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A group of 14 French local authorities and several NGOs will try to force oil giant Total to drastically reduce its carbon emissions. Campaigners want the courts to ensure Total does more to curb its own emissions. It is the first climate change litigation against a private company in France.
Swiss startup company Climeworks launched a factory which extracts carbon dioxide from the air, stores it underground, and sells it to paying customers in a bid to tackle climate change and global carbon emissions. The Climeworks plant is the first commercial project that will remove CO2 by drawing ambient carbon dioxide from the air using direct air capture technology.
IN THE WORLD PAPERS - Thursday, June 1: We look at reactions as Donald Trump prepares to announce whether he'll pull the US out of the historic Paris climate change deal. We also look at reactions after a deadly blast in Afghanistan. And tennis legend Margaret Court fans the flames with homophobic comments. Finally, find out why Scotland Yard is looking to hire amateur detectives!
Nikola Motors unveiled its zero-emission hydrogen-powered electric semi-truck called the Nikola One, which aims to compete against the largest truck manufacturers in the world and fight climate change at the same time. Unveiled at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, the class 8 semi-truck will be powered by both lithium batteries and hydrogen fuel cells which generate over 1,000 horsepower and 2,000 ft-lbs of torque and enable the truck to travel up to 1,200 miles on a single charge. Leasing the Nikola One will cost customers between $5,000 and $7,000 per month for a 72 month term and includes unlimited hydrogen fuel at their network of stations. Nikola Motors have already received pre-orders worth $3 billion and plans to build a network of fuel stations across the US and Canada starting in January 2018.
The US state of California is the country's second-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, after Texas. But it's leading the fight against global warming with an ambitious goal: the Golden State aims to cut its CO2 emissions by half by the year 2030. Authorities have poured massive amounts of money into solar energy and electric car infrastructure, while government incentives are encouraging more and more drivers to go green.
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