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Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

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MARCH 10, 2022

Keliber, a Finnish mining and battery chemical company that aims to start the sustainable production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide, has analyzed the CO 2 emissions generated by its future production using two studies. Production in Chile, based on naturally low-carbon brine, causes slightly more emissions than Keliber’s route: 5.25

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Study finds transporting food and ingredients generates 20% of carbon emissions in the global food system

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JULY 5, 2022

A study by researchers in Australia and China has determined that global food-miles account for nearly 20% of total food-systems emissions; moving fruit and vegetables in refrigerated vehicles is particularly emissions-intensive. We estimate the carbon footprint of food-miles by using a global multi-region accounting framework.

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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

A study by University of Chicago economist Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, the Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, and José-Luis Cruz of Princeton University assesses the local social cost of carbon (LSCC) and how that cost aligns with the carbon reduction pledges countries made under the Paris Agreement.

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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

The same study also concluded an overall lower consumption of tobacco worldwide is statistically linked to less people contracting lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC)—another type of NSCLC. The results of the study were published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. LSCC is often linked to a history of smoking.

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Argonne study compares life cycle emissions of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from brines and ores

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JULY 14, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have conducted life cycle analyses (LCAs) for battery-grade lithium carbonate (Li 2 CO 3 ) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LiOH•H 2 O) produced from Chilean brines (Salar de Atacama) and Australian spodumene ores. This information will help us achieve our goal of being carbon neutral by 2030.

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ORNL team develops carbon-nanotube-based superlubricity coating

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JUNE 8, 2023

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a coating composed of carbon nanotubes that imparts superlubricity to sliding parts. The multiwalled carbon nanotubes coat the steel, repel corrosive moisture and function as a lubricant reservoir. Kumara et al. It’s like an engine without oil.

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Study finds solid-state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of an EV battery by up to 39%

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JULY 21, 2022

Solid-state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries by up to 39%, according to a study commissioned by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) from Minviro , a company specializing in raw material life-cycle analysis, which compared emerging solid-state technology to current battery chemistries.

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Woodside joins Japanese consortium to study exporting carbon-neutral hydrogen as ammonia

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APRIL 7, 2020

Australia-based Woodside has signed an agreement with Japanese companies JERA Inc, Marubeni Corporation and IHI Corporation to undertake a joint study examining the large-scale export of hydrogen as ammonia for use decarbonizing coal-fired power generation in Japan. Green hydrogen is produced from renewable energy using electrolysis.

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JFE Steel, Emirates Steel and Itochu to study building supply chain for low-carbon ironmaking

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

JFE Steel Corporation, Itochu Corporation and Emirates Steel Arkan, the largest steel company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will conduct joint detailed feasibility studies on the establishment of a supply chain of ferrous raw material for green ironmaking with low-carbon emission at the project site in Abu Dhabi.

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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Africa can produce 50 million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035, according to a new study by the European Investment Bank (EIB), International Solar Alliance and the African Union, with the support of the Government of Mauritania, HyDeal and UCLG Africa.

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Truck Manufacturers A More Carbon Intensive Investment Than Oil, Steel Or Cars — Study

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MAY 5, 2024

The only sector T&E could find with an average carbon intensity higher than truckmakers is coal mining European truckmakers’ emissions are 50% higher than what. continued] The post Truck Manufacturers A More Carbon Intensive Investment Than Oil, Steel Or Cars — Study appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

An international collaboration of scientists has taken a significant step toward the realization of a nearly “green” zero-net-carbon technology that can efficiently convert CO 2 and hydrogen into ethanol. The study will drive further research into how to develop a practical industrial catalyst for selectively converting CO 2 into ethanol.

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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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UGA study finds black carbon aerosols from GDI engines will worsen public health, climate; need for GPFs

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JANUARY 25, 2020

The gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine is one of the most prominent technologies car manufacturers adopted to achieve the fuel economy and carbon dioxide emission goals established in 2012 by the US Environmental Protection Agency. A strong absorber of solar radiation, black carbon exhibits significant climate warming properties.

