Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker, dies at 97

Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:58AM (#34804668)

The EU also, just within the last few days, banned new combustion vehicle sales starting 2035. Burn the ships, there will be no going back.

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Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by radiator on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @02:11PM (#34809004)

The EU had also banned and stopped operating coal generators, but now they are back in operation.

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Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @02:26PM (#34809242)

https://www.iea.org/news/defying-expectations-co2-emissions-...

> The European Union’s CO2 emissions are on course to decline this year despite an increase in coal emissions. The rise in European coal use is expected to be temporary, with a strong pipeline of new renewable projects forecast to add around 50 gigawatts of capacity in 2023. These additions would generate more electricity than the expected increase in coal-fired power generation in the EU in 2022.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/22/eus-emis...

> EU’s emissions continue to fall despite return to coal

My note: those coal plants are only increasing emissions a few percentage points temporarily. Trajectory deviation is ever so sleight.

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Re:Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker... by fragmede on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:05PM (#34821481)

There seems to be some sort of exceptional geopolitical event involving Russia and Ukraine. You may have heard of it. It's affecting the global energy market.

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