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JUNE 13, 2012

China alone accounted for 71% of energy consumption growth. Oil demand grew by less than 1%—the slowest rate amongst fossil fuels—while gas grew by 2.2%, and coal was the only fossil fuel with above average annual consumption growth at 5.4% OECD coal consumption declined by 1.1%, although the EU used 3.6%

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DECEMBER 26, 2009

China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revised key economic figures for 2008 following its second national economic census, including gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, energy use growth rate, and rate of reduction in energy use per unit of GDP. NBS estimated that China is on track to achieve 8% GDP growth rate in 2009.

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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. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 2, 2011

Projected saturation of private cars in China by fuel type under the two scenarios. China’s energy use will level off well before mid-century even as its population edges past 1.4 billion due to the phenomenon of saturation, according to a new study by Berkeley Lab’s China Energy Group. Source: LBL. Click to enlarge.

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IBM Research is launching a 10-year project to support China in transforming its national energy systems and protecting the health of citizens. China has made great achievements and contributed much to the world’s economic growth over the past 30 years. Chien, Chairman and CEO, IBM Greater China Group. —D.C.

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MARCH 26, 2009

China’s Yitai Group’s 160,000 tonne/year coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has produced qualified diesel oil and naphtha in its trial run. Construction of this indirect coal liquefaction project started in 2006 with a combined investment of near 2.7

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

China is the global leader in methanol use and has recently expanded its methanol production capacity. The estimates developed in the study have now been incorporated into EIA’s historical data and forecasts of petroleum and other liquids consumption in China. Annual methanol consumption in China, 2000-16. Methanol in China.

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MAY 14, 2018

The study, involving researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and colleagues in China and the United States, investigated how complex supply chains are distributing energy-intensive industries and their CO 2 emissions throughout the global South. trillion) in 2014.

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MAY 24, 2012

Coal accounted for 45% of total energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2011, followed by oil (35%) and natural gas (20%). China made the largest contribution to the global increase, with its emissions rising by 720 million tonnes (Mt), or 9.3%, primarily due to higher coal consumption. This represents an increase of 1.0 In 2011, a 6.1%

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MAY 29, 2012

A new report from the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change shows the importance of all major nations taking part in global efforts to reduce emissions—and in particular, finds China’s role to be crucial. Without China, we miss that mark by about 1 °C. C change by the end of the century.

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JULY 8, 2015

Geely Group and CRI intend to collaborate on the deployment of renewable methanol fuel production technology in China and explore the development and deployment of 100% methanol-fueled vehicles in China, Iceland and other countries. Methanol in China. It will also allow us to promote advanced methanol technology in Europe.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

Other main findings include: In 2016, China, US, EU28, India, Russia and Japan, the world’s largest emitters in decreasing order of CO 2 emissions, accounted for 51% of the population, 65% of global Gross Domestic Product, 67% of the total primary energy supply and emitted 68% of total global CO 2 and circa 65% of total global GHGs.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

World energy growth over the next twenty years is expected to be dominated by emerging economies such as China, India, Russia and Brazil while improvements in energy efficiency measures are set to accelerate, according to BP’s latest projection of energy trends, the BP Energy Outlook 2030. Coal will increase by 1.2% Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

In recent years, the US electric power sector’s historical reliance on coal-fired power plants has begun to decline. Total US energy-related CO 2 emissions remain below their 2005 level through 2035. million barrels per day in 2035, driven by growing demand in China, India, the Middle East and other developing economies.

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APRIL 18, 2013

The IEA said that this reflects the continued domination of fossil fuels—particularly coal—in the energy mix and the slow uptake of other, lower-carbon supply technologies. Vehicle downsizing has enabled considerable efficiency improvements, particularly in OECD regions and since 2005. tCO 2 /TJ (2.39 tCO 2 /TJ (2.37

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Natural gas overtakes coal as the largest fuel for US electricity generation. In some areas, natural gas-fired generation replaces power formerly supplied by coal and nuclear plants. In 2040, natural gas accounts for 35% of total electricity generation, while coal accounts for 32%. billion metric tons.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

China’s passenger-kilometers (pkm) has risen from 1746.67 billion pkm in 2005 to 3009.74 billion pkm in 2014, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China—an increase of 72.3%. In China in 2013, The transport sector consumed 348.19 million tons, respectively. —He and Qiu. —He and Qiu.

