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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. This reaction is energetically uphill, so electricity must be added to drive the reaction forward, and it is not possible without a new family of CO?-reducing reducing catalysts. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)

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Study finds plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to modest increases in refinery CO2 emissions

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This framework includes electricity and natural gas used in the production of hydrogen. MMBbl/day from Western Canada (about 33% conventional crudes, 51% bitumen crudes, and 16% light synthetic crude oils (SCO) produced by upgrading bitumen crudes. MM Bbl/day (51%) were light and medium crudes and 2.5 The additional 2.4

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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Coal supplies nearly 50% of domestic electricity. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology , Soccoro, N.M.

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New UNEP report says bridging emissions gap to meet 2-degree target doable, outlines pathways to 2020

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The scenarios were all able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet the 2-degree target by 2020 by using a combination of the following: Improving energy efficiency: primary energy production would need to drop up to 11% from business-as-usual models in 2020, and the amount of energy used per unit of GDP would need to fall 1.1-2.3%

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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Honda is using a new 3-coat/2-bake (3C2B), water-based painting process at its Honda de Mexico, S.A. gigawatt-hours of energy annually, is anticipated to meet more than half of the site’s total electricity needs and offset an estimated 576 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. HDM) plant, which produces the Fit.

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What hope for Tesla, or any other EVs, once Dutton goes full MAGGA?

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His recent U-turns on supporting our Paris climate targets seem to suggest that he has had a few late nights out with Lay Down Barnaby Joyce and has decided to go full MAGGA (Make Australia Gas Guzzling Again). The political reality that sits behind that is if the lights go out and the economy is shelled out, you’ll get voted out.”

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Find investors, resumes, and free research Get Cleantech Blog in your email Enter your email address: Subscribe in a reader Join us on Linked In Follow us on Twitter Join us on Facebook GHGBlog.com - The Greenhouse Gas Blog Loading. The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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