Automobiles are responsible for 15% of man-made carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. Electric vehicles, which emit zero emissions while driving and can be recharged using 100% renewable energy sources, are a solution to drastically reduce such emissions. Studies show EVs can also help improve air quality in cities. Watch the video below for more.

During the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21) that took place in Paris Nov. 30 through Dec. 11, Paris Match, a French weekly news magazine, spoke to Claire Martin, Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility at Renault and Renault-Nissan Leader for COP21.

During the COP21 climate change conference in Paris, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman interviewed CEO Carlos Ghosn at the Times’ Energy for Tomorrow Conference. The topic was “The Driving Force: The Electric Car Revolution Is Here.”  Check out this Times video for some highlights from the dinner event.

As the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris, the Alliance will provide 200 pure electric vehicles to the annual summit which runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11. A network of 90 charge spots has been set up to charge the vehicles using low-carbon electricity provided by French energy supplier EDF.
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance conferences during the COP21

Renault-Nissan Alliance, the leader in zero-emission mobility, will hold several conferences on sustainable mobility with experts in the field during the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris. The conferences will take place at the Grand Palais and Paris Le Bourget exhibition centers from Dec. 4-10.

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“COP21 Solutions” is an international exhibition on climate-change solutions which will take place Dec. 4-10 at the Grand Palais in Paris.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is the official passenger-car shuttle provider at the United Nation's COP21 climate summit in Paris with a fleet of 200 electric vehicles. The vehicles will be driven by 200 volunteers from Renault and Nissan, alongside a team of professional drivers.
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, explains more in this video here: