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EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020

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Responding to the publication of the data, European NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) said the sharp drop showed that ambitious EU car cO 2 targets do motivate carmakers to reduce their climate impact but that tighter standards will be needed from 2025 onwards so that all new cars sold from 2035 are zero-emissions.

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CICERO-led study finds global warming effect of leaked hydrogen almost 12x stronger than CO2

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A study led by Norwegian climate center CICERO has found that the global warming effect of leaked hydrogen is almost 12 times stronger than that of CO 2. The climate effects of hydrogen have been an under-researched topic. The study is the most comprehensive assessment of the climate effect of hydrogen to date. Skeie, R.B.,

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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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In this way, thyssenkrupp is accelerating the start of low-CO2 steel production. At the same time, the increasing demand for climate-friendly steel is being taken into account and the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy is being accelerated. With its capacity of 2.5 —Chief Technology Officer Arnd Köfler.

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Researchers develop titanium and copper heterostructured photocatalyst for conversion of CO2 into CH4

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The escalating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the consequent acceleration of climate change are alarming, and it has proven challenging to find feasible ways to actively reduce the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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These devices are placed throughout substations, power generation plants, transmission and distribution networks, and industrial facilities where equipment operates in tens to hundreds of kilovolts. The team turned to the petroleum industry to find the parts, and found all but one: the bushing.

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Audi partnering with Climeworks on CO2 direct air capture and storage

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From a scientific perspective, the adsorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is an important measure in addition to reducing emissions for reaching the Group’s climate targets. Furthermore, the rock in Iceland has the ideal composition for storing large amounts of CO 2.

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Euro Parliament Environment Committee votes to include shipping CO2 in EU ETS; shipping industry to contribute to climate neutrality

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In addition, MEPs say that market-based emissions reduction policies are not enough, so they also introduced binding requirements for shipping companies to reduce their annual average CO2 emissions per transport work, for all their ships, by at least 40% by 2030.