Main Facts Mazda is signaling a major strategic shift that could see the Japanese automaker become significantly more reliant on Chinese-built electric vehicles (EVs) to meet global decarbonization targets. While the Hiroshima-based brand has spent years championing a "multi-solution" approach to propulsion—balancing internal combustion engines, hybrids, and limited electrification—regulatory realities…
The global movement toward a unified, ironclad definition of "net-zero" has encountered a significant bureaucratic hurdle. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)—the world’s foremost developer of voluntary international standards—has confirmed that its draft for the "ISO 14060 Standard for Net-Zero Aligned Organizations" failed to secure the necessary consensus to advance.…
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)—the world’s most influential arbiter of industrial and corporate benchmarks—has hit a significant, and perhaps predictable, speed bump in its quest to define "net-zero." The draft of the ISO 14060 Standard for Net-Zero Aligned Organizations, a document intended to serve as the global "gold standard"…
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, once a vocal champion of the city’s identity as a global “testbed for emerging tech,” has officially drawn a line in the sand. After months of mounting frustration regarding the impact of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on municipal infrastructure, the Mayor is calling for a rigorous…
