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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Brazil’s Minister of Environment Izabella Teixeira and Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) President Luciano Coutinho announced the launch of a new credit line to support projects focused on greenhouse gas reduction and climate change solutions. Renewable energy. Efficient machinery and equipment.

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Environment Climate Change Carbon Emissions 210

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Progressive deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil as seen in. Through its philanthropic arm, Google.org, Google introduced an online suite of beta software that leverages cloud computing to track worldwide land-use changes such as deforestation. deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil. Tags: Climate Change Policy.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

—Leo Johnson, Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC. —Jonathan Grant, director, sustainability and climate change, PwC. The pace of reducing global carbon intensity has been slow despite growing international focus on climate change. nuclear war, radical climate change before 2050).

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Climate Change Climate Saudi Arabia Economy 261

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Low-carbon energy sources (renewables and nuclear) meet around 40% of the growth in primary energy demand. Nearly half of the net increase in electricity generation comes from renewables. Brazil is set to become a major exporter of oil and a leading global energy producer. China Forecasts India Oil Other Asia'

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Oil 2013 Energy Emissions 275

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

Since 2010, the RIA [Regulatory Impact Analysis] LCA for corn ethanol has dominated policy discussions and federal regulations related to ethanol as a renewable fuel and a GHG mitigation option. Our objective is to assess corn ethanol’s current GHG profile in light of this new information. This work is timely as many countries (e.g.

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Gasoline Colombia 2010 Emissions 255

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JULY 25, 2013

Renewable energy and nuclear power are the world’s fastest-growing energy sources, each increasing 2.5% The largest components of future non-petroleum liquid fuels production are biofuels in Brazil and the United States, at 0.7 per year, according to the biennial report. Source: IEO2013. Click to enlarge. million barrels per day.

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2010 Transportation Fuel Energy 317

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APRIL 21, 2010

Italy chose not to prolong its one-year fleet renewal scheme which included both CO 2 -based incentives and incentives for electric vehicles. Generally, registration taxes threaten fleet renewal. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Plug-ins Policy. Overview of EU CO 2 -based taxes.

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Tax Plug-in Czech Republic Latvia 268

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Developed countries would reach agreement with emerging economies such as Brazil, China, and India as to whether or not emerging economies should set emissions reduction targets. afforestation, avoided deforestation, carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency measures, renewable energy generation) would be established.

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Climate Climate Change Tuvalu Obama 236

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MAY 15, 2014

While the proposed China regulation for 2020 is more stringent than the glide path, the 2017 Brazil regulation is less stringent. Then both the biodiesel (FAME) blend share and share of drop-in renewable diesel like BTL begin to increase, reaching 75% blend share (energy-based) in 2050. 2025) vehicle CO 2 reduction task from 4.5

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Light Global CO2 Ford 261

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Sharp risers include Brazil (+ 6.2%), India (+ 4.4%), China (+ 4.2%) and Indonesia (+2.3%). in 2012 was primarily due to a decline in electricity and fuel demand from the basic materials industry, and aided by an increase in renewable energy and by energy efficiency improvements. Climate Change Emissions'

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2013 Emissions Global CO2 240

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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. Click to enlarge. Coal will increase by 1.2%

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Energy Economy Global Oil-Sands 210

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JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Although food security is a longstanding issue, the world needs to confront a new set of challenges such as climate change, competition for land from bioenergy production, heightened water scarcity, and possible shortfalls of phosphorus for fertilizer. Survey shows consensus on boosting renewable energy.

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Global Environment Climate Change International 257

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

According to current legislation, member states must ensure that renewable energy accounts for at least 10% of energy consumption in transport by 2020. Taking indirect land use change into account is important for the integrity of the EU climate change policy.

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2020 Europe Waste Emissions 220

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2013

Gaseous fuel would be required for some heavy industry and load-following in electricity generation from intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar. Thus, substantial amounts of low-carbon biofuels would be required even with optimistic efficiency, electrification, and implementation of other renewable energy sources.

