FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler said Tuesday it aims to slash average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new cars sold in Europe by 20 percent in 2020, as EU-wide limits bite. “This is a very big year for us and a year where we are taking electrification to the next level,” chief executive Ola Kallenius said in a telephone conference. “This year alone we are looking at cutting up to 20 […]
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As world leaders discuss carbon-free future, Chinese coal towns face crisis
As negotiators in Paris creep closer to a deal on moving the world towards a low-carbon energy system, Chinese coal towns, already hit by a slide in prices, are facing a crisis. In Jixi, a coal town less than 20 miles from the Russian border, mines lie abandoned and workers say they haven’t been paid for months. “Coal these days is not doing well, it’s all going down, the price is really low, workers’ salaries […]





