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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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JULY 20, 2021

By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs (feral swine), are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from The University of Queensland and The University of Canterbury.

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Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

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MAY 6, 2022

Some will suffer greatly from climate change, while others may even benefit. A study by University of Chicago economist Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, the Glen A. The social cost of carbon has become the standard measure to benchmark the magnitude of the carbon taxes needed to implement optimal carbon policy.

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Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed a novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces that could reduce CO 2 emissions from the steelmaking industry by nearly 90%. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28 billion in 5 years while reducing overall UK emissions by 2.9%.

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UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As part of a larger £90 million (US$117 million) package of awards to cut carbon emissions in industry and homes, the UK is awarding £28 million (US$36.5 million) to five demonstration phase projects for low-carbon hydrogen production. HyNet – low carbon hydrogen plant. Led by Cranfield University. Contract value: £3.12

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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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JUNE 26, 2022

The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL and published in the journal Earth’s Future as an open-access paper. The space industry is one of the world’s fastest growing sectors.

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Virginia Tech researchers find estimates of the carbon cycle are incorrect; implications for models

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APRIL 3, 2022

Virginia Tech researchers, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have discovered that key parts of the global carbon cycle used to track movement of carbon dioxide in the environment are not correct, which could significantly alter conventional carbon cycle models.

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Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

There is a high degree of variability in the carbon intensity of hydrogen production, even using the same technologies or pathways. The creation and adoption of these technical protocols will help build and harmonize the hydrogen market, contextualize climate solutions, advance transparency and support global trade in low-carbon hydrogen.

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New model framework for improving predictions of black carbon’s radiative effect on climate

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MARCH 2, 2020

Black carbon particles absorb heat in the atmosphere. For years, scientists have known that these particles are affecting Earth’s warming climate, but measuring their exact effect has proved elusive. Absorption by black carbon strongly affects regional and global climate. —Fierce et al.

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Study: 25% EV adoption would save US $17B annually from avoided climate change & pollution damages

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AUGUST 18, 2020

A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. Results show that in more aggressive scenarios—i.e.,

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Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

New research led by Mohammad Masnadi, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, offers a closer look at the relationship between decreasing demand for oil and a resilient, varied oil market—and the carbon footprint associated with both.

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New electrocatalyst converts CO2 into ethanol, acetone, and n-butanol with high efficiency

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The electrocatalytic conversion of CO 2 using renewable energy could establish a climate-neutral, artificial carbon cycle. However, the electrocatalytic formation of products with two or more carbon atoms (C 2+ ) is very challenging. These could then be burned as needed. Credit: Angewandte Chemie. and Xiong, Y.

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Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Rio Tinto to invest $1 billion over 5 years to help meet new climate change targets

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Mining giant Rio Tinto will invest around $1 billion over the next five years to support the delivery of its new climate change targets and a company objective for net zero emissions from operations by 2050. Under these targets, Rio Tinto’s overall growth between now and 2030 will be carbon neutral.

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Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Black carbon (BC) from incomplete biomass and fossil fuel combustion is the most strongly light-absorbing component of particulate matter (PM) air pollution and a major climate-forcing emission. Air pollution mitigation efforts focusing on reducing combustion pollution are likely to have major benefits for climate and human health.

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Stanford study finds current carbon capture technology inefficient & increases air pollution

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, suggests that carbon capture technologies are inefficient and increase air pollution. All sorts of scenarios have been developed under the assumption that carbon capture actually reduces substantial amounts of carbon.

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Study estimates California’s GHG reductions since 2003 could be wiped out by 2020 wildfires

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

In an open-access report in the journal Environmental Pollution , researchers from UCLA and the University of Chicago estimate that California’s wildfire carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) emissions from 2020 (~127 mmt CO 2 e ) are approximately two times higher than California’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions since 2003.

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Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

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AUGUST 13, 2021

“Blue” hydrogen—produced through steam methane reforming (SMR) of natural gas or coal gasification, but with CO 2 capture and storage—is being described as having low or zero carbon emissions. Our analysis assumes that captured carbon dioxide can be stored indefinitely, an optimistic and unproven assumption.

