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Carbon accounting rule changes could hit biomass industry

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Changes to the Emissions Trading System could see loopholes which ignore CO2 from biomass finally closed. As the EU considers changes to its ETS, after the publication of last week’s State of the Carbon Market report, it is hoped that biomass will be treated in the same way as other energy sources. Current ETS accounting [.].

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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21 ] Electric fuel and biofuels will become even cleaner in the future [ 22 ] as our electric power generation transitions to more renewable energy and our biofuel industry transitions to advanced biofuels made from cellulosic waste materials, algae, etc. [ 21 ] Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave - Union of Concerned Scientists, Nov 2015. [

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Appeal for funding for beneficial CO2 use

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) may be the emission that most car manufacturers are desperately trying to drive down, but even it has its uses and now one company is hoping for funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to target its beneficial use. They may include plant efficiency projects.

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EIA predicts decline in CO2 emissions this year

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Good news at last in the battle to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has projected a five per cent decline in fossil fuel based CO2 emissions this year. Fuel switching in the electric power sector and declines in industrial use will lead to a 7.9

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DOE funding to boost carbon capture

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The deployment of carbon capture and storage has received a huge boost courtesy of $2.4billion from the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The second part will include innovative concepts for beneficial carbon dioxide (CO2) reuse such as algae production.

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Report: CO2 emissions increased in 2008

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If you thought that the surge of green car innovations and the economic crisis would help to drive down emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane last year, then think again. molecules of CO2 entered the atmosphere last year and stayed there - that’s only a slight fall from the 2.2

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Vans face 175g/km CO2 cap

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The European Commission has today proposed tough new CO2 cap for vans at just 175g/km of CO2 or at least 42.8mpg by 2016. Vanmakers would pay a penalty for every gram of CO2 over the limit. Industry needs sufficient lead times and reasonable targets to provide affordable products.

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