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Auto Industry Could Save Hundreds of Lives a Year in US by Cleaning Up Supply Chain

Pollution from industry in the US has a huge impact on public health, clean air and water, and the global climate. A recent report from the Sierra Club, Coming Clean…

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Subsidizing Green Steel Procurement to Drive Carbon Reduction and Cost Savings in China’s Automotive Industry

Hong Kong, 5 September 2023 – Transition Asia, a Hong Kong-based non-profit think tank that focuses on driving 1.5oC-aligned corporate climate action, today published a research report on the integration…

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Cleveland-Cliffs Delays 68 Million Tonne Pollution Decision

(Cleveland, Ohio)—Following calls from advocates to abandon its plan to reline a blast furnace in Burns Harbor, Indiana, and instead invest in green steel, U.S. steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs announced that it…

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General Motors’ Thacker Pass Investment Threatens Indigenous Peoples Rights

(Washington, D.C. )—- Mighty Earth has released a report documenting how General Motors (GM), a global leader in the automobile industry, is facilitating the violation of Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination…

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Automakers have failed to disclose emissions from steel: new report by Greenpeace

TOKYO – Carmakers are pushing the planet past the critical 1.5C heating threshold by not decarbonizing their steel supply chains, according to a new Greenpeace East Asia report. Steel production for…

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Powering electric vehicles: New report on human rights and environmental abuses in Southeast Asia’s nickel supply chains

As the globe transitions to cleaner sources of energy, the human rights abuses in electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chains must be urgently addressed. In a new report published today…

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Hyundai’s Award-Winning Ioniqs: Failing to answer the call for sustainable supply chains

Hyundai-Kia, now the world’s third largest automaker, has been making headways in the transition to electric vehicles. In 2022, its EV sales climbed to 316,821 according to EV volumes, representing…

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“Lead The Charge” Campaign Welcomes Mercedes Sustainability Targets

Today Mercedes released new sustainability goals in which they announced new targets on emission reduction, human rights, governance, and green financing. Included in their new targets statement, Mercedes promoted their…

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“Lead The Charge” Campaign Calls On Automakers To Capitalize on the EV Transition to Clean Up Their Supply Chains

A diverse coalition of leading climate, environment, and human rights organizations announced today the launch of an auto supply chain industry Leaderboard and global campaign calling on automakers to capitalize…

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