2000, Coal, Energy and Oil

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

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 1, 2024

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.

2000

2000 USA China Wind

BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

World primary energy consumption grew by 2.5% Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% Coal’s market share of 30.3% Global energy consumption grew by 2.5% seen in 2010, according to the newly released BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2012. Global energy consumption grew by 2.5% Source: BP.

Coal

Coal Oil Renewable Saudi Arabia

EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Now, a study commissioned by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) from eia.gov (a global provider of analysis on energy and commodities), finds that since the early 2000s, China’s consumption of methanol in fuel products has risen sharply. Annual methanol consumption in China, 2000-16. Click to enlarge.

2000

2000 2016 Fuel China

Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The China Energy Group of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) recently released the eighth edition of the China Energy Databook —the most comprehensive publicly available resource known to exist covering China’s energy and environmental statistics.

Environment

Environment Energy Coal United States

Sasol to Study Viability of $10B Coal-to-Liquids Project in Indonesia

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Sasol and the Indonesian government have signed a preliminary agreement to study the viability of developing a coal-to-liquids facility project in Indonesia, with estimated project cost of more than $10 billion. This is in line with Indonesia’s energy policy, which aims to diversify from oil to coal.”.

Indonesia

Indonesia Coal 2004 2000

IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Improving the efficiency of road-freight transport is critical to reducing the growth in oil demand, carbon emissions and air pollution over the next decades, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report, The Future of Trucks: Implications for energy and the environment.

Oil

Oil Transportation Alternative Fuels Fuel Economy

Study finds that worldwide SO2 emissions rose between 2000-2005 after decade of decline; China, shipping topped growth

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Global sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) emissions peaked in the early 1970s and decreased until 2000, with an increase in recent years due to increased emissions in China, international shipping, and developing countries in general, according to a new analysis appearing in the open access journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Credit: Smith et al.

2005

2005 2000 Emissions China

Lux Research provides snapshot of oil majors’ investments in alternative fuels; BP leads investment frequency

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Lux Research has investigated the trends of corporate financing of alternative fuels from oil majors, based on a non-exhaustive database of more than 1,000 deals and partnership engagements from 2000 through September, 2014. Less active oil majors in this space include ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Oil Chevron Fuel

ExxonMobil Outlook: 35% growth in energy demand by 2040; hybrids to account for ~50% of new vehicle sales

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Driven by increasing population, urbanization and rising living standards, the world will require some 35% more energy in 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s annual forecast report: Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040. Without the projected gains in efficiency, global energy demand could have risen by more than 100%.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Energy Hybrid Sale

Shell updates energy scenarios; world entering an era of volatile transitions

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Shell has published an update to its 2008 Shell Energy Scenarios to 2050. Those energy scenarios— Scramble and Blueprints —remain a credible vision of what may lie ahead, Shell said. The recession interrupted the oil and commodity price boom but it may return. Source: Shell. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

Energy

Energy 2000 2008 Supplies

Fossil Fuel Production Up in 2008 Despite Recession

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2009

World production of fossil fuels—oil, coal, and natural gas—increased 2.9% million tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe) per day, according to a Worldwatch Institute analysis. Energy prices reflected this shift: oil peaked at $144 per barrel in July, then fell to $34 per barrel in December. Oil production reached 10.7

2008

2008 Oil-Sands Production Fuel

Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

Weak economic conditions, a mild winter, and energy. savings stimulated by high oil prices led to a decrease of 3% in CO 2 emissions in the European Union and of 2% in both the United States and Japan. tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas.

2011

2011 Emissions CO2 Global

Study concludes abundant shale gas is neither climate hero nor villain; need for targeted GHG reduction policy

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

While natural gas can reduce greenhouse emissions when it is substituted for higher-emission energy sources, abundant shale gas is not likely to substantially alter total emissions without policies targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University. —Newell and Raimi.

Climate

Climate Gas Coal Gas-Electric

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2014

This was mainly due to the continuing steady increase in energy use in emerging economies over the past ten years. The report is based on recent results from the joint JRC/PBL Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), the latest statistics on energy use and various other activities. billion tonnes (Gt).

