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Volvo Cars CEO Torches EU Plan To Delay Automaker CO2 Emissions Requirements — And He Should

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We’ve published a few articles about the European Union’s move to delay CO2 emissions requirements. continued] The post Volvo Cars CEO Torches EU Plan To Delay Automaker CO2 Emissions Requirements And He Should appeared first on CleanTechnica. Overall, we see it as a weak, harmful move that is not required.

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Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

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The results, reported in the journal Nature Energy , represent a new method for the conversion of carbon dioxide into clean fuels. The wireless device could be scaled up and used on energy farms similar to solar farms, producing clean fuel using sunlight and water. —senior author Professor Erwin Reisner.

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RPI researchers to develop novel porous material for air capture of CO2

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In addition to reducing carbon emissions, Yu believes this technology has the potential to generate clean energy in remote places or after natural disasters. In those areas, we can use this technology to capture CO2 from the air and then combine that with the hydrogen generated from solar energy in order to produce liquid fuel.

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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

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Currently, 21% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America is supplied from extremely low- and zero-CO2 sources. Honda agrees to purchase electricity from a renewable energy supplier, but the clean energy does not go directly to Honda’s facilities; instead it is sold into the electricity grid where the clean power is generated.

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US Steel and CarbonFree sign MoU to capture CO2 at Gary Works

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PCC is a high-value product used for a variety of industrial purposes, including in the manufacturing of paper, plastics, ceramics, paints, coating, adhesives, sealants, rubber and cleaning products. Additionally, CO 2 that is converted to calcium carbonate can be permanently stored as an environmentally friendly mineral.

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DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Fuels & Products Shot , a new initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products significantly. Biomass and waste conversion technologies designed to use green electricity and hydrogen to maximize carbon retention in products.

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Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

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The opinion holds that Congress did not grant EPA in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act the authority to devise emissions caps based on generation shifting—i.e., forcing a shift from higher-emitting to lower-emitting producers. 42 U.S. . … For the reasons given, the answer is no.

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