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EMISSIONS: 5 takeaways from the COP24 global climate summit

  • Date: 17-12-18
  • Category: EMISSIONS
  • Source: Politico

1. The agreement won't stop climate change Will the rulebook save the planet? No, it won’t. Current climate pledges — if implemented — will limit warming to about 3 degrees Celsius. That's better than doing nothing, but far above what scientists consider safe.

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FUEL CELLS: Senior China Official Urges Shift Toward Fuel-Cell Vehicles

  • Date: 17-12-18
  • Category: FUEL CELLS
  • Source: Bloomberg

After spending billions of dollars in subsidies for lithium-battery electric cars, China should now shift its focus toward developing vehicles using the competing hydrogen fuel-cell technology, a former top official said.

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FUEL CELLS: Researchers use jiggly Jell-O to make powerful new hydrogen fuel catalyst

  • Date: 14-12-18
  • Category: FUEL CELLS
  • Source: Phys.org

A cheap and effective new catalyst developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, can generate hydrogen fuel from water just as efficiently as platinum, currently the best—but also most expensive—water-splitting catalyst out there. Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-12-jiggly-jell-o-powerful-hydrogen-fuel.html#jCp

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MACROECONOMICS: France Exacerbates Euro-Area Slowdown as China Weakness Mounts

A gauge of manufacturing and services in the euro region unexpectedly dropped to its lowest in just over four years in December. While the drop was driven mainly by France where the “Yellow Vests” movement led to a contraction, there’s also signs that underlying momentum is dropping off.

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EMISSIONS: EU court backs cities' complaint on emissions, scraps higher NOx limits

  • Date: 14-12-18
  • Category: EMISSIONS
  • Source: Reuters

A European Union court upheld on Thursday a complaint by the city authorities of Paris, Brussels and Madrid against an EU rule change on vehicle emissions they said had increased pollution, and it partly overturned the regulation.

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LITHIUM: Mineral Resources and Albemarle agree $1.15bn lithium deal

  • Date: 14-12-18
  • Category: LITHIUM
  • Source: Mining Weekly

Australia's Mineral Resources on Friday signed a binding deal to sell a stake in its Wodgina Lithium Project and form a lithium joint venture with US-based Albemarle Corp for $1.15-billion.

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AUTO PRODUCTION: Ex-Porsche CEO tries to save combustion engine from scrapheap

As tightening emissions rules in China and elsewhere force the car industry to embrace battery power, a German startup says it has the technology to give the combustion engine a reprieve.

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AUTO SALES: European Car Sales Slump in November With No Sign of Rebound

  • Date: 14-12-18
  • Category: AUTO SALES
  • Source: Bloomberg

Automaker shares fell after the European Automobile Manufacturers Association reported passenger-car registrations slid 8.1 percent in the in November from a year earlier. That dragged down year-to-date growth to 0.6 percent in the European Union and European Free Trade Association area.

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