish roads and visit the e-methanol production facility at Aalborg University.

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Researchers confirm existence of North Icelandic Jet current; implications for ocean response to climate change

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An international team of researchers has confirmed the presence of a deep-reaching ocean circulation system off Iceland—the North Icelandic Jet (NIJ)—that could significantly influence the ocean’s response to climate change in previously unforeseen ways. Credit: WHOI. Click to enlarge. Credit: WHOI.

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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study.

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EEA TERM Report Finds Efficiency Gains of Clean Vehicle Technology Being Offset By Ongoing Increases in Travel

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None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Click to enlarge.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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Curbing CO2 Emissions with Electric Transport. That’s around 16 times the GHG emissions of Iceland at that time, or the equivalent gas emissions of over 11 million vehicles in one year. A rock star and an environmentalist ignited Norway’s turn to electric transport with a road trip. million tonnes per year.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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And it's already clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the arrival of the future along several dimensions. Icelandic volcano eruption of 1973. A similar effect followed the eruption of a long-dormant Icelandic volcano in 1973. Remote working has become the new status quo in many sectors.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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Account for the entire quantity of CO 2 that has been transported to geologic storage sites. The systems will be tested in the laboratory and at the CarbFix sequestration project in Iceland, where CO 2 will be injected into a permeable basalt formation at 600 meters in depth. Advanced Resources International , Arlington, Va.

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