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Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation Awarding C$37.5 Million in Funding for Renewable Energy Projects from Biofuels to Home Generation

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Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 Since 2007, Alberta companies that annually produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are legally required to reduce their greenhouse gas intensity by 12%. million (US$36.6 million (US$1.76

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Rice University Study and Policy Paper Find US Biofuels Policies Flawed, Recommend Fundamental Overhaul

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Based on the latest available US Government Accountability Office data (2008) the US government spent $4 billion in subsidies to replace about 2% of the US gasoline supply. Chevron Technology Ventures and the Institute for Energy Economics of Japan provided support for the study. “We per gallon (gal) on top of the gasoline retail price.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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in their paper conclude that, when factoring in land use change, “ when biofuel cropping is associated with the conversion of native ecosystems, the net GHG balance is negative, implying no net immediate climate benefits from shifting to biofuels.”. 2007) may not be robust. ” In 2007/08, 0.9% Ravindranath et al. Turner et al.,