Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2011

We have had a long debate about climate change in this country. Most Australians now agree our climate is changing, this is caused by carbon pollution, this has harmful effects on our environment and on the economy—and the Government should act. A lot has happened since then; the debate has been difficult and divisive.

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Tax Credit Fuel Tax Carbon Australia 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. Harnessing Farms and Forests in the Low-Carbon Economy: How to Create, Measure, and Verify Greenhouse Gas Offsets, by Zack Willey and Bill Chameides, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, 2007.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2009

million) toward a $30-million underground coal gasification (UCG) project with Swan Hills Synfuels of Calgary. Swan Hills Synfuels expects the project to demonstrate the ability to manufacture synthetic gas from Alberta’s coal resources, with the future potential of utilizing the coal seams for carbon capture and storage.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007. Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. By the time REFF West occurred in October 2008 the climate had changed dramatically. chance of default. Eight months ago.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 3, 2009

“Pack Up Your Toxic, Fossil Fuel Factory With Its Climate-Changing Products & Get Out of Town By 2020!&# After all, the same corporate culture that had both the Tiger that used to be in our tanks AND the flying horse, Pegasus, put to sleep and processed into dog food (are you listening PETA?) Greenius Rules. Uncertainty.

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Pollution Gas Climate Change Carbon 292

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? While utilities such as E.ON Cheers — Al Louard 11.

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