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Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The Global Carbon Project (GCP) published its annual analysis of trends in the global carbon cycle in the journal Earth System Science Data , including an updated full-year projection for 2022. Global fossil CO 2 emissions are expected to grow 1.0% (with an uncertainty range of 0.1% The decline in 2020 of -5.2% increase in 2021.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014.

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Study Concludes Peak Coal Will Occur Close to 2011

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AUGUST 2, 2010

A multi-Hubbert analysis of coal production by Tadeusz Patzek at The University of Texas at Austin and Gregory Croft at the University of California, Berkeley concludes that the global peak of coal production from existing coalfields will occur close to the year 2011. Gt C (15 Gt CO 2 ) per year, according to the study.

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Get Your Monkeywrenches Ready! Politicians Beg For Climate Change Wake Up Call

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JULY 9, 2009

on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 to unfurl a banner that challenges President Obama to show leadership on global warming. Obama is at the G8 meeting in Italy to discuss the global warming crisis with other world leaders. Stop global warming. AP Photo/Greenpeace, Kate Davison). In the U.S.,

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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MARCH 6, 2010

This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. Assuming the offset is legitimate—i.e.,

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Electric Company Too Scared To Tell Truth About Climate Change

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JUNE 26, 2009

If SCE Won’t Tell The Truth About Climate Change Why Should We Trust Them About Anything? But it’s too bad Javier was too afraid to tell the truth about climate change to the people who came to his presentation hoping to get the facts and the straight story.

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Reducing Black Carbon Emissions and Ground-Level Ozone Would Provide Immediate Benefit Against Climate Change

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Reducing emissions of black carbon soot and ground-level ozone would quickly make a considerable dent in the climate change problem and would also contribute to public health and protect crop yields, according to an essay in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs. September/October 2009. Earlier post.) Foreign Affairs.

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Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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MAY 2, 2010

CO 2 emissions from US coal-fired power plant could be phased out entirely by 2030 using existing technologies or ones that could be commercially competitive with coal within about a decade, according to a paper published online 30 April in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Credit: ACS, Kharecha et al.

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GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 Emissions from coal are now the dominant fossil fuel emission source, surpassing 40 years of oil emission prevalence. between 2000 and 2008, compared with 1% per year in the 1990s.

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Global CO 2. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. Indexed global CO 2.

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IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

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APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e., Source: IEA.

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Circle areas are proportional to values for (A and B) climate change, (C and D) human health (values for population over age 30), and (E and F) agriculture. In addition, they darken ice and snow, reducing their reflectivity and hastening global warming. Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge.

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IEA estimates energy-related CO2 emissions in 2010 highest in history; 80% of projected 2020 emissions from the power sector are already locked in

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MAY 30, 2011

After a dip in 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, emissions are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 In terms of fuels, 44% of the estimated CO 2 emissions in 2010 came from coal, 36% from oil, and 20% from natural gas. Gigatonnes (Gt), a 5% jump from the previous record year in 2008, when levels reached 29.3

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UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

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JULY 5, 2011

trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty; increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources; and avert the climate change catastrophe. A comprehensive global energy transition is urgently needed in order to avert a major planetary catastrophe.

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Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

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JULY 20, 2012

Global emissions of CO 2 increased by 3% last year, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO 2 emissions”, released by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). At 3%, the 2011 increase in global CO 2 emissions is above the past decade’s average annual increase of 2.7%.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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JUNE 25, 2013

Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Methane currently accounts for roughly 9% of domestic greenhouse gas emissions and has a global warming potential that is more than 20 times greater than carbon dioxide. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change.

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Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Although independent reporting on these subsidies has increased, global efforts to move forward with subsidy reform have been hindered by a variety of causes, leaving international pledges unfulfilled. of the GDP for 2011–12, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative ( GSI ).

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WHO data: global annual PM10 increased by 6% during recent 3-year period; based on data from 851 cities

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MAY 8, 2014

Globally, annual PM 10 levels are estimated to increase by 6% during the recent three?year year periods (2009 to 2012 or earlier period) as assessed in cities present in both databases and weighted by regional urban population. year comparisons do not necessarily represent trends, in particular when changes are limited.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. We are already facing serious ramifications of fossil fuel emissions.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas. F of warming.

