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Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 The global financial crisis had a small but discernible impact on emissions growth in 2008—with the 2% increase compared with an average 3.6% Global carbon budget 2008.

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In 2009, EMRE launched what it calls a “significant” new program to research and develop advanced biofuels from photosynthetic algae that are compatible with today’s gasoline and diesel fuels. Viridos Inc.,

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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). After a dip in 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, emissions are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 Fatih Birol, Chief Economist at the IEA.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion 2 reached a record high of 31.6 The IEA has urged for a quick and global push to develop and deploy CCS technologies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. gigatonnes (Gt) in 2011, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This represents an increase of 1.0

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approximately 78% of global warming potential (GWP)-weighted emissions since 1990, growing slowly from 77% of total GWP-weighted emissions in 1990 to 79% in 2010. From 2009 to 2010, these emissions increased by 181.6 The report indicates that overall emissions have grown by more than 10% from 1990 to 2010. average annual rate of 0.7%

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group’s truck companies will undertake to reduce the CO 2 -emissions from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million tons. That is unique for a global vehicle manufacturer. The WWF Climate Savers Program is mobilizing multinational companies to cut their emissions of CO2.

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The final standards are projected to result in an average industry fleet-wide level of 163 grams/mile of CO2 in model year 2025, which is equivalent to 54.5 —John Bozzella, President and CEO, Global Automakers. —Global Automakers letter to EPA. Earlier post.).

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JULY 15, 2009

By analyzing data from deep-sea sediment cores to study an ancient global warming episode (the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, PETM), researchers found a less-than two-fold increase (70%) in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels corresponding to the 5–9 °C (9-16 °F) warming of the PETM. Richard Zeebe. Zeebe et al. Earlier post.)]. Zachos, J.

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The EU must seize this opportunity and become a global leader, the EC said, pointing to countries such as the United States (which is the lone holdout from the Paris Agreement) and China moving ahead “very quickly”.

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APRIL 24, 2009

CO 2 data from Antarctic ice cores (green points), Mauna Loa Observatory (red curve), and the global network (blue dots). This increase is despite the global economic downturn, with its decrease in a wide range of activities that depend on fossil fuel use. Tans (2009) A new look at atmospheric carbon dioxide. Credit: NOAA.

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Licht, 2009. One third of the global industrial sector’s annual emission of 1x10 10 metric tons of CO 2 is released in the production of metals and chlorine. Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Click to enlarge. A paper on his work is in press for the ACS’ Journal of Physical Chemistry, C.

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KC Cottrell), a global leader in air pollution control based out of Seoul, Korea. With completion scheduled for December 2009, the company is now looking for an end-use for the concentrated CO 2. Mantra Venture Group Ltd. signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with KC Cottrell Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. Credit: ACS, Kennedy 2009. t e CO2/cap.)

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JULY 15, 2009

An unusual bowl-shaped molecule that pulls carbon dioxide out of the air may provide new possibilities for dealing with global warming. Tossell of the University of Maryland notes in the new study that other researchers (Brooks 2006) discovered the molecule—a macrocyclic amidourea—while doing work unrelated to global climate change.

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It is rapidly expanding energy use, mainly driven by fossil fuels, that explains why humanity is on the verge of breaching planetary sustainability boundaries through global warming, biodiversity loss, and disturbance of the nitrogen-cycle balance and other measures of the sustainability of the earth’s ecosystem.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

trillion is spent annually on transport globally, mostly in ways that exacerbate rather than solve the problems associated with traffic growth, including congestion, health-harming air pollution, accidents, energy insecurity, and climate change. The report, A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low Carbon Transport , finds that more than $1.5

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Andreas Northemann, Business Manager, Global Gas Treatment, BASF Intermediates division. The three companies started up the pilot plant in August 2009; it is part of the Coal Innovation Center of RWE Power. The practical tests met all of the expectations we had after lab-testing the new solvent.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius, according to David Boggs, Ricardo Technical Specialist, Engines, in a presentation at the recent 2011 Directions in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference (DEER) hosted by the Department of Energy in Detroit.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

A team of climate scientists from eight US national labs and academic institutions have successfully incorporated the nitrogen cycle into global simulations for climate change for the first time, questioning previous assumptions regarding carbon feedback and potentially helping to refine model forecasts about global warming.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

a) shows predicted global temperatures when processes that adjust on relatively short-term timescales (for example sea-ice, clouds, and water vapor) are included in the model (b) includes additional long-tem processes that adjust on relatively long timescales (vegetation and land-ice). Lunt, Alan M. Haywood, Gavin A. Valdes and Harry J.

