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IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

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APRIL 30, 2023

A new approach developed by researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria and international colleagues proposes using solid air (nitrogen or oxygen) as a medium for recycling cooling energy across the hydrogen liquefaction supply chain. —Julian Hunt Resources Hunt, J., Montanari, P.,

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Supplies Climate Change Economy

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Circle areas are proportional to values for (A and B) climate change, (C and D) human health (values for population over age 30), and (E and F) agriculture. Black carbon, a product of burning fossil fuels or biomass such as wood or dung, can worsen a number of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Source: Shindell et al.

Carbon

Carbon Ozone Emissions International

Study Finds Carbon in Frozen Soils 2X Prior Estimates; Permafrost Melt Poses Major Climate Change Threat

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JULY 1, 2009

Carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost region. trillion tons of frozen carbon, about twice as much carbon as contained in the atmosphere. Projections show that almost all near-surface permafrost will disappear by the end of this century exposing large carbon stores to decomposition and release of greenhouse gases.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Carbon Store

European astronauts want their own spacecraft after decades of reliance on Russia, NASA, SpaceX

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The ESA’s goal is to grow as a space fairing nation and compete side by side with the United States, Russia, and China on all fronts – including the possible creation of their own domestic human spaceflight program. ESA hopes to fill these gaps while tackling the societal, economic, and security challenges that come along with it.

Russia

Russia Europe France Climate Change

Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate 2008 2009

Study finds transport, residential heating main sources of black carbon in Russian Arctic

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FEBRUARY 4, 2017

According to a new international study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 38% of black carbon in the Russian Arctic originates from transport and 35% from residential heating sources, while open fires, power plants, and gas flaring are responsible for only 12%, 9%, and 6% respectively.

Carbon

Carbon Transportation Pollution Climate Change

World Bank/ICCT report provides guidance to reducing black carbon emissions from diesels in developing countries

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APRIL 14, 2014

Historical Trends in Black Carbon Emissions from Surface Transportation (teragrams of black carbon per year). The transportation sector accounted for approximately 19% of global black carbon emissions in the year 2000, according to the report. Source: Minjares et al. Click to enlarge. Source: Minjares et al., Click to enlarge.

Carbon

Carbon Diesel Emissions Climate

US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals for a project to provide assistance in developing and implementing assessment and mitigation activities for diesel sources of black carbon in the Russian Arctic. Previous research on black carbon and climate overlooked that topic.

EPA

EPA Diesel Carbon Russia

Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

Carbon cycle. The report estimates that carbon emissions equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. Blue carbon sink. Credit: Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

Mariner

Mariner Carbon Emissions Climate Change

PwC: Global Carbon Budget For 2000-2050 Could Be Exhausted By 2034

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

Global accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has analyzed carbon emissions from 2000 to 2008 and concluded that the world’s “carbon emissions budget”, or ability to emit carbon dioxide while still maintaining a “fair chance” of limiting average global temperatures to no more than 2 ºC (3.6

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2000 Exhaust Carbon Global

Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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JULY 24, 2011

Bringing developing countries into the carbon markets in order to encourage low carbon development, provide finance and make the most of mitigation opportunities. International climate negotiations can only go so far. We would have a seamless system to address forest carbon in both industrialized and developing countries.

Emissions

Emissions Climate Change Gas Climate

IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

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MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. The biggest drop came from the United States, where carbon dioxide emissions fell 3%, or 160 million tonnes, while the economy grew by 1.6%.

Economy

Economy 2016 Global Emissions

UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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JUNE 26, 2022

To meet growing demand, new spaceports and launch vehicle companies are being established in historically aeronautically active nations such as the US and Russia, and in nations with emerging space sectors such as China and India. Rocket emissions of black carbon (BC) produce substantial global mean radiative forcing of 8 mW m ?2

Climate

Climate Ozone Industrial Industry

Potent GHG SF6 rapidly accumulating in atmosphere, driven by demand for SF6-insulated switchgear in developing countries

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JULY 6, 2020

In an open-access study in the EGU journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , an international team of researchers reports that the greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) is rapidly accumulating in the atmosphere, driven by the demand for SF 6 -insulated switchgear in developing countries. Simmonds et al.

South Africa

South Africa Gas-Electric 2003 2018

ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

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MAY 8, 2017

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. Click to enlarge. —Comer et al.

Oil

Oil Panama Emissions Fuel

Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

The report provides updated results on the continuous monitoring of the three main greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions. Other greenhouse gases keep creeping up.

Emissions

Emissions Global CO2 India

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

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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.