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Driivz

MARCH 1, 2022

The primary goal is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, ultimately, contribute to mitigating the effects of climate change on the planet. In the US, 36% of electricity is generated using renewables, including wind, solar, and hydropower, as well as non-CO2-emitting nuclear power. But again, location matters.

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Transportation CO2 Grid Fleet 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Inefficient fossil fuel subsidies encourage wasteful consumption, distort markets, impede investment in clean energy sources and undermine efforts to deal with climate change. This reform will not apply to our support for clean energy, renewables, and technologies that dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Saudi Arabia Fuel South Africa South Korea 210

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AUGUST 30, 2020

This analysis shows a quantitatively reasoned case as to why the biofuel industry should advance, not simply as a means to provide a truly renewable source of biofuel but—when combined with carbon capture and storage—a means to actually remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at scale and in a viable manner.

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Illinois Climate Fuel Carbon 199

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The cap-and-trade program also works in concert with other measures, such as standards for cleaner vehicles, low-carbon fuels, renewable electricity and energy efficiency, and complements and supports California’s existing efforts to reduce smog-forming and toxic air pollutants.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Manufacturing an EV battery using coal-based electricity results in more than three times the greenhouse-gas emissions of manufacturing a battery with electricity from renewable sources. 70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020. AFP/Getty Images.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electrical 97

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

However the European Union saw the largest decline on record, with -11%, mainly due to warm weather, a weak economy, high gas prices and continued growth in renewable electricity production. One of the main CO 2 reduction options is the use of ‘new’ renewable energy sources (excluding hydropower), such as solar and wind energy and biofuels.

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2011 Emissions CO2 Global 236

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APRIL 7, 2010

The largest source of growth in 2010 is the United States, followed by Brazil, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. The growth in ethanol blending is driven by the Renewable Fuel Standard, which requires an increase in renewable fuels from a total of 10.6 Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuels Oil.

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2008 2010 Emissions Fuel 186

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MAY 27, 2009

Renewable energy is the fastest-growing source of world electricity generation in the IEO 2009 reference case, supported by high prices for fossil fuels and by government incentives for the development of alternative energy sources. From 2006 to 2030, world renewable energy use for electricity generation grows by an average of 2.9%

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2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

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JUNE 10, 2011

The new report, part of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2011 series, examines the key factors that could result in a more prominent role for natural gas in the global energy mix, and the implications for other fuels, energy security and climate change.

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MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric 210

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DECEMBER 25, 2009

Two ethanol trade groups—the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy—have filed a complaint in Federal District Court in Fresno, California, challenging the constitutionality of the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuels Policy. rather than ARB’s median value of 0.59.

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Carbon California Standards Fuel 225

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Renewables increase from 13% of the mix today to 18% in 2035; the growth in renewables is underpinned by subsidies that rise from $64 billion in 2010 to $250 billion in 2035, support that in some cases cannot be taken for granted in an age of increasing fiscal austerity. —WEO 2011.

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Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet 247

Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Since 15 April 2008, the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) has required suppliers to add biofuels to fuel in an attempt to cut climate-changing emissions. In theory biofuels are good for the climate because plants absorb carbon, which is re-released when the fuel is burnt.

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Emissions CO2 Petrol Brazil 39

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2009

Other observations included: Most studies only include energy consumption (sometimes only non-renewable energy, sometimes total energy) and CO 2 emissions. Renewable Fuels Association Response. The US Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released a brief response to a few of the main points contained in the SCOPE report.

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Conversion Water Emissions 2009 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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MIT Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If our country is going to spend money like a drunk sailor we should have spent it on building renewable energy power plants like Wind and Geothermal. I now understand that FUNCTIONALLY BANKRUPT General Motors is using "other money" to invest in Brazil, and not the government funds which it begged for in order to keep afloat.

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