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AUGUST 29, 2018

The California Assembly has passed Senate Bill 100 —a bill to move California to 100% renewable and zero-carbon energy by 2045. The bill also establishes state policy that RPS-eligible and zero-carbon resources supply 100% of all retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers no later than 31 December 2045.

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JULY 2, 2021

General Motors has agreed to form a strategic investment and commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) to secure sustainably produced lithium from the CTR’s Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power development, located in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field in California.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

However, as interest in hydrogen as a needed zero-carbon fuel grows, so is interest in the potential for geologic hydrogen as a primary resource. In 2020, Viacheslav Zgonnik, now the CEO of Natural Hydrogen Energy, published an open-access review of the geoscience of natural hydrogen in the journal Earth-Science Reviews.

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MAY 28, 2021

If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Chan School of Public Health, and consulted by dozens of experts in academia, updates ethanol’s carbon intensity score to reflect how continuous improvements in technology and practices have driven further emissions reductions in the lifecycle of ethanol and will lead to net zero renewable fuel in the future. gCO 2 e/MJ (range of 37.6

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JUNE 16, 2021

2015) “Alumina Calcination: A Mature Technology Under Review from Supplier Perspective.” Across the company, it is targeting a 15% reduction in absolute emissions and a 30% reduction in emissions intensity by 2030, from a 2018 baseline. Dominic Davis, Fabian Müller, Woei L. Saw, Aldo Steinfeld and Graham J. Perander L.

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APRIL 11, 2021

The new companies are focused on creating electrochemical systems that can help reduce carbon emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors and represent the program’s fourth cohort. GCxN provides promising cleantech startups with technical resources to accelerate product commercialization while de-risking investment.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Ample natural gas resources exist to support demand growth, but greater gas infrastructure development is needed to support growth in the medium term. Low-carbon gas. Potential magnitude of resource and landed cost of hydrogen in Germany, 2050. —Ashish Sethia, global head of commodities at BNEF. Source: BloombergNEF.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

The project is a long-life, scaleable resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate. It has the potential to have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry that can help deliver on Rio Tinto’s commitment to decarbonize its portfolio.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

C-Zero’s technology, which was initially developed at the University of California, Santa Barbara, uses innovative thermocatalysis to split methane into hydrogen and solid carbon in a process known as methane pyrolysis. Resources. cal/mol H 2 ) is slightly (. The catalyst plays a crucial role in this process. Srilatha, D. Bhagawan, S.

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MAY 31, 2011

It will be much harder and more expensive for Australia to do its fair share on climate change without a carbon pricing scheme, according to the final report of the Garnaut Climate Change Review – Update 2011, Australia in the Global Response to Climate Change. An independent carbon bank to regulate the carbon pricing scheme.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Hydrogen can cause brittleness in several metals including ferritic steel—high-chromium, magnetic stainless steels that have a low carbon content that are used in structural components of buildings, automobile gears and axles, and industrial equipment. Holzlechner, G. Eliezer, T. Boellinghaus, and W.E.S.

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APRIL 7, 2022

liter, heavy-duty opposed-piston, three-cylinder diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners ( earlier post ) has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor. The project team also demonstrated that the engine reduces carbon dioxide by 10%.

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MAY 14, 2014

Start-up Power Japan Plus announced plans to commercialize a dual-carbon battery technology, which it calls the Ryden dual carbon battery. Dual-carbon (also called dual-graphite) batteries were first introduced by McCullough and his colleagues at Dow Chemical in a 1989 patent, and were subsequently studied by Carlin et al.

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APRIL 15, 2009

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released the final external peer review documents regarding the proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. Pollutant credit trading, particularly GHG/carbon trading schemes. The four peer reviewers were: Linsey Marr, Virginia Tech.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

By adopting this regulatory amendment, Québec has taken a major step in pursuing the deployment of further action within the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) to create an extensive carbon market in North America. On 14 November, California held its first cap-and-trade auction of carbon allowances. —Matthew Rodriquez.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

—Low Carbon Fuel Standard 2011 Program Review Report. The California LCFS regulation, which went in to effect on 15 April 2010, targets a reduction of the carbon intensity (CI), on a full-fuel lifecycle basis, of transportation fuels (measured in gCO 2 e/MJ) used in California by an average of 10% by the year 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

For that reason, and after a systematic review of the accumulated evidence, WHO has adjusted almost all the AQGs levels downwards, warning that exceeding the new air quality guideline levels is associated with significant risks to health. and carbon monoxide (CO)—it also has an impact on other damaging pollutants.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) recently conducted an online survey of driver option to determine how receptive drivers would be to adopting—and how much they might pay for—in-vehicle technology that reduce carbon emissions. Views on transportation and carbon emissions.

