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Honda Aims For Complete Transition To Electric Vehicles By 2040
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe has stated that the company eyes a complete shift from fossil fuel-based vehicles to electric cars by 2040. Reportedly, the Japanese carmaker will attempt to reach 40% of its overall sales via electric vehicles by 2030, 80% by 2035 and eventually reach complete transition by 2040. Mibe also said that Honda will strive to lead advancements in mobility, power unit, energy and robotics.
Tags: Honda, Toshihiro Mibe, Electric cars, fossil fuel
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India Counts 5 Deaths/Min Due To Fossil Fuel Burning; Highest In World
India's share in global premature deaths due to emissions from burning fossil fuels is highest, revealed an environmental study conducted by leading universities including Harvard. Alarmingly, of over 8.7 million global deaths in 2018 due to fossil fuel burning, India solely accounted for 2.46 million deaths, making it about ‘five deaths every minute'. Moreover, India has also surpassed China as researchers found that Beijing government… read-more
Tags: fossil fuel, Air Pollution, India, carbon emission, PM2.5
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Banks Financed Projects Worth $2.6tn Which Harmed Environment In 2019: Study
In an initiative by portfolio.earth which analysed Investment Banks loans revealed that in 2019, financial institutions funded projects worth $2.6 trillion which harmed environment and wildlife. The 'Bankrolling Extinction' report noted that banks lack systems to measure the environmental-degradation due to projects financed by them. While banks approved the Paris-Agreement commitment of not financing fossil-fuel projects, the report lauded … read-more
Tags: environment, Investment banks, Paris Climate Agreement, Ecosystem, conservation, fossil fuel
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Environmentalists Protest Germany's Extension Of Coal Excavation policy
Anti-coal protestors in western Germany on September 26, surrounded a mine, criticising government's plan to extend coal mining. The agitation surfaced as Germany allowed extraction and burning of coal until 2038. Environmental activists stated that the extended deadline is too late to control climate change. Protestors also opposed levelling of some villages for coal mining near Cologne city. Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that the … read-more
Tags: Germany, Sustainability, Coal, environment, fossil fuel, Protests
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