2013

2013 Emissions Global CO2

CERA: Canadian Oil Sands Poised to Become the Top Source of Crude Imports to the US in 2010; Could Contribute Up To 36% of US Oil and Refined Products Imports by 2030

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

Growth of production of Canadian oil sands. The Canadian oil sands are now poised to become the number one source of US crude oil imports in 2010, according to new research from the IHS CERA Canadian Oil Sands Dialogue. The Role of Canadian Oil Sands in US Oil Supply”. Conventional oil uses 0.1

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil 2010 Production

U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

Chicago

Chicago MIT Tax Carbon

IEA estimates energy-related CO2 emissions in 2010 highest in history; 80% of projected 2020 emissions from the power sector are already locked in

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2011

Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2010 were the highest in history, according to the latest estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA). In terms of fuels, 44% of the estimated CO 2 emissions in 2010 came from coal, 36% from oil, and 20% from natural gas. Earlier post.).

2010

2010 Emissions 2020 CO2

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The authors, under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project , reported a 29% increase in global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel between 2000 and 2008 (the latest year for which figures are available), and by 41% between 2008 and 1990, the reference year of the Kyoto Protocol. between 2000 and 2008, compared with 1% per year in the 1990s.

2008

2008 Emissions Carbon Climate Change

Mascoma Announces Feedstock Processing and Lignin Supply Agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures; Chevron Working on Converting Lignin to Hydrocarbon Fuel Components

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Lignin is a complex chemical compound (a cross-linked amorphous phenolic polymer) and is the biomass component with highest energy content (9,000 - 11,000 Btu/lb compared to 7,300 - 7,500 for cellulose, Johnson 2002). Lignin is not directly useful as a refinery feedstock for biofuels synthesis, however. Chevron and lignin for fuels.

Chevron

Chevron Convert Fuel Supplies

Fossil fuel production increases despite recession

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 17, 2009

If there was one silver lining to emerge from the global credit crunch it was that many of us were forced to think more economically and reduce our reliance on fuel and oil in an effort to save money. According to Worldwatch Institute analysis, production of fossil fuels – namely oil, coal and natural gas – actually increased by 2.9

Production

Production Fuel Coal 2008

War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This war will have many long-term consequences, but possibly none more important than its effects on the future of the European energy supply. One is that the road to new energy realities in Europe will be long, rough, and twisty. Russia’s energy resources are enormous and Europe’s dependence on them is deep and pervasive.

Ukraine

Ukraine Russia Fuel Saudi Arabia

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2014

These gases come from human activities such as combustion of coal and oil as well as natural sources such as emissions from plants. They used the Community Earth System Model, funded primarily by the Department of Energy and NSF, to simulate global climate as well as atmospheric chemistry conditions. —Gabi Pfister.

Ozone

Ozone Climate Change Pollution Climate

Headwaters Inc and Axens Form Direct Coal Liquefaction Alliance

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2010

Headwaters direct coal liquefaction process. Headwaters Inc and Axens are forming a strategic alliance to provide a single-source solution for producing synthetic fuels by direct coal liquefaction (DCL) alone or in combination with refinery residues or biomass. billion from 1975-2000 to develop DCL technology. Click to enlarge.

Coal

Coal Diesel Hydrogen Gasoline

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

Just two people live in its 3000+ energy-wasting square feet. When I got back from Japan in 2000 I didn’t want to start a computer business. In 2000 there couldn’t have been too many old timers in the solar industry. And I wasn’t interested in selling solar based on, “Hey it prevents oil,” you know. right now -.

Solar

Solar Installation California Building

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining and coal burning are the major sources of anthropogenic mercury emissions to air. Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region.

Mercury

Mercury Emissions 2013 Global

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. But theyve needed definitive proof that PHEVs wont increase pollution. The GREET 1.6

Plug-in

Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

” —British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, summing up the historical significance of COP 15. Jacobson first showed in 2000 that black carbon was the second-leading cause of global warming after carbon dioxide in terms of radiative forcing and, in 2002, that its control would be the most effective method of slowing warming.