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GWU team demonstrates highly scalable, low-cost process for making carbon nanotube wools directly from CO2

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JULY 19, 2017

Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht have demonstrated the first facile high-yield, low-energy synthesis of macroscopic length carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—carbon nanotube wool—from CO 2 using molten carbonate electrolysis ( earlier post ). The physical properties, such as the.

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Now I want to be clear: I am inspired by the Administration’s commitment to phasing out carbon emissions. We do have a climate crisis that needs to be addressed. Ultimately, to manage climate change, the world needs to stop emitting greenhouse gases from vehicles and power plants. —Shaffer et al.

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Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

This study, done in collaboration between NTU and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, showed that a 0.1 g/m 3 ) increment of black carbon is associated with a 12% increase in LADC incidence globally. Black carbon is a pollutant that is classified as under PM 2.5. micrograms per cubic meter (?g/m In North America, a 0.1 ?g/m

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Study finds limited evidence that carbon tax rebates have increased public support for carbon pricing

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In a study published in Nature Climate Change , an international research team reports finding limited evidence that individual or household rebates have increased public support for carbon taxes in Canada and Switzerland. —Mildenberger et al. Background.

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Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

Scottish Enterprise, Transport Scotland and the Hydrogen Accelerator, based at the University of St Andrews, have appointed Arcola Energy and a consortium of industry leaders in hydrogen fuel cell integration, rail engineering and functional safety to deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen powered train.

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Tenneco exploring synthetic fuels for climate-neutral mobility; NAMOSYN project

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JULY 23, 2021

Tenneco is putting its 100-plus years of powertrain expertise in improving vehicle fuel efficiency and reducing emissions to work to explore synthetic fuels (e-fuels) as a viable near-term solution to further maximize the efficiency and minimize the carbon footprint of internal combustion engines (ICE).

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Study finds global oil demand likely to grow despite pandemic, climate policies

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JULY 13, 2021

Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies analyzed four scenarios to understand how COVID-19 and other political, economic, social and technological drivers may impact transportation activity and global oil demand.

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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. The impact of carbon materials on the hydrogen storage properties of light metal hydrides.” EP/T022760/1. EPSRC funding award.

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Study finds climate impact of hydropower varies widely

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

earlier post ), a new study by a team at Environmental Defense Fund finds that the climate impact of hydropower facilities varies widely throughout the world and over time, with some facilities emitting more greenhouse gases than those burning fossil fuels. They also estimated emissions caused by flooding the reservoir.

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ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat in joint development agreement to advance atmospheric carbon capture technology

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JUNE 28, 2019

ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat signed a joint development agreement to advance technology that can capture and concentrate carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources, including power plants, and the atmosphere. ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat are also exploring opportunities to identify economic uses for captured carbon dioxide.

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Rice team awarded $3.3M ARPA-E OPEN+ grant to convert methane into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Rice University researchers have won a $3.3-million million Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) OPEEN+ grant to develop a method to convert natural gas into carbon nanotubes for materials that can replace metals in large-scale applications. The process would also produce valuable hydrogen as a side product.

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Chalmers study: ban on sales of fossil-fuel cars greatly reduces lifecycle GHG mainly due to tailpipe emissions; risk of carbon leakage in manufacturing

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MAY 28, 2021

If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

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MAY 3, 2020

The project results therefore contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 13 on Climate Action of the UN Global Compact through decarbonization with the major advantage of doing so at a lower cost than the technologies currently in use. million, with a total of nine partners (companies, technology centers and universities).

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Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

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MAY 20, 2020

A preliminary analysis of global data has found that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17% in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. —CSIRO researcher and Global Carbon Project Director Dr Pep Canadell. Le Quéré, C.,

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Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

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MAY 31, 2014

Black carbon emissions and BC emissions intensity per year. A study led by a team from Peking University has estimated that global black carbon (BC) emissions increased from 5.3 Black carbon has two deleterious effects on the environment. Climate Change Emissions Health' Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

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MARCH 30, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group will collaborate with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) jointly to research and develop an advanced fuel for an ultra lean-burn, spark-ignition engine that aims to lower the overall carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle.

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ARPA-E selects SwRI to create more effective burner to reduce methane emissions

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MARCH 8, 2022

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will collaborate with the University of Michigan (UM) to use additive manufacturing and machine learning to create an advanced burner that will eliminate 99.5% The plan seeks to reduce methane emissions and promote American innovation and manufacturing of new technologies to achieve climate goals.

