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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases.

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Design study for SA underground coal gasification plant underway

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South Africa state-owned power utility Eskom reports that a design study is currently under way for an underground coal gasification (UCG) demonstration plant, which will include a 250,000 Nm 3 /h gas production plant and a 100 MW to 140 MW gas turbine plant. The coal seam lies between 280 m and 300 m deep. Mining Weekly.

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Sasol, GE develop new anaerobic microbial technology for cleaning of Fischer-Tropsch waste water; boosting gas-to-liquids (GTL) value proposition

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Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)’s GE Power & Water have together developed new technology that will clean waste water from Fischer-Tropsch plants used to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals, while also providing biogas as a by-product for power generation. Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) Biotech Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) Gas-to-Liquids (GTL)'

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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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Measurements reported by the following regional networks were used: the Asian Clean Air Initiative for Asia, and Airbase for Europe. Afr: Africa; Amr: America; Emr: Eastern Mediterranean; Eur: Europe; Sear: South?East Percentage of city population experiencing increasing and decreasing PM 10 annual means, by region.

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‘Hatchbacks are here to stay; no guarantee that SUVs will remain popular in the future’: RC Bhargava | Autocar Professional

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Those are absolutely renewable, absolutely clean, and carbon-negative fuels. But remember about electric cars; India cannot meet its goals of carbon neutrality with electricity generated by coal. The Indian market ranges from the very affluent who are as good as any buyer in Europe to the buyers who are like poor people in Africa.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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The UN has certified twenty-six firms worldwide as Designated Operational Entities (DOEs) to “validate” the promises of emissions reducers and then to “verify,” often years later, that those reductions actually occurred. United Nations Clean Development Mechanism. 100% for some agricultural processes. Donovan (3 March 2010).

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The company went on to design and manufacture mobile-phone handsets and parts for Motorola ( MOT , Fortune 500 ), Nokia ( NOK ), Sony Ericsson, and Samsung. Deploying the armies of laborers at BYD is an officer corps of managers and engineers who invent and design the products. " When he got back to the U.S., You want to meet him."

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