Climate

Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions

PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

The report, “Pledges and Actions: A scenario analysis of mitigation costs and carbon market impacts for developed and developing countries”, explores the implications of different possible scenarios on the outcomes of the current climate negotiations. The global costs would be limited to 0.2% of GDP in 2020.

Climate

Climate Netherlands Ukraine Financing

Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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MAY 6, 2019

In an opinion piece in the journal Nature , a team from the US and Europe suggests that the transition to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers, and that it is therefore necessary to put geopolitics at the heart of debates about the energy transition. abating carbon will create losers. Big green deal. ?This

Carbon

Carbon Europe Climate Change Saudi Arabia

Annual Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Halved in 2008; Decrease in Fossil Oil Consumption, Increase in Renewables Share

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JUNE 26, 2009

For the first time, the share of global CO 2 emissions from developing countries is slightly higher (50.3%) than from industrialized countries (46.6%) and international transport (3.2%) together. Trends in the US, European Union, China, Russia and India. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. Click to enlarge. and from 19.5

2008

2008 Oil Renewable Emissions

Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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JUNE 10, 2011

Separately, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its own report exploring the potential for a “golden age” of gas. Both reports also emphasized that although natural gas is the lowest carbon fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge. MIT: The Future of Natural Gas. Earlier post.)

MIT

MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric

This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2023

At that point, we’ll be one step closer to a new era of carbon-free baseload electricity,” says Sorbom. “We We just hope we can do it in time to be a major part of the solution to the climate crisis.” The largest by far is Iter , a collaborative international effort to build a massive tokamak in Cadarache, France.

Fusion

Fusion Molten Salt MIT Building

BP Energy Outlook 2030 sees emerging economies leading energy growth to 2030; global CO2 emissions from energy well above IEA 450 scenario

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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%

Energy

Energy Economy Global Oil-Sands

US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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MAY 27, 2009

Projected growth in world carbon dioxide emissions. World carbon dioxide emissions are projected to rise from 29.0 The key engines of growth in the projection are the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), which account for more than two-thirds of the developing world’s growth in industrial energy use through 2030.

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2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

PwC analysis finds a need for global carbon intensity to drop an average of 5.1% The analysis is based on a carbon budget that would stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations at 450 ppm and give a 50% probability of limiting warming to 2 °C. —Leo Johnson, Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Saudi Arabia Economy

Boeing forecasts $110B market for commercial airplanes in Russia and CIS over next 20 years

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Boeing forecasts that air carriers in Russia and CIS will take delivery of 1,080 new airplanes over the next 20 years at an investment of $110 billion. Demand for airplanes also will be fueled by an increase in the number of people flying to, from and within Russia and CIS. percent on average. Source: Boeing. Click to enlarge.

Russia

Russia Commercial Market Climate Change

IEA World Energy Outlook 2013 sees CO2 emissions rising by 20% to 2035; oil use on upward trend

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Low-carbon energy sources (renewables and nuclear) meet around 40% of the growth in primary energy demand. Globally, fossil fuels continue to meet a dominant share of global energy demand, with implications for the links between energy, the environment and climate change. —WEO-2013.

Oil

Oil 2013 Energy Emissions

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Change in primary oil demand by sector and region in the central New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035. Without a bold change of policy direction, the IEA warned at the launch, the world will lock itself into an insecure, inefficient and high-carbon energy system. Click to enlarge. —WEO 2011.

Oil

Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. Well and good.

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Grid Green Electric Cars Cars

EV Driven

IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Study Finds Carbon in Frozen Soils 2X Prior Estimates; Permafrost Melt Poses Major Climate Change Threat

European astronauts want their own spacecraft after decades of reliance on Russia, NASA, SpaceX

Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

Study finds transport, residential heating main sources of black carbon in Russian Arctic

World Bank/ICCT report provides guidance to reducing black carbon emissions from diesels in developing countries

US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

PwC: Global Carbon Budget For 2000-2050 Could Be Exhausted By 2034

Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

Potent GHG SF6 rapidly accumulating in atmosphere, driven by demand for SF6-insulated switchgear in developing countries

ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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

PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

Annual Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Halved in 2008; Decrease in Fossil Oil Consumption, Increase in Renewables Share

Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

BP Energy Outlook 2030 sees emerging economies leading energy growth to 2030; global CO2 emissions from energy well above IEA 450 scenario

US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

Boeing forecasts $110B market for commercial airplanes in Russia and CIS over next 20 years

IEA World Energy Outlook 2013 sees CO2 emissions rising by 20% to 2035; oil use on upward trend

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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