Climate

Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Since 2000, the global rate of decarbonization has averaged 0.8%; from 2010 to 2011, global carbon intensity fell by just 0.7%. The International Energy Agency, for example, now considers 4°C and 6°C scenarios as well as 2°C in their latest analysis. a year from now to 2050. —PwC report. a year, from now to 2050.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Saudi Arabia Economy

Swiss company outlines methanol-to-gasoline option for Alaska North Slope gas to state legislature

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2011

The resulting methanol would be blended with crude and transported via the trans-Alaska oil pipeline to Valdez, where it would be extracted from the oil and processed via Methanol-to-Gasoline technology into gasoline. van Wijk sold Saturn to Methanex in 2000 due to funding issues. billion, he said. NRC comparison of F-T and MTG.

Alaska

Alaska Gasoline Gas Trinidad

The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

JULY 19, 2009

Or upgrading our early 1990’s energy hogging alarm system with our new, more modern, more sophisticated security system that uses a fraction of the electricity. But in the meanwhile, I’m getting the most bang for my energy buck by being more energy efficient. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

America

America Power Powered Climate Change

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" This time Buffett asked another trusted partner, David Sokol, chairman of a Berkshire-owned utility company called MidAmerican Energy, to travel to China and take a closer look at BYD. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. Electric cars will be one answer.

BYD

BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars

80x30: U.S. Clean Energy Standard Accelerates Transition to Renewables

Cars That Think

AUGUST 26, 2021

Outlined in Democrats' proposed budget is a national "clean energy standard." This clean energy standard, or CES, would set up a tangible program that pushes utilities to shift towards net zero emissions. By setting an aggressive emissions target, the CES could translate into a lot of clean energy in a short time.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Renewable Standards

Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

JUNE 4, 2011

In one of those alternative realities Al Gore got elected President in 2000 and because he understood what was happening with CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions he made cutting emissions, and developing renewable and clean energy sources our country’s focus and goals. Too few people give a shit about that title. .

Al Gore

Al Gore Gore Sierra Congress

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J. Overview of RGGI.

Gas

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate

Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

JUNE 4, 2011

In one of those alternative realities Al Gore got elected President in 2000 and because he understood what was happening with CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions he made cutting emissions, and developing renewable and clean energy sources our country’s focus and goals. Too few people give a shit about that title. .

Al Gore

Al Gore Gore Sierra Congress

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

billion in Department of Energy loans to develop new fuel-efficient vehicles, including the Volt. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? "Even the first DVD player cost many times more than it does today."

Volt

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1

EV Driven

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

BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

Sasol to Study Viability of $10B Coal-to-Liquids Project in Indonesia

IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

Study finds that worldwide SO2 emissions rose between 2000-2005 after decade of decline; China, shipping topped growth

Lux Research provides snapshot of oil majors’ investments in alternative fuels; BP leads investment frequency

ExxonMobil Outlook: 35% growth in energy demand by 2040; hybrids to account for ~50% of new vehicle sales

Shell updates energy scenarios; world entering an era of volatile transitions

Fossil Fuel Production Up in 2008 Despite Recession

Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

Study concludes abundant shale gas is neither climate hero nor villain; need for targeted GHG reduction policy

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

CERA: Canadian Oil Sands Poised to Become the Top Source of Crude Imports to the US in 2010; Could Contribute Up To 36% of US Oil and Refined Products Imports by 2030

U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

IEA estimates energy-related CO2 emissions in 2010 highest in history; 80% of projected 2020 emissions from the power sector are already locked in

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

Mascoma Announces Feedstock Processing and Lignin Supply Agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures; Chevron Working on Converting Lignin to Hydrocarbon Fuel Components

Fossil fuel production increases despite recession

War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

Headwaters Inc and Axens Form Direct Coal Liquefaction Alliance

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

Swiss company outlines methanol-to-gasoline option for Alaska North Slope gas to state legislature

The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

80x30: U.S. Clean Energy Standard Accelerates Transition to Renewables

Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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