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Ben Scott from Carbon Tracker discusses how global carmakers are operating as oil companies in disguise and the implications of the electric vehicle transition.

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Global carmakers are currently hiding a massive 33% carbon gap, effectively operating as oil companies in disguise. Ben Scott from Carbon Tracker joins us to reveal why legacy auto giants face a "Kodak moment" as they lag behind the electric vehicle transition. We explore how China’s EV dominance empowers the Global South to leapfrog fossil fuel dependency for strategic industrial survival. This conversation is essential for those interested in tracking how ...

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