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NASA GISS Study Finds That Methane Has an Elevated Warming Effect Due to Interactions With Aerosols

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

The 100-year global warming potentials (GWPs) for methane, CO, and NO x (per Tg N) as given in the AR4 and in this study when including no aerosol response; the direct radiative effect of aerosol responses; and the direct+indirect radiative effects of aerosol responses. Source: Shindell at al. Click to enlarge. Shindell et al. Drew Shindell.

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Greenpeace CSI – On the Scene of a Climate Crime Spree!

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

This global warming crime scene was quickly taped off by Greenpeace activists as a hostage negotiator attempted to make contact with the group. Tension mounted as the negotiator and activists attempted to convince the Chamber to “put down the coal, step away from the climate talks, and set the world free.”.

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CO2 and Methane Emissions Continued Rise in 2008 Despite Economic Slump

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APRIL 24, 2009

CO 2 data from Antarctic ice cores (green points), Mauna Loa Observatory (red curve), and the global network (blue dots). Emissions of two of the most important climate change gases increased last year, according to a preliminary analysis for NOAA’s annual greenhouse gas index, which tracks data from 60 sites around the world.

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Researchers Suggest That Although CCS and Other Technologies Could Reduce Oil Sands GHG Emissions to Near Zero, That Strategy May Not Make Sense

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AUGUST 15, 2010

In Alberta, for example, CO 2 emissions from coal-fired electric power exceed emissions from oil sands and the costs of reducing emissions from coal electricity are lower. Yet, coal-fired emissions in Alberta receive relatively little attention from environmental organizations and the public. Why then the focus on oil sands?

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Study Finds Bioelectricity Better Option Than Liquid Biofuels for Transportation Output and GHG Emissions

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MAY 8, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. the other hand, electric transportation also provides a bridge to the use of conventional coal energy for transportation. Field (2009) Greater Transportation Energy and GHG Offsets from Bioelectricity Than Ethanol. Kilometers per crop hectare for switchgrass feedstock with a small SUV. Campbell et al.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Climate Change. And while preventing working people earning a livelihood may make them feel good, it does nothing to solve the real problem of climate change. . Yet this crisis is a mere harbinger of the candle-lit future that awaits us if we do not change course. Gas is the only answer.

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House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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APRIL 1, 2009

Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Tuesday released a draft of far-reaching energy and climate legislation that targets job creation, promotes renewables and energy efficiency, and places limits on emissions of greenhouse gases. Title III, Reducing Global Warming Pollution , (the cap-and-trade title), has eight subsections.

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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JUNE 10, 2011

The new report, part of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2011 series, examines the key factors that could result in a more prominent role for natural gas in the global energy mix, and the implications for other fuels, energy security and climate change. World primary energy demand by fuel in the IEA high gas scenario. Source: IEA.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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MARCH 22, 2010

Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. One question is who will be responsible for verifying changes in carbon, which raises questions about the role of a regulatory agency for accrediting claimed changes in carbon levels from an activity.

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Failed Local Paper Put Out Of Its Misery - By Creative Greenius!

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

While the Breeze deliberately ignores the biggest environmental news of our day, they offer instead the most lie-filled, disproved, already-rebutted by science, spam-quality propaganda claiming that global warming is a hoax and that global cooling is really the problem. km and on February 15, 2009, global sea ice area was 15.45

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MIT Researchers Elucidate Model for Escape of Underground Methane in Frozen Regions; Current Rate of Escape May be Much Faster Than Earlier Believed

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Some scientists have associated the release, both gradual and fast, of subsurface ocean methane with climate change of the past and future. This could have implications for our understanding of the Earth’s carbon cycle and global warming. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Natural Gas. Gardner, J. 275 - 275.

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MIT/RAND Study Concludes Three Types of Alternative Jet Fuel May Be Available in Commercial Quantities Over the Next Decade

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

The five different fuel groups were those derived: from conventional petroleum; from unconventional petroleum; synthetically from natural gas, coal, or combinations of coal and biomass via the FT process; renewable oils; and alcohols. Waitz (2009) Near-Term Feasibility of Alternative Jet Fuels (TR-554-FAA). Hileman, David S.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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JULY 8, 2015

This is an important symbol of Geely Group’s global commitment to sustainability. Methanol can be produced from a range of renewable sources and fossil-fuel based feed-stocks; in practice methanol is mainly produced in coal-rich China from coal. I’m excited to be working with them. —Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Group.

