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Global Carbon Budget 2022: Global fossil CO2 emissions expected to grow 1.0% in 2022

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Global fossil CO 2 emissions are expected to grow 1.0% (with an uncertainty range of 0.1% Growth in oil use, particularly aviation, and coal use are behind most of the increase in 2022. Global fossil CO 2 emissions have now grown 0.6% CO 2 emissions from natural gas use have grown a sustained 2.2% increase in 2021.

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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Big Oil has frequently been chided for merely trying to burnish its green credentials, and so far, it has done little to convince us that it is truly moving forward to greenness. Let this sink in: In 2018, Big Oil spent less than 1% of its combined budget on green energy projects. by Alex Kimani for Oilprice.com. 2 Total SA.

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IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China

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Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 to 36.3 The rebound of global CO 2 emissions above pre-pandemic levels has largely been driven by China, where they increased by 750 million tonnes between 2019 and 2021. In 2021 alone, China’s CO 2 emissions rose above 11.9 billion tonnes. billion tonnes.

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DOE: Small SUVs halve lifetime GHG emissions as EVs vs. gas

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A small electric SUV with 300 miles of range produces 52% fewer life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than a comparable gasoline vehicle, according to the U.S. Comparison of 2024 lifetime greenhouse gas emissions of small SUVs (via U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

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Climate TRACE Lifts the Veil on Oil & Gas Emissions

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By Deborah Gordon & Frances Reuland When it comes to climate, oil and gas are the 800-pound gorilla in the room. The production and refining processes for oil and gas account for about one-tenth of human-made greenhouse gases (GHGs), making the sector one of the world’s largest emitters. Courtesy of RMI.

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Should more regulatory responsibility for carbon reduction fall on oil companies?

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Regulating carbon emissions from the oil and gas industry would allow the United States to reach its climate goals faster, argues a recent opinion piece by an oil industry veteran published in The Hill. carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions come from burning oil and natural gas, and 1.4

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SLB introduces low-carbon alternative for well construction cement that eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO2

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This innovative technology eliminates up to 85% of embodied CO 2 emissions compared with conventional well cementing systems, which include portland cement. The EcoShield system has the potential to avoid up to 5 million metric tons of CO 2 emissions annually—the equivalent of removing 1.1 million cars from the road each year.

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