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New Ultra-Fast EV Charger Can Deliver 100 Kilometres of Range in Three Minutes
BMW and Porsche have pulled ahead of Tesla in the race to field ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations, with a new model that delivers ... -
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EU Gas Pipelines Could Become Stranded Assets by Mid-Century, Cañete Warns
Natural gas pipelines are at risk of becoming stranded assets by mid-century as the European Commission pursues its 2050 decarbonization strategy, EU climate commissioner ... -
EU Court Shoots Down Post-Dieselgate Emissions Standard, Empowers Cities to Fight Air Pollution
The General Court of the European Union has upheld the cities of Paris, Brussels, and Madrid in a challenge to what they see as ... -
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Falling Cost of Renewables, Batteries Allows Countries to Boost Their Paris Commitments
The falling cost of renewable electricity and lithium-ion batteries will make it “substantially cheaper” for countries to fulfill their carbon reduction commitments under the ... -
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London Mayor Khan Declares Climate Emergency, Pushes Carbon Neutral Deadline from 2050 to 2030
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is declaring a climate emergency and calling for more urgent action by the UK government “to avert an ecological breakdown ... -
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Daimler Plans €20-Billion Battery Buy by 2030
German automotive giant Daimler is planning to spend more than €20 billion on battery cells through 2030 as it prepares for the rise of ... -
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Smart Highways Would Turn Roads Into a ‘Positive Social, Environmental Force’
A shift to smart highways is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ready for prime time when ... -
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B.C. Climate Plan Lays Out Rapid Shift from Fossil Energy to Electricity
Higher carbon prices and measures to shift individuals and industry off fossil fuels are key pillars of CleanBC, the new climate action plan unveiled ... -
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Rising Oil Use, GHG Emissions Will Mean ‘Faster, More Furious’ Climate Change
A pair of new studies coinciding with the opening of this year’s UN climate conference in Katowice, Poland shows oil consumption increasing, greenhouse gas ... -
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France’s Yellow Vest Protests Point to Shortcomings in Carbon Pricing Policies
The massive Yellow Vest protests in France are emerging as the latest example of the public pushback that takes hold when one of the ... -
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Schumer to Trump: No Infrastructure Bill in 2019 Without Action on Climate
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is demanding a novel quid pro quo from Donald Trump as the 2019 legislative session looms—if the ... -
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EU Sets 2050 Carbon Neutral Target, 10 Years Too Late for CAN-Europe
The European Union has set a 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality, 10 years later than the target adopted in early October by Climate Action ... -
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GM Plant Closure Shows Industry Transition Catching Canada, Ontario Flat-Footed
The more than 2,500 workers at General Motors’ 65-year-old auto assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario were among the casualties earlier this week when the ...