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MARCH 10, 2009

In the absence of strong policy, atmospheric CO2 will reach 550 ppm in several decades. Source: Caldeira House testimony Feb 2009. Pre-industrial concentration was ~ 280 ppm. Current concentration is >380 ppm. Coral reefs are unlikely to survive in regions colored yellow, orange, or red. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

The Principality of Monaco, proactively seeking ways to combat environmental issues and to replace domestic transportation with low-CO2-emitting electric vehicles, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V. Mitsubishi launched the i-MiEV was launched in Japan in July 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Global CO2 emissions are finally on their way down – despite strong growth in developing countries. According to an addendum to an earlier study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, CO2 emissions fell by 1.3 per cent in 2009 – that’s the first decrease recorded this decade and this in spite of the fact [.].

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in 2009, will increase by 2.1% This growth is the result of an expected recovery in the global economy, with world gross domestic product (GDP, on an oil-weighted basis) assumed to rise by more than 3 percent per year. million bbl/d in 2009, up about 370,000 bbl/d from 2008. per gallon in 2009 to $2.84 in 2010 and 1.1%

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APRIL 2, 2009

Radiative forcing from the global and US ORT and PG sectors. The on-road transportation (ORT) and power generation (PG) sectors are major contributors to CO 2 emissions and a host of short-lived radiatively-active air pollutants, including tropospheric ozone and fine aerosol particles, that exert complex influences on global climate.

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JUNE 29, 2010

million matching grant in 2009 by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to increase the United States’ capacity to manufacture cost efficient, fuel-efficient commercial-duty hybrid truck propulsion systems. Currently, nearly 3,000 buses using Allison produced hybrid systems are being operated globally. Allison was being awarded a $62.8

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The coating was developed in Burscheid, Germany, at one of the company’s 18 globally-networked technical centers. Aachener Kolloquium, 2009). CarboGlide is Federal-Mogul’s third and most advanced generation of its DLC (diamond-like carbon) coated ring technology.

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APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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This is an important symbol of Geely Group’s global commitment to sustainability. From 2009, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information, the pilot work of methanol gasoline implement is Shanxi province started. CRI have a proven track record in renewable methanol, working up and down the value chain. Earlier post.).

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for example, the company uses a new “three-wet” paint application that reduces electricity use along with CO2 and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions. In addition to its commitment to further reducing energy consumption, Ford also: Reduced the total amount of waste sent to landfills globally by 11.3%

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Carbon dioxide (CO2) may be the emission that most car manufacturers are desperately trying to drive down, but even it has its uses and now one company is hoping for funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to target its beneficial use. They may include plant efficiency projects.

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MAY 16, 2009

The paper was presented by authors Ed Tate and Peter Savagian at last month’s SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit. Assuming a battery pack size of 8kWh for both vehicle types, E-REV fuel consumption is 22% lower and CO2 output is 8% lower than that of a PHEV, with 3.3 SAE 2009-01-1311 ). Adapted from Tate et al. Click to enlarge.

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2009), reproduced from Ramanathan and Feng (2008) Click to enlarge. By 2050, HFC emissions could equal up to 19% of global CO 2 emissions under business-as-usual scenarios. million people a year, global action to cut soot emissions would reap major benefits for both public health and climate. From Molina et al. 0902568106.

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JULY 10, 2009

Studies have shown that despite a global drop in rainfall over land in the past 50 years, runoff has actually increased. co-author Adam Schlosser of the Center for Global Change Science at MIT. Schlosser (2009), Importance of carbon-nitrogen interactions and ozone on ecosystem hydrology during the 21 st century, J. Cronin, J.

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MAY 2, 2010

Lead author Kharecha and colleagues note that current climate science indicates that atmospheric CO 2 concentrations, already at 387 ppm in 2009 and rising, need to be reduced to no more than 350 ppm.

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The gas turbine that marked the achievement is the 60 hertz (Hz) M501J, which MHI developed in the spring of 2009. This configuration enables GTCC power plants to achieve higher thermal efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions, consuming less fuel relative to electricity output. 2 Power Station of Kansai Electric Power Co.,

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JUNE 15, 2011

Although battery costs will fall sharply (approximately 64% from 2009 levels) to $400 per usable kWh at the pack level, this still represents a cost of $9,600 per vehicle to the consumer for the typical 20 kWh battery necessary for a pure battery EV. —“Powering Autos to 2020” (draft). Source: BCG. Click to enlarge.

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