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JANUARY 21, 2011

An independent review panel concluded in a recent report that Californians would benefit from long-term geologic storage of carbon dioxide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. CCS is a necessary tool to address climate change and reduce emissions during the transition to non-emitting sources of energy over the coming decades.

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APRIL 25, 2021

Additionally, Governor Newsom requested that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) analyze pathways to phase out oil extraction across the state by no later than 2045. According to the California Air Resources Board (ARB), the annual crude carbon intensity value for oil supplied to California refineries has risen from from 11.36

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American agriculture to better meet future global demands. The third component is to conduct a review of USDA productivity and conservation data.

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JUNE 26, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new initiative that aims to reduce pollution levels, improve resource efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs in cities across the world. Creating a network for cities and organizations to exchange experiences and peer-review projects for mutual benefit.

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MAY 4, 2022

Production of these fuels is projected to slash lifecycle carbon emissions by an estimated 65%—the equivalent of taking 1.4 —Richard Corey, Executive Officer at the California Air Resources Board, at a March 29 Contra Costa County Planning Commission meeting. Earlier post.) million cars off California roads each year.

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JUNE 29, 2012

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public workshop on 12 July 2012 to discuss the lifecycle assessment of crude oil production within the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. ARB staff will present for public review v1.0 ARB staff will present for public review v1.0 El-Houjeiri and Adam R.

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MAY 8, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released , for public review, a concept paper to initiate discussion on the development of a Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy. Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) include methane, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, and fluorinated gases.

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MARCH 5, 2009

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released its proposed regulation to implement the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. The release of the proposed regulation allows 45 days for the public to review the language and provide comment before the item is considered at the 23 April 23 ARB hearing.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will consider at its December 2011 meeting amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. Concurrently, ARB staff conducted the first review of two mandated reviews of the LCFS program with the external Advisory Panel. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 14, 2022

PsiQuantum’s team investigated quantum algorithms for simulating effects of the common electrolyte additive, fluoroethylene carbonate. They also demonstrated the utility of a method specific to photonic quantum computing known as interleaving , which allows the time and memory resources of a quantum computer to be traded off.

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APRIL 7, 2011

Energy Ministers from around the world have agreed to proposals to help speed up the global deployment of carbon capture and storage. At a meeting in the United Arab Emirates, Ministers at the Clean Energy Ministerial endorsed recommendations from the Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) Action Group chaired by Australia and the UK.

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JULY 14, 2014

Lithium-ion batteries could benefit from a theoretical model created at Rice University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that predicts how carbon-based anodes will perform. The research appears in the journal Physical Review Letters. Based on the descriptor, the researchers were able to evaluate various carbon materials.

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APRIL 25, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking comments from industry and academia on a draft report outlining domestic unconventional fossil energy resource opportunities and associated technology applications, in support of an overall strategy for the further development of these resources. Unconventional Fossil Energy”.

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AUGUST 16, 2020

Chevron Technology Ventures’ says that its investment in fusion is an opportunity to enhance the company’s focus on a diverse portfolio of low-carbon energy resources with the capacity to provide communities across the globe access to affordable, reliable, and ever-cleaner energy. Resources. “

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

A status review of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) ( earlier post ) for the period of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 by Dr. Sonia Yeh at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis and Julie Witcover found that regulated parties in the LCFS—i.e., Companies relied on ethanol to generate 86% of the credits.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) approved an updated environmental analysis of the Scoping Plan. A draft Scoping Plan was released for public review and comment on 26 June 2008, followed by workshops in July and August 2008. California Air Resources Board, et al.,

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FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Among the many provisions, which include a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% below the 1990 level and an EU-wide binding target for renewable energy of at least 27%, is a proposal not to establish a new target for a reduction in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels after 2020. a Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

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JULY 17, 2014

Value of low carbon investments by year and cumulative. A major new report published at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Annual Conference shows the UK automotive sector has been revitalized by consistently applied policy centered on cutting carbon. —“Investing in the low carbon journey”. Click to enlarge.

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