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QuantumScape promised a revolutionary EV battery. Here’s why investors are still waiting
A solid-state battery development lab for QuantumScape. QuantumScape The electric vehicle space has seen a handful of impressive stock market debuts in recent years, but battery start-up QuantumScape’s first few weeks of trading were remarkable even by EV stock standards. QuantumScape, which was founded in 2010, went public via a merger with a special-purpose […]
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Scientists find microplastics in fresh Antarctic snow for first time
David Merron Photography | Moment | Getty Images Scientists have found microplastics in fresh snowfall in Antarctica for the first time, highlighting the extent of global plastic pollution as even the most remote regions experience contamination. Researchers from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand gathered samples of snow from 19 different sites in the […]
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John Kerry says clean energy transition is the largest market the world has ever seen
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry listens as President Gabriel Boric Chile speaks before a signing ceremony for the “International Coalition to Connect Marine Protected Areas” at the CEO Summit of the Americas on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The CEO Summit entered its’ second day of events alongside the Summit of […]
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Nio reports wider first-quarter loss as Covid shutdowns in China hamper deliveries
Nio’s et5 electric sedan is set to begin deliveries in Sept. 2022. Nio Chinese electric-vehicle maker Nio lost $281.2 million in the first quarter, wider than the $68.8 million it lost a year ago, as it scrambled to keep pace with intense demand amid China’s recent Covid-related shutdowns. Here are other key numbers from Nio’s […]
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Goodbye gasoline cars? EU lawmakers vote to ban new sales from 2035
Traffic in Paris, France, on May 12, 2020. The European Parliament now supports the European Commission’s goal of a 100% cut in emissions from new passenger cars and vans by 2035. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images European lawmakers have voted to ban the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans in […]
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Biden announces standards to make electric vehicle charging stations accessible
U.S. President Joe Biden announces the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of administration efforts to lower gasoline prices, during remarks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, March 31, 2022. […]
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‘The inevitable’: People living on the coast could be forced to move due to climate change, UK warns
Houses on the east coast of England, photographed in 2020. On Tuesday, the chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency said climate change meant some coastal communities would have to move. Owen Humphreys | PA Images | Getty Images The chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency has issued a stark warning to coastal communities, […]
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Volkswagen is ‘actively’ looking to build new electric vehicle and battery facilities in the U.S., exec says
Scott Keogh, VW, in San Francisco, California, Sept. 18, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Volkswagen is “actively” looking to establish new assembly and battery facilities in the U.S., Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh told CNBC on Wednesday. Keogh declined to discuss potential locations for such operations. The […]
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U.S. to ban sale of single-use plastic on public lands, national parks by 2032
Trash in the saw grass at the Big Cypress National Preserve Park. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday it will phase out the sale of single-use plastic products in national parks and other public lands by 2032, in an attempt to mitigate a major contributor to […]
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Why plant-based protein can be good for food security, according to Singapore’s Temasek
SINGAPORE — The shift toward plant-based proteins may benefit food security, the chief sustainability officer of Singapore’s state investor said Tuesday. Steve Howard of Temasek said around 18% of calories come from livestock, but 80% of agricultural land is used for farm animals. In some markets, 80% of grain is fed to livestock, he told […]
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