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US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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MAY 27, 2009

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Enviva and MOL to develop sail-powered bulk carrier to cut GHG emissions in biomass supply chain; Wind Challenger hard sail

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APRIL 5, 2021

Enviva, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), a leading global marine transport group, signed a memorandum of understanding agreement to develop and to deploy an environmentally friendly bulk carrier.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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JULY 22, 2009

He identified three major themes in 2009 for renewable energy: “ Energy markets are undergoing their most fundamental changes since the 1930s; cap and trade is the most complex issue outside of health care; and schisms exist within the energy community that will grow stronger over time. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008).

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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007. These global percentages will, of course, vary on a regional basis. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy To Partner on Coal-to-Gas and Coal-to-Hydrogen Facilities with Carbon Capture and Storage

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Overview of the bluegas catalytic coal methanation process. By adding a catalyst to the coal gasification system, GreatPoint Energy is able to reduce the operating temperature in the gasifier, while directly promoting the reactions that yield methane, (CH 4 ). Click to enlarge.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

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JANUARY 17, 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009, Santa Monica, California - Inaugural Parade West. But now change has come to America, the people are more than ready, and the cars are here. Only the car company’s are still waiting and still making and selling cars that contribute to global warming. One voice really can change the world.

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Study Concludes That to Limit Global Warming to 2 °C, Less Than 25% of Proven Fossil Fuel Reserves Can be Burnt Between Now and 2050

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APRIL 29, 2009

The theme of the current issue of Nature is that the climate situation may be even worse than you think. Less than a quarter of the proven fossil fuel reserves can be burnt and emitted between now and 2050, if global warming is to be limited to two degrees Celsius (2 °C), according to a new study published in the journal Nature today.

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Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

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JULY 3, 2015

An 80% reduction in US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 has been generally established as the de facto required domestic contribution to stabilizing global concentrations at low to medium levels, that is, 450 and 550 ppm carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 -equiv).

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US and China join forces: Good news for electric cars? The Green Piece

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Green Piece Article, Tuesday 24 2009. The roadmap will not only boost the US and China but will also be used to assist the global industry. Writing in The Energy Collective , Simon Donner highlighted that the clean energy initiative also puts a clear emphasis on coal. So what does this mean for electric cars?

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Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

Study Concludes Peak Coal Will Occur Close to 2011

Get Your Monkeywrenches Ready! Politicians Beg For Climate Change Wake Up Call

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Electric Company Too Scared To Tell Truth About Climate Change

Reducing Black Carbon Emissions and Ground-Level Ozone Would Provide Immediate Benefit Against Climate Change

Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

IEA: carbon intensity of global energy supply has barely changed in last 20 years; “window of opportunity in transport”

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

IEA estimates energy-related CO2 emissions in 2010 highest in history; 80% of projected 2020 emissions from the power sector are already locked in

UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

WHO data: global annual PM10 increased by 6% during recent 3-year period; based on data from 851 cities

Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

NASA GISS Study Finds That Methane Has an Elevated Warming Effect Due to Interactions With Aerosols

Greenpeace CSI – On the Scene of a Climate Crime Spree!

CO2 and Methane Emissions Continued Rise in 2008 Despite Economic Slump

Researchers Suggest That Although CCS and Other Technologies Could Reduce Oil Sands GHG Emissions to Near Zero, That Strategy May Not Make Sense

Study Finds Bioelectricity Better Option Than Liquid Biofuels for Transportation Output and GHG Emissions

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House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Failed Local Paper Put Out Of Its Misery - By Creative Greenius!

MIT Researchers Elucidate Model for Escape of Underground Methane in Frozen Regions; Current Rate of Escape May be Much Faster Than Earlier Believed

MIT/RAND Study Concludes Three Types of Alternative Jet Fuel May Be Available in Commercial Quantities Over the Next Decade

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

Enviva and MOL to develop sail-powered bulk carrier to cut GHG emissions in biomass supply chain; Wind Challenger hard sail

Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy To Partner on Coal-to-Gas and Coal-to-Hydrogen Facilities with Carbon Capture and Storage

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Study Concludes That to Limit Global Warming to 2 °C, Less Than 25% of Proven Fossil Fuel Reserves Can be Burnt Between Now and 2050

Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

US and China join forces: Good news for electric cars? The Green Piece

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