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China Likely To Have Lower GHG Emissions Than USA By 2035

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The post China Likely To Have Lower GHG Emissions Than USA By 2035 appeared first on CleanTechnica. China's electrification, renewables, and infrastructure trajectories mean coal demand is going to plummet, and emissions with it. Not so much.

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Moving People In USA Much Harder To Decarbonize Than In Rest Of World

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continued] The post Moving People In USA Much Harder To Decarbonize Than In Rest Of World appeared first on CleanTechnica. That triggered a lot of discussion, with some of the usual suspects chiming in on subjects they weren’t.

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Only One Country Is Making Progress On Electrifying Everything

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For close to twenty years, it’s been clear that electrifying everything is a key climate change wedge. Jacobson’s work in the USA and then internationally with his 100% Renewables by 2050 modeling laid much of the groundwork for this.

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USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling

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continued] The post USA & China Electricity Generation TWh & CO2e Trajectories Since 2000 Are Startling appeared first on CleanTechnica. For a decade I’ve been tracking the exponential expansion of wind, solar, and to a lesser extent hydro electricity generation.

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Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

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Projected changes in summer mean usable capacity of power plants in the US and Europe for the SRES A2 emissions scenario for the 2040s (2031–2060) relative to the control period (1971–2000). A study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that thermoelectric power plants (i.e., Source: van Vliet et al. Click to enlarge.

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Study forecasts even with modest warming, global energy demand to increase by mid-century

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A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from IIASA, Boston University, and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice found that by mid-century, climate change will increase the demand for energy globally, even with modest warming. —lead author Bas van Ruijven, a researcher with the IIASA Energy Program.

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Airlines Present Climate Change Proposals at UN Forum; 50% Absolute Cut In Emissions by 2050 Compared to 2005

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented its proposals for December’s climate change talks to the UN Secretary General’s Summit on Climate Change in New York. The forum took place in the run-up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen this December.