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Study finds steelmaking by electric arc furnace in US produces up to 75% less carbon emissions

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JULY 26, 2022

Steel produced by electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers in the US has a carbon intensity that is approximately 75% lower than traditional blast furnace steelmakers. This is the finding of an independent study of steelmakers worldwide conducted by CRU Group, a global business intelligence firm specializing in metals manufacturing.

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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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JUNE 23, 2023

Major ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. Overall, electrification reduces net external costs to society by 3–11% (5–24¢ per trip), depending on the assumed social cost of carbon. —Mohan et al. Mohan et al.

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New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

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AUGUST 13, 2023

The new system mimics a natural chloroplast to convert carbon dioxide in water into methane, very efficiently using light. Photosynthesis is the process by which chloroplasts in plants and some organisms use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create food or energy.

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Li-Metal successfully produces lithium metal directly from lithium carbonate at Ontario pilot plant

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MAY 24, 2023

Li-Metal’s successful demonstration of lithium metal production from carbonate further advances the its vision to establish North American-based lithium metal production capacity that next-generation battery developers can leverage.

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

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

A study by Mark Z. 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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Researchers find carbon-nanotube-based fluids improve enhanced oil recovery methods

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Researchers in India are using multi-wall carbon nanotube-optimized surfactant-polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery. In an open-access paper in the journal Fuel , they report that their experimental application of carbon nanotube-based fluids yielded an oil recovery factor of approximately 70% of the original oil in place.

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Vulcan to collaborate with DuPont on Zero Carbon Lithium extraction process

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FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Vulcan Energy Resources will collaborate with DuPont Water Solutions,a leader in water filtration and purification, to test and to scale up Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) solutions for Vulcan’s Zero Carbon Lithium extraction process. Earlier post.).

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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

This reduction is achieved through a closed-loop carbon recycling system, which could replace 90% of the coke typically used in current blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace systems and produces oxygen as a byproduct. If implemented in the UK alone, the system could deliver cost savings of £1.28 A double perovskite, Ba 2 Ca 0.66 2023.135963.

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Rio Tinto and ARENA to study hydrogen calcination to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining

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JUNE 16, 2021

Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina refineries to reduce emissions. This study will investigate a potential technology that can contribute to the decarbonization of the Australian alumina industry. Rio Tinto will conduct a $1.2-million

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Novel tin-based metal–organic frameworks for reducing carbon dioxide to formate

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JUNE 5, 2023

Researchers from Tokyo Tech have developed a tin-based metal–organic framework (MOF) that can photocatalytically reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into formate under visible light. The ongoing demand for carbon-rich fuels to drive the economy keeps adding more carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the atmosphere.

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Argonne study finds 23% reduction decrease in carbon intensity of ethanol from 2005 to 2019

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MAY 26, 2021

A new lifecycle analysis by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory has found that the carbon intensity of corn ethanol has decreased 23%—from 58 to 45 gCO 2 e/MJ—from 2005 to 2019. Carbon intensity (gCO 2 e/MJ undenatured ethanol) of corn ethanol without LUC for 2005–2019. —Lee et al. —Lee et al.

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Swansea team develops faster, greener way of producing carbon spheres

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

A fast, green and one-step method for producing porous carbon spheres—a component for carbon capture technology and for new ways of storing renewable energy—has been developed by Swansea University researchers. Carbon spheres range in size from nanometers to micrometers. Credit: ESRI, Swansea University.

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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. Masnadi, M.S.,

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Oceans Lock Away Carbon Slower Than Previously Thought

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Research expeditions conducted at sea using a rotating gravity machine and microscope found that the Earth’s oceans may not be absorbing as much carbon as researchers have long thought. Oceans are believed to absorb roughly 26 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions by drawing down CO 2 from the atmosphere and locking it away.

