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July 18, 2024 Manufacturing

The State Of Workers’ Rights Is Disputed At The Republican National Convention

Thousands of delegates and alternates from the 56 US states and territories traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the July 15-18 Republican Convention to choose their party’s nominee for President. Of the over 80 speakers who took the podium to suppor...

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July 18, 2024 Sustainability

Negative emissions: Scientists debate role of CO2 removal in tackling climate change

Hundreds of scientists gathered in Oxford in June to discuss the many different ways of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the role it can play in tackling climate change.

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July 17, 2024 Manufacturing

Could EVs Of The Future Really Balance Grid Flow Fluctuation?

The advancement of smart grid technologies and renewable energy sources has transformed the automobile and power industries. We know that electric vehicle batteries produce much less carbon than their internal combustion engine vehicle counterparts. ...

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July 17, 2024 Sustainability

Worked to death: Top UN expert slams migrant exploitation

Lacking protections, seasonal migrant labourers risk a ‘cycle of exploitation’ in the West, warns UN’s special rapporteur on modern slavery.

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July 16, 2024 Sustainability

Are China’s blue carbon credits a free pass to harm its oceans?

The purchase of blue carbon credits should only be considered if directly remediating environmental damage is not possible, experts say.

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July 16, 2024 Manufacturing

New Study: A Fraction Of EU’s Planned Battery Production Can Power The Shift To LEVs

A modal shift to LEVs using planned battery capacity in Europe can reduce both dependencies on critical raw materials and cut 30Mt of transport’s CO2e emissions by 2030. A new study by EIT Urban Mobility and EIT InnoEnergy, both supported by the Euro...

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July 16, 2024 Manufacturing

Eramet Inaugurates Its Direct Lithium Extraction Plant in Argentina

Becoming the first European company to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate at industrial scale Start of the commissioning of the Centenario direct lithium extraction plant, located in Salta Province, Argentina; first production planned in Novembe...

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July 16, 2024 Manufacturing

Nissan Will Be UK Distributor For Silence’s SO4 Nano Microcar & E-Motorcycles

Beginning this fall, Nissan will be the UK distributor for the SO4 Nano electric microcar and electric motorcycle models built by the Spanish e-mobility company Silence, which will help expand the reach of Silence and give UK drivers more options for...

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July 16, 2024 Sustainability

Seven Clean Seas co-founder Ben Moody steps back after five years

Moody joined the ocean clean-up and plastic credits firms in 2019 at the age of 23.