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AUGUST 27, 2012

A new report from MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change suggests that a tax on carbon emissions could help raise the money needed to reduce the US deficit, while improving the economy, lowering other taxes and reducing emissions. In the report— Carbon Tax Revenue and the Budget Deficit: A Win-Win-Win Solution?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Led by the tiny Pacific island of the Federated States of Micronesia, a growing group of low-lying islands and other vulnerable countries are calling for fast action on the approximately 50% of global warming that is caused by pollutants other than carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). million lives lost each year due to black carbon soot.

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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 tonnes of carbon per capita per year, according to a new paper published by an international team of 31 scientists in Nature Geoscience. Global carbon budget 2008.

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MAY 25, 2010

The researchers found that while EVs do offer a very promising solution to energy issues due to their replacement of petroleum fuels, for now “ the high pollution levels of coal-fired power plants will trade off EVs’ potential energy benefits in China ”. and NO x emissions. Generation mix of the six interprovincial power grids in 2008.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Cutting HFCs, black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and methane can buy us about 40 years before we approach the dangerous threshold of 2°C warming. —co-author Black Carbon. Black carbon is responsible for almost 50% of the 1.9°C With indoor air pollution killing 1.6 From Molina et al. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Our tests show that even in optimal conditions, with a full battery, the cars pollute more than advertised. Unless you drive them softly, carbon emissions can go off the charts. Selling plug-in hybrids makes it easier for carmakers to meet their EU car CO2 standards as PHEVs are currently given additional credits.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Evonik and Siemens Energy commissioned a pilot plant—sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)—that uses carbon dioxide and water to produce chemicals. In the electrolyzers, carbon dioxide and water are converted into carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H 2 ) with electricity in a first step.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The carbon dioxide, produced from combustion of the synthetic fuel, is returned to the atmosphere where it re-equilibrates with the ocean to complete the natural carbon cycle. The energy required to obtain these feedstocks from the ocean is primarily for the production of hydrogen; the carbon dioxide is a “free” byproduct.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

The measurements provide the most detailed look at carbon emissions for a specific urbanized and industrialized region of China to date. Fuel combustion releases energy by converting carbon to CO 2 , but some is only converted to CO, losing some of the available chemical energy. Munger, J. McElroy, M. Nielsen, C.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Illustration of the carbon capture plant. megawatt (electric) slipstream from the plant, captures approximately 40 tons of carbon dioxide each day. The project confirmed the predicted performance of the chilled ammonia carbon capture system at an operating power plant. The three-step carbon capture process at Pleasant Prairie.

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JULY 26, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. The Energy Department’s $7 million investment—leveraged with recipient cost-share to support approximately $9.4

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

KC Cottrell), a global leader in air pollution control based out of Seoul, Korea. Under the terms of the LOI, Mantra and KC Cottrell will enter into a strategic alliance to engineer, build, test, and deploy a 100 kg-per day Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide (ERC) reactor. Mantra Venture Group Ltd.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

coal units) are based on the performance of a new efficient coal unit implementing partial carbon capture and storage (CCS). EPA in 2007, the Supreme Court determined that greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act and EPA must determine if they threaten public health and welfare.

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MARCH 5, 2014

More work is needed to understand and to optimize the reaction, but this approach could offer an easy and inexpensive way to recapture some of the carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles and power plants, says Christopher Cummins, an MIT professor of chemistry and leader of the research team. —Christopher Cummins.

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JUNE 14, 2021

By utilizing this technology, port operators like our own Toyota Logistics Services (TLS) can utilize a zero-emissions and scalable solution for CO2 reductions, which will contribute to cleaner air at the port and the surrounding communities where TLS operates. This is an important milestone in Toyota’s drive toward carbon neutrality.

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JULY 14, 2009

In addition to temperature-induced bleaching, coral reefs in many parts of the world are under stress from overfishing, destructive fishing, coastal pollution, and sedimentation. The Earth’s atmospheric concentrations of CO2 reached 320 ppm in the mid-1960s, and 360ppm in the mid-1990s.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

One allowance permits the release of one metric ton of carbon dioxide. By putting a price on carbon, we can break our unhealthy dependence on fossil fuels and move at full speed toward a clean energy future. reflect the cost of carbon. mitigate the carbon costs that would otherwise be reflected in residential rates.