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U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents when compared to the ICEV scenario. Earlier post.).

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Renault Scénic Vision hydrogen hybrid concept offers 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional BEV

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MAY 20, 2022

Its hybrid electric and hydrogen powertrain aims to reduce downtime related to energy recharging while reducing the carbon footprint, including the battery. Renault Scénic Vision is zero emission in production and in use with a 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional battery electric vehicle.

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Study links carbon fiber microstructure to Li insertion mechanism in structural batteries

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Carbon fibers have already beeen demonstrated as high-capacity Li-ion battery anodes, opening the way for their use as structural electrodes—i.e., This is why the IM CFs with a lithiation mechanism reminiscent of disordered carbons outperform the HM CF with its larger crystallites highly oriented along the fibre direction.

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MIT study finds computational load for widespread autonomous driving could be a huge driver of global carbon emissions

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JANUARY 15, 2023

The data centers that house the physical computing infrastructure used for running applications are widely known for their large carbon footprint; they currently account for about 0.3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, or about as much carbon as the country of Argentina produces annually, according to the International Energy Agency.

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UK APC awarding £9.4M to 22 low-carbon vehicle feasibility studies

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APRIL 5, 2021

million (US$13 million) in public funding to 22 feasibility studies looking to scale up the industrialization of low-carbon emission vehicle technologies. Cornish Lithium Ltd – Trelavour Hard Rock Lithium Scoping Study – Penryn, Cornwall. Green Lithium Refining Ltd – Green Lithium – Rosyth Refinery – Rosyth, Dunfermlin.

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Study finds the wettability of porous electrode surfaces is key to making efficient water-splitting or carbon-capturing systems

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MARCH 27, 2021

Now, a study at MIT has for the first time analyzed and quantified how bubbles form on these porous electrodes. Little study had been done on the kinds of porous electrodes that are increasingly being studied for use in such systems. Control of the bubbles is a key to realizing a high system performance, says Iwata.

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Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and George Washington University in the US report in a new paper in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research that a range of important carbon nanomaterials can be produced at high yield by molten carbonate electrolysis.

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UC Riverside study finds emissions benefits for E15 blend in California

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JUNE 12, 2023

A study by a team from UC Riverside has assessed the potential of increasing ethanol content in California reformulated gasoline (CaRFG) by investigating the exhaust emissions from a fleet of 20 Tier 3 light-duty vehicles. A baseline CaRFG E10 (10% ethanol by volume) fuel was splash-blended with denatured ethanol to create an E15 fuel.

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Lifetime carbon emissions for EVs is much lower than previously suggested: Study highlights errors

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Lifetime carbon emissions of electric cars are much lower than previously suggested, according to a new study from the Eindhoven University of Technology. First reported by Der Spiegel, the study also takes aim at previous studies claiming electric cars have higher overall emissions than internal-combustion vehicles.

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Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

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JANUARY 27, 2021

A new study by a team from Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) has found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than those from gasoline—a decrease in emissions from the estimated 39% done by previous modeling. gCO 2 e/MJ) which is 46% lower than the average carbon intensity for neat gasoline.

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Aviation H2 selects liquid ammonia as carbon-free fuel of choice

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APRIL 28, 2022

The company, which is launching a $500,000 capital raise via the online platform VCEX to fund the construction of its first modification prototype, says the results from their studies were very positive. They will quickly seek to certify and commercialise this product via a planned public listing on a major exchange in Q4 of 2023.

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Canada Nickel exploring incorporating carbon capture & storage in mining tailings in Crawford project

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Canada Nickel Company announced that its latest test work results support the incorporation of carbon capture and storage into the Crawford Project.The company’s In-Process Tailings (IPT) Carbonation process is a novel method for accelerated carbon capture and storage. IPT Carbonation – Crawford Nickel Project.

