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MARCH 27, 2017

Specific circumstances, such as the very warm fourth quarter of 2015 and relatively low natural gas prices, put downward pressure on emissions as natural gas was substituted for coal in electricity generation. Coal’s share of total electricity generation in the power sector fell from 54% in 1990 to 34% in 2015. between 2014 and 2015.

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2015 Transportation CO2 Energy 150

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JULY 12, 2018

They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8 The carbon intensity of California’s economy has dropped 38% since the 2001 peak and is now one-half the national average. metric tons per person in 2016 (roughly equal to driving 26,000 miles).

2004 225

2004 2016 Emissions California 225

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

They used a lot more coal than they originally admitted to, several hundred million tons more. Another major shift is that China has become a voracious energy importer, especially of coal and liquefied natural gas. Like the United States, China has become among the world’s largest importers of oil, gas and coal.

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Environment Energy Coal United States 210

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

biomass or coal). Conceptual F-T production using process heat from GEM*STAR and coal as a feedstock, from a 2010 ADNA presentation. Meplan (2001) Review: Basics of accelerator driven subcritical reactors. Muons, Inc. , per gallon, according to the company, while also dealing with the issue of waste nuclear materials.

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Molten Salt Fuel Production Coal 320

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JUNE 18, 2013

Currently, most hydrogen is produced via the steam reforming of natural gas, hydrocarbons and coal. An Argonne National Laboratory life cycle assessment of a Shell gasification-based multi-product stream in 2001 found that a dual-bed approach yielded a 76% CO conversion in the first bed, with 98% conversion in the second.

Water 186

Water Gas Production Conversion 186

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JUNE 26, 2009

In China, oil consumption increased by 3% in 2008, according to BP data, which was down from 5% in 2007 and 8%, on average, since 2001. Coal consumption: lower increase due to financial crisis and more renewable electricity. Increasing use of biofuels, such as bioethanol and biodiesel, contributed about 0.3 percentage points lower.

2008 170

2008 Oil Renewable Emissions 170

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

satellite imagery; from left, 1975, 1989, and 2001. by Jack Rosebro. Progressive deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil as seen in. Sources: USGS. Landsat images via Google Earth. Click to enlarge.

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Google Climate Change Brazil 2006 294

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MAY 1, 2009

For comparison, they also modeled the production of methanol using only biomass as a fuel and also using coal as source of both carbon and energy. Solar-Driven Biomass Gasification Biomass-Fired Biomass Gasification with CO 2 Capture Coal Gasification with CO 2 Capture. Total cost estimate (2001$/GJ), inc. CO 2 charge @ $100/tC.

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Solar Molten Salt Fuel Production 186

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

The award has been given annually since 2001 to an individual, organization, or business that champions the promotion of alternative fuels and technologies to reduce vehicle emissions and reduce petroleum usage. Coal still contributes significantly to the generation mix.) —Harold P.

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Chicago Clean Cleaning 2017 150

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MAY 22, 2012

We found three primary areas of seepage currently active in the Santa Barbara Channel: Point Conception, Sacate and Gaviota beaches, and Coal Oil Point. We also found that only a small fraction of tarballs did not correlate with California derived oils and are most likely from unknown ship or land-based discharges into the ocean.

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Oil California Water Mariner 199

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APRIL 21, 2014

The study, led by assistant professor Adam Liska, was funded through a three-year, $500,000-grant from the US Department of Energy, and used carbon dioxide measurements taken from 2001 to 2010 to validate a soil carbon model that was built using data from 36 field studies across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. g CO 2 e MJ ?1

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Carbon Emissions CO2 Nebraska 220

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Change in annual linear snow cover from 1990 to 2001. The main reason for the increase is the accelerated economic activity in India and China over the last 20 years; top sources of black carbon include shipping, vehicle emissions, coal burning and inefficient stoves. Black carbon alone contributes at least 30% of this sum.

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Carbon India 2000 Bangladesh 186

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

10 11 kg with no size changes)—the equivalent to adding three to ten coal-fired power plants to the electricity grid each year. Skerlos (2001) Design incentives to increase vehicle size created from the US footprint-based fuel economy standards. 10 11 –5.17×10 10 11 kg for one year of produced vehicles compared to 4.47×10

Standards 240

Standards Fuel Economy Vehicles Economy 240

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MAY 11, 2009

Between 1998 and 2001, a 400 ton-per-day plant using the SilvaGas biomass gasification technology successfully operated in Burlington, VT, producing synthesis gas (syngas) from wood-based biomass in a series of operating campaigns. Flue gas is recovered for uses such as biomass drying, steam production or direct heating. Earlier post.).

California 170

California Powered Power Building 170

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JUNE 28, 2009

With oil prices surging in the summer of 2008, the annual increase in global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from oil, coal, gas and cement production appear to have halved according to preliminary estimates by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Who said no good has come from the global financial crisis? per cent in 2007.

CO2 39

CO2 Netherlands 2008 2007 39

Creative Greenius

JULY 19, 2009

Indeed I am talking about Big Dick Cheney, who in addition to his many other immoral and criminal acts also shamelessly promoted the excessive use of oil, coal, gasoline and other fossil fuels by encouraging Americans to use all the energy they could afford to put on their credit cards. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

America 170

America Power Powered Climate Change 170

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The continent was mostly powered by locally mined coal until the 1950s, when imports of cheap Middle Eastern oil started transforming the energy picture. Since 2001, though, only the Norwegian gas output has kept on growing. The drop was steep enough to force Germany to produce more electricity from coal than from wind in 2021.

Ukraine 130

Ukraine Russia Fuel Saudi Arabia 130

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APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. The GREET 1.6

Plug-in 61

Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The HBI can be used in electric arc furnaces (EAF) to replace scrap metal or in blast furnaces to replace coke (produced from coal) and iron ore. KGaA (SHS), which was founded in 2001, is the management holding of the two large Saarland-based steel companies. HBI is conventionally produced by reducing iron ore with natural gas.

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Hydrogen Carbon Green Canada 305

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Examining the role of shale gas, PwC’s report suggests that at current rates of consumption, replacing 10% of global oil and coal consumption with gas could deliver emissions savings of around 3% a year (1gt CO 2 e per annum). Low Carbon Economy Index 2012: Overview.

Climate Change 261

Climate Change Climate Saudi Arabia Economy 261

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MAY 2, 2012

The low case estimates potential capacity of 136 billion metric tons for oil and gas fields; 65 billion metric tons for coal fields; and 1,738 billion metric tons for saline reservoirs, collectively representing over 500 years of storage.

Mexico 231

Mexico Canada North America CO2 231

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

9 ] In addition, the complex, deliberate, and lengthy publishing cycle of the IPCC’s Assessment Reports—which have so far been produced in 1990, 1995, 2001, and 2007—has not kept pace with the abrupt acceleration of many key indicators of climate change.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

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MARCH 25, 2012

Although the majority (59%) still says the United States should put greater emphasis on the development of alternative energy supplies, with 34% saying the US should emphasize production of more oil, gas, and coal supplies, that margin has shrunk. Republicans currently prefer energy production by 63% to 29%.

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Environment Energy District of Columbia Coal 278