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

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We have gathered statistical information on energy and energy demand drivers from all different resources, such as the China Environment Yearbook , the Transportation Yearbook , the Power Yearbook , the Iron and Steel Yearbook , the Cement Almanac , statistics of oil companies and power companies. It was underreported.

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UMD-led study finds China’s SO2 emissions down 75% since 2007, India’s up 50%; India may now be the top SO2 emitter

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Two maps compare total annual sulfur dioxide amounts for India and China during 2005 (left) and 2016 based on Ozone Monitoring Instrument measurements. Illustration: Chris McLinden, Environment and Climate Change Canada. The content of this article does not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations. Click to enlarge.

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Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

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That report, the 2016 Billion-Ton Report , volume 1, updated and expanded upon analysis in the 2011 US Billion-Ton Update ( earlier post ), which was preceded by the 2005 US Billion Ton Study ( earlier post ). An article on environmental mapping of biomass resources in the continental United States will also be published in that issue.

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Worldwatch Institute report finds global energy intensity increased in 2010 for second year in a row

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Global energy intensity—defined as total energy consumption divided by gross world product—increased 1.35% in 2010, the second year of increases in the context of a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute.

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

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Fluid thermal processing of Mongolian oil sands

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In 2005, the company acquired some 261 square kilometers of exploration rights and expects to generate an estimated 150,000 tons of oil-sands derived crude oil annually from the site. Energy & Fuels Article ASAP doi: /10.1021/ef200644. The study appears in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Heavy Oil and Natural Bitumen Resources in.

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Study Finds Regional Variations in Irrigation Practices Can Push Corn Ethanol Water Requirements 3x Higher Than Earlier Estimates; Need to Account for Regional Specifics in Mandates

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trillion liters between 2005 and 2008, whereas US bioethanol production has increased only 133% from 15 to 34 billion liters during the same period. Of the 15 billion liters of ethanol produced in 2005, 4 billion liters (28%) had a EWe greater than 100 L L -1. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es8031067. Chiu et al. Chiu et al.

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