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Chilled Ammonia Pilot Project Captures 90% of CO2

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As the next step in demonstrations of increasing size, the first of two product validation facilities recently began at the American Electric Power (AEP) Mountaineer Plant in New Haven, West Virginia. Alstom has committed to have a commercial offering for a carbon capture technology available by 2015.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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According to a recent paper published by the National Academies of Sciences, the complex factors that drive land use change “…tend to be difficult to connect empirically to land outcomes, typically owing to the number and complexity of the linkages involved.” Turner et al., A recent study by Air Improvement Resources, Inc. Howarth and S.

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DOE awarding >$82M to support nuclear energy research and development

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Nuclear power is our nation’s largest source of low-carbon electricity and is a vital component in our efforts to both provide affordable and reliable electricity and to combat climate change. These awards will help scientists and engineers as they continue to innovate with advanced nuclear technologies.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is arguably the most significant piece of climate legislation the United States has ever seen, including significant investments in clean energy and consumer incentives to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption. How the IRA will help tackle climate change.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. An EV operated in Shandong or West Virginia emits about 6 percent. fleet of light vehicles.

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

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Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. Measurement.

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