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HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

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JANUARY 8, 2023

The Health Effects Institute (HEI) has launched two new studies funded under RFA 21-1, Quantifying Real-World Impacts of Non-Tailpipe Particulate Matter Emissions. The new studies are: Improved Characterization of the Real-World Contributions and Impacts of Non-tailpipe Particulate Matter Emissions ,” led by Greg Evans, University of Toronto.

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NASEM announces provisional committee for new study on life cycle analyses of low-carbon fuels

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MAY 1, 2021

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM’s) Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) announced the provisional committee for a new consensus study, Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States. The committee members are: Valerie M.

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MIT researchers boost efficiency of carbon capture and conversion systems

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Researchers at MIT have developed a method that could significantly boost the performance of carbon capture and conversion systems that use catalytic surfaces to enhance the rates of carbon-sequestering electrochemical reactions. The movement through water is sluggish, which slows the rate of conversion of the carbon dioxide.

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UGA study: carinata-based SAF can deliver about 65% relative carbon savings compared to conventional jet fuel

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OCTOBER 17, 2021

A team at yhe Universiy of Georgia has estimated the break-even price and life cycle carbon emissions of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from oil obtained from Brassica carinata—a non-edible oilseed crop—in the Southeastern United States. The open-access study is published in GCB Bioenergy. g CO 2 e L ?1

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Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

Study finds transporting food and ingredients generates 20% of carbon emissions in the global food system

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

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

Argonne study compares life cycle emissions of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from brines and ores

ORNL team develops carbon-nanotube-based superlubricity coating

Study finds solid-state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of an EV battery by up to 39%

Woodside joins Japanese consortium to study exporting carbon-neutral hydrogen as ammonia

JFE Steel, Emirates Steel and Itochu to study building supply chain for low-carbon ironmaking

Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

Truck Manufacturers A More Carbon Intensive Investment Than Oil, Steel Or Cars — Study

Three-part catalyst study advances conversion of CO2 to ethanol

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

UGA study finds black carbon aerosols from GDI engines will worsen public health, climate; need for GPFs

Study finds steelmaking by electric arc furnace in US produces up to 75% less carbon emissions

Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

Li-Metal successfully produces lithium metal directly from lithium carbonate at Ontario pilot plant

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

Researchers find carbon-nanotube-based fluids improve enhanced oil recovery methods

Vulcan to collaborate with DuPont on Zero Carbon Lithium extraction process

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

Rio Tinto and ARENA to study hydrogen calcination to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining

Novel tin-based metal–organic frameworks for reducing carbon dioxide to formate

Argonne study finds 23% reduction decrease in carbon intensity of ethanol from 2005 to 2019

Swansea team develops faster, greener way of producing carbon spheres

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

Oceans Lock Away Carbon Slower Than Previously Thought

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Renault Scénic Vision hydrogen hybrid concept offers 75% smaller carbon footprint than a conventional BEV

Study links carbon fiber microstructure to Li insertion mechanism in structural batteries

MIT study finds computational load for widespread autonomous driving could be a huge driver of global carbon emissions

UK APC awarding £9.4M to 22 low-carbon vehicle feasibility studies

Study finds the wettability of porous electrode surfaces is key to making efficient water-splitting or carbon-capturing systems

Molten carbonate electrolysis can produce a range of carbon nanomaterials, including graphene, from CO2 at high yield

UC Riverside study finds emissions benefits for E15 blend in California

Lifetime carbon emissions for EVs is much lower than previously suggested: Study highlights errors

Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

Aviation H2 selects liquid ammonia as carbon-free fuel of choice

Canada Nickel exploring incorporating carbon capture & storage in mining tailings in Crawford project

HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

NASEM announces provisional committee for new study on life cycle analyses of low-carbon fuels

MIT researchers boost efficiency of carbon capture and conversion systems

UGA study: carinata-based SAF can deliver about 65% relative carbon savings compared to conventional jet fuel

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