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Volvo Electric Car Sales Grew 54% in 2024 Globally

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:21:39 +0000

Volvo Cars has released its 2024 sales figures globally, and also by region. A nice thing is the company provides a detailed breakdown of fully electric vehicle sales and plugin hybrid sales, including by region. So, let’s dive into those. I’m also adding some figures of my own — the … [continued]

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Suspension of SSS contribution rate hike House reso filed

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MANILA, Philippines — A resolution urging the Social Security System’s (SSS) policy body to defer the implementation of the scheduled contribution rate increase to ease Filipinos’ burden on increasing costs due to inflation was filed before the House of Representatives.  Baguio City Rep. Mark Go filed House Resolution (HR) 2157 on Tuesday afternoon, seeking the suspension of a 15 percent contribution hike. A copy of the resolution was released to the media on Wednesday. SSS contribution rate is scheduled to increase 15 percent this month from 14 percent in 2024. This marks the final tranche of hikes under Republic Act […]…

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InPlanet & ClimeFi Deliver World’s First Verified ERW Carbon Removal Credits

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Credit to Author: Jonny Tiernan| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:55:14 +0000

In a landmark achievement for the carbon removal industry, InPlanet, in collaboration with ClimeFi, has announced the issuance of the world’s first independently verified Enhanced Rock Weathering carbon removal credits. A total of 235.53 carbon dioxide removal credits have been verified by Isometric, marking a major step forward in scaling … [continued]

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Dennis Trillo regards ‘Green Bones’ as ‘best moment’ of his career

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Dennis Trillo is overwhelmed with gratitude amid the praises and accolades for his Metro Manila Film Fest (MMFF) 2024 movie “Green Bones,” declaring that this is the “best moment of [his] career.” Trillo, who won the MMFF 2024 best actor award for his performance in the film, described the current phase of his career as a “dream come true,” via his Threads page on Tuesday, Jan. 7. “Hindi ko akalain na sa tagal ko nang artista ay ngayon ko lamang masasabi ito (I cannot believe that I would say this after years of being an actor). This is probably the […]…

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