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MARCH 3, 2010

77, a resolution of disapproval on the Environmental Protection Agency’s move to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant. Republican leader John Boehner, R-Ohio; US Rep. Joe Barton, R-Tx, and 84 other Republicans introduced H.J. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 28, 2018

Countries seeking to meet Paris Agreement targets on CO 2 emissions must get a grip on the amount of pollution produced at city level, according to a new open-access study published in S cience Advances by an international team of researchers from Europe and China. —Prof Guan.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Solidia Technologies has invented and patented new technologies for the production of cement and concrete that, combined, reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions up to 70% while using less water, less curing time and lower kiln temperatures.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS): 200 lbs CO 2 /MWh. EPA suggests that new power plants that are designed to use coal or petroleum coke would be able to incorporate technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to meet the standard, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS). On 2 April 2007, in the Massachusetts v.

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MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. The biggest drop came from the United States, where carbon dioxide emissions fell 3%, or 160 million tonnes, while the economy grew by 1.6%.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

They also found that extending the lifetime of a vehicle contributed to a moderate increase in emissions of criteria pollutants (NO x , HC, and CO) during the use phase of the vehicle. This finding implies that the product lifetime extension scenario would clearly contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions, the authors said.

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APRIL 20, 2010

This integrated pilot-scale carbon dioxide capture facility simultaneously removes pollutants while purifying and compressing CO 2 for transport, storage or use. Canada officially opened the CanmetENERGY CO 2 Research Facility (CanCO 2 ). The CanCO 2 is located at the Natural Resources Canada Ottawa Research Centre in Bells Corners.

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MARCH 10, 2009

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution at Stanford University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem warn that if atmospheric carbon dioxide reaches double pre-industrial levels, coral reefs can be expected to not just stop growing, but also to begin dissolving. Coral reefs are unlikely to survive in regions colored yellow, orange, or red.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2010

kg CO 2 /kWh (kg CO2/kWh). Electricity generation and distribution in the US represents nearly 40% of US CO 2 emissions, as well as large shares of the other pollutants. Standards organizations should discourage the use of arbitrary political borders when assessing the carbon intensity of an interconnected electricity system.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

an advanced coal repowering program and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) storage network. In addition, oxy-combustion technology creates a near-zero emissions plant by eliminating almost all of the mercury, SO x , NO x , and particulate pollutants from plant emissions. to build FutureGen 2.0,

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Their approach consists of splitting carbon dioxide to form carbon monoxide and oxygen in two distinct steps. Tags: Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Fuels. In a paper published online in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , they describe results from a series of proof-of-concept experiments.

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JUNE 30, 2014

There, QUILL researchers also will show a new process for trapping carbon dioxide from power plants and gas fields. zero potential for pollution, ionic liquids are much “greener” than the solvents traditionally used in industry. make ionic liquids to trap carbon dioxide. It’s also how we tailor?make

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JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. —Li Shufu, Chairman of Geely Group. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

emissions drop significantly in switching from gasoline to electricity in NYISO but less in PJM because of the differences in generation, unless power generation with carbon capture and storage (CCS) is used. Unlike the other pollutants, net SO 2 emissions increase in most scenarios. —Peterson et al. Peterson, J.

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APRIL 7, 2009

The number of EU countries with CO2-related car taxation rose to 15 in 2008. In most Central and Eastern European countries, the main concern of policy makers remains to reduce the level of old vehicles on the streets with pollutant emission standards of below Euro 3. ACEA provides an overview of the CO 2 -based vehicle taxes here.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The carbon intensity of both biodiesel and ethanol is derived by adding ILUC values (the Globiom EC study) to the direct carbon intensity of different feedstocks. The benefit will continue to increase in the coming years, as more low-carbon and renewable electricity enters European electricity mixes. —T&E study.

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JULY 10, 2009

Through a recent modeling experiment, a team of NASA-funded researchers have found that future concentrations of carbon dioxide and ozone in the atmosphere and of nitrogen in the soil are likely to have an important but overlooked effect on the cycling of water from sky to land to waterways. Credit: NASA. Click to enlarge. Cronin, J.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Even when we reach the limit of our carbon budget, when burning any more oil, coal or gas will push global temperatures beyond 2 degrees celsius, the E&B business model is to harvest more oil so that it can be burned as fuel. There is no limit to the amount of pollution they are willing to cause. Mann , The Monkey Wrench Gang.

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JULY 14, 2016

is black carbon (BC)—a pollutant with large positive radiative forcing on the climate due to its ability to absorb incoming sunlight and reduce surface albedo on snow. The cO 2 emission factor was calculated assuming a fuel carbon content of 8887 g/gallon. A significant fraction of the GDI PM 2.5 mpg (10.99

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Canada’s National Research Council (CNRC) showcased Canada’s first algal biorefinery demonstration project, a collaborative research effort between CNRC’s Algal Carbon Conversion (ACC) program, Pond Technologies and Votorantim Cimentos’ St Marys Cement.

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