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

World production of fossil fuels—oil, coal, and natural gas—increased 2.9% Coal has led the growth in fossil fuel production. In 2000, coal provided 28% of the world’s fossil fuel energy production, compared with 45% for oil. By 2008, coal production represented a third of fossil energy production. Mbpd in 2005.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

However, LanzaTech’s process uses nonfood, low-value gas feed stocks, including industrial waste gases such as those produced by steel mills, oil refineries, coal manufacturing, syngas from landfill-waste and reformed natural gas. Holmgren joined LanzaTech in June.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions remain more than 5% below their 2005 level through 2040, reflecting increased. World liquids consumption grows from 88 million bpd in 2011 to 113 million bpd in 2040, driven by demand in China, India, Brazil, and other developing economies.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

Assuming no changes in policy related to greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide emissions grow slowly, but do not again reach 2005 levels until 2027. After falling 3% in 2008 and nearly 7% in 2009, largely driven by the economic downturn, energy-related CO 2 emissions do not return to 2005 levels (5,980 million metric tons) until 2027.

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JUNE 26, 2009

In China, oil consumption increased by 3% in 2008, according to BP data, which was down from 5% in 2007 and 8%, on average, since 2001. Also in China, biofuels are increasingly being used as transport fuel. Coal consumption: lower increase due to financial crisis and more renewable electricity.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

The team used the lead particles’ isotopic signature to trace some of the lead’s origins to coal and metal ore found only in Asia. “ But the details of this transport, such as that of the lead particles’ 7,000-mile journey from the smokestacks of China to the west coast of North America, are largely unknown.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At the time the article was written, the emissions levels of the most intense reference scenario, known as A1FI (A1, Fossil Intensive), had already been outpaced by actual global GHG emissions by 2005, despite international emission reduction efforts such as the Kyoto Protocol. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Industrialised countries such as the US and the UK currently emit by far the most carbon per person, with emissions from the likes of China and India also rising sharply, although these are generally accepted because of these countries’ need for economic growth. The US and China are widely accepted as the two key players in negotiations.

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JULY 22, 2009

China continues to defy easy classification. In connection with this year’s Group of Eight conference in Italy, China reiterated its opposition to participating in emission reduction plans while at the same time drafting a $440-billion renewable energy package. Modification of EPACT 2005 Title XVII to create Section 1705.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

However, anyone who thinks that this is just another upstart company looking for its big break needs to re-evaluate – because it’s clear that China means business in the green car race. How China plans to dominate the electric car race. Home field advantage. There are environmental incentives too. Our verdict.

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APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. See our frequent comments at our news archive. Kwong asked.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Industry analysts reckon oil demand in developed countries likely reached its all-time peak in 2005. The fact is that OECD oil demand has been falling since late 2005, well before the Great Recession began.”. China alone is expected to account for 1.6 million bpd of demand lost over the course of 2005 to 2009.

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APRIL 16, 2009

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APRIL 21, 2009

Even in their resurrected state, they dont have a prayer against toyota, honda, hyundai, and their worst nightmare, CHINA… — Seren 21. GMs management (and the Unions) for decades acted with total impunity and absolute arrogance towards the consumer and real world economics. Powered by Blogrunner Latest From Green Inc.

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APRIL 16, 2009

More often than not, the “recycling&# of NiMH or lithium-ion batteries involves shipping them off to places like China, where their fate is truly unknown. Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. electric car race with i MiEV in Oregon?

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. China recently surpassed the US as the world’s biggest producer of GHGs.

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