The Zero
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| Originally published | August 2006 |
| Authors | Jess Walter |
| Genres | Novel |
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| ID | 2370354 |
About The Zero
From its opening pages—when hero cop Brian Remy wakes up to find he's shot himself in the head—Jess Walter takes us on a harrowing tour of a city and a country shuddering through the aftershocks of a devastating terrorist attack. . . .
Zero Punctuation star Yahtzee Croshaw quits after 16 years
... He said he wouldn t be taking The Zero Punctuation name with him, but fans would hear his voice again " soon, in a new place"...
Warning petrol ban delay could stop people buying electric cars
... Jaguar Land Rover said its net zero plans were " on track" and said it would " welcome certainty around legislation for the end of sale of petrol and diesel powered cars" Separately, Mr Hawes said he was " assured" that The Zero emission vehicles mandate, a requirement that 22% of cars sold by each manufacturer are zero emission from 2024, would still be introduced...
Ukraine war: The front line where Russian eyes are always watching
... The Zero line - the final trench - lies ahead...
China Covid: Hospitals under strain in wave of infections
... Why didn t the government prepare for this earlier, with an expansion of hospital ICU capacity? Why has it taken so long to make this switch when countries around the world had already done it? Why did Xi Jinping s administration allow The Zero Covid approach to cause so much damage to the economy more broadly and people s livelihoods more specifically? A renewed vaccination push has started but it too should have come before China reached this stage...
China's Communist Party Congress: A really simple guide
... Some observers say the party may use the Congress to declare victory over the pandemic and end The Zero Covid policy...
Zero Covid holds danger for China's Xi
... Last week, when state media quoted Beijing s party secretary having said The Zero Covid approach would remain in place for at least another five years, it prompted an instant outcry on social media...
Priya Aggarwal: The Indian bride on horseback who smashed taboos
... Families wanting sons were using pre-natal diagnosis to abort female foetuses and as the 2001 Census showed, in The Zero to six age group, Ambala had only 781 girls for every 1,000 boys...
Hong Kong's tough Covid laws threatened by virus surge
... Our correspondent adds that the city s government was quick to assert that " general discussion" over the effectiveness of The Zero covid policy was not illegal...
Warning petrol ban delay could stop people buying electric cars
By Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC News
Delaying a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars could put drivers off switching to electric, The Boss of the UK's motoring industry body has warned.
Ministers are understood to be considering pushing back a planned ban from 2030 to 2035.
Mike Hawes, of The Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders, said the " message" it would send to consumers would be " incredibly confusing".
But a drivers campaign group said it was " delighted" by a potential delay.
Fair Fuel UK said the costs of policy would outweigh the benefits and it was " always doomed to be dropped".
Since 2020, the government's policy has been to ban the sale of new, pure petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 as part of a broader plan to reach net zero.
However, multiple sources have told The Bbc that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is
'Clarity required'In response to the potential delay, Ford, one of the UK's most popular car brands, selling More Than 126,000 vehicles in 2022, said The Change would " undermine" its plans.
Lisa Brankin, Ford UK chair, said the 2030 target " is a vital catalyst to accelerate Ford into a cleaner future" adding The Company had already invested £430m in readying its UK plants to produce electric cars.
" Our business needs three things from the UK government, ambition, commitment, and consistency. A relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three, " she added.
Stellantis, which owns Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat, said it was " committed to achieve 100% zero emission new car and van sales in the UK and Europe by 2030" regardless of any potential delay to the ban.
But it added: " Clarity is required from governments on important legislation, especially Environmental Issues that impact society as a whole. "
Anna Valero, an economist on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt 's Advisory Committee , said a " and " yet another example of policy volatility that prevents businesses taking the long-term investment decisions needed for a stronger, more resilient and sustainable economy".
Most consumers would not be impacted by the ban immediately, as the majority tend to buy vehicles Second Hand .
But Mr Hawes, the SMMT's chief executive, told The Bbc that news of a delay was " a bit of concern" for carmakers.
" The concern now is, does this cause consumers to delay their purchase [of an Electric Car ]?, " he told the Today programme.
" We Are questioning what is the strategy here because we need to shift the mobility of road transport away from fossil fuels towards sustainable transport and we don't know quite what is going to happen now, " he added.
" We should be at the forefront of this change. After All , ending emissions from road transport is the only way that you will achieve net zero. "
Edmund King, president of the AA motoring group, said the 2030 goal was " ambitious but achievable" but added what The Car industry and drivers wanted was " more certainty so they can plan for the future".
The SMMT said the UK car industry has been very successful in recent months in securing investment to develop zero-emission cars.
Earlier this month, German car giant BMW announced plans to, while Jaguar Land Rover -owner
The Projects have been backed by government subsidies.
BMW sources said pushing back the ban to 2035 would not change its plans and rubbished reports suggesting the government had promised to keep the 2030 target as a condition for its recent investment.
Jaguar Land Rover said its net zero plans were " on track" and said it would " welcome certainty around legislation for The End of sale of petrol and diesel powered cars"
Separately, Mr Hawes said he was " assured" that The Zero emission vehicles mandate, a requirement that 22% of cars sold by each manufacturer are zero emission from 2024, would still be introduced.
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