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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Note the different scaling used in the graphs. McCollum et al.

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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of approximately $72 million in federal funding to support the development and advancement of carbon capture technologies under two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). Enabling Production of Low Carbon Emissions Steel Through CO 2 Capture from Blast Furnace Gases.

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Study projects global carbon footprint from ICT will be equivalent to half of transportation’s current level by 2040

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MARCH 6, 2018

in 2007 to exceed 14% of the 2016-level worldwide GHGE by 2040, accounting for more than half of the current relative contribution of the whole transportation sector, according to a new study from McMaster University in Canada.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements. Columbia University.

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Cummins to introduce 15-liter natural gas engine for North America; basis for hydrogen engine under development

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

The strategy focuses on new powertrains including advanced diesel, natural gas, hydrogen engines, hybrids, battery electric, and fuel cells along with an increased use of low carbon fuels and renewable electricity and related infrastructure. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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Study casting doubt on GHG benefits of corn stover ethanol draws sharp criticism by other researchers; Liska responds

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

A study published earlier this year in the journal Nature Climate Change that cast doubt on whether biofuels produced from corn residue could meet federal mandates for cellulosic biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% compared to gasoline ( earlier post ) has drawn critical response published as correspondence in the same journal.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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MAY 6, 2019

In an opinion piece in the journal Nature , a team from the US and Europe suggests that the transition to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers, and that it is therefore necessary to put geopolitics at the heart of debates about the energy transition. abating carbon will create losers. —Goldthau et al.

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Leading UK scientists set out resource challenge of meeting EV targets by 2050

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JUNE 24, 2019

Last month, the Committee on Climate Change published a report— Net Zero: The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming —which concluded that “net zero is necessary, feasible and cost effective.” Co-signatories are: Professor Adrian Boyce, Professor of Applied Geology at The Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre.

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Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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APRIL 24, 2018

The analysis combines process engineering, spatial optimization, and lifecycle assessment to consider the technical, economic, and institutional feasibility of near-term carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). The role for CO 2 removal envisioned in stringent climate change mitigation scenarios cannot be overstated. —Sean McCoy.

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

Study finds limiting warming to 2 °C would require at least a $200/t carbon tax globally

Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

Virginia Tech researchers find estimates of the carbon cycle are incorrect; implications for models

Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

New model framework for improving predictions of black carbon’s radiative effect on climate

Study: 25% EV adoption would save US $17B annually from avoided climate change & pollution damages

Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

New electrocatalyst converts CO2 into ethanol, acetone, and n-butanol with high efficiency

Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

Rio Tinto to invest $1 billion over 5 years to help meet new climate change targets

Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

Stanford study finds current carbon capture technology inefficient & increases air pollution

Study estimates California’s GHG reductions since 2003 could be wiped out by 2020 wildfires

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

GWU team demonstrates highly scalable, low-cost process for making carbon nanotube wools directly from CO2

NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

Study finds limited evidence that carbon tax rebates have increased public support for carbon pricing

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

Tenneco exploring synthetic fuels for climate-neutral mobility; NAMOSYN project

Study finds global oil demand likely to grow despite pandemic, climate policies

LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

Study finds climate impact of hydropower varies widely

ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat in joint development agreement to advance atmospheric carbon capture technology

Rice team awarded $3.3M ARPA-E OPEN+ grant to convert methane into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen

Chalmers study: ban on sales of fossil-fuel cars greatly reduces lifecycle GHG mainly due to tailpipe emissions; risk of carbon leakage in manufacturing

EU GRAMOFON project ends after 42 months with promising results on CO2 capture

Study: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions reached max daily decline of 17% in April

Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

ARPA-E selects SwRI to create more effective burner to reduce methane emissions

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

Study projects global carbon footprint from ICT will be equivalent to half of transportation’s current level by 2040

ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

Cummins to introduce 15-liter natural gas engine for North America; basis for hydrogen engine under development

Study casting doubt on GHG benefits of corn stover ethanol draws sharp criticism by other researchers; Liska responds

Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

Leading UK scientists set out resource challenge of meeting EV targets by 2050

Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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