Climate Change, Coal and Statistics

BP: world on unsustainable path; growing divergence between demands for climate change action and pace of progress

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JUNE 12, 2019

BP released the 68 th annual edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy (BP Stats Review), a comprehensive collection and analysis of global energy data. This year’s edition highlights the growing divergence between demands for action on climate change and the actual pace of progress on reducing carbon emissions.

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Climate Change Climate Coal 2018

Study finds 1.4 Gt discrepancy between national and provincial data sets for greenhouse gas emissions in China

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JUNE 11, 2012

The gap, noted the researchers in their open-access paper in Nature Climate Change , is equivalent to Japan’s annual CO 2 emissions, the world’s fourth largest emitter, with 5% of the global total. The dashed line represents the aggregated CO2 emissions calculated from the provincial energy statistics 1997–2010.

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Emissions Gas China Climate Change

New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

These increases in deaths from ambient air pollution reflect increasing emissions from cars, trucks, and buses, as well as the widespread use of coal to generate electricity in India. There are similar statistics from Europe, Australia, and Japan. At the same time, US GDP grew by 250 percent. —Professor Landrigan.

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Pollution India 2019 Boston

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

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DECEMBER 18, 2011

The base results from a study by a team at the Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory indicate that shale gas life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are 6% lower than conventional natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline, and 33% lower than coal. However, the environmental impacts (e.g., —Burnham et al.

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PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

The report is based on recent results from the joint JRC/PBL Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), the latest statistics on energy use and various other activities. According to national statistics, in 2013 total oil consumption in transport increased somewhat by 0.5%, relative to 2012 levels. billion tonnes (Gt).

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2013 Emissions Global CO2

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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JULY 12, 2018

Due to the carbon price signal created by the Cap-and-Trade Program that makes fossil fuel generation more expensive, cleaner out-of-state electricity is increasingly taking the place of fuels such as coal. This ambitious target will require California to more than double the rate at which it has been cutting climate-changing gases.

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2004 2016 Emissions California

MIT researchers build model simulating atmospheric transport of PAHs; how chemicals get to the Arctic

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Selin and Friedman use the global 3-D chemical transport model GEOS-Chem to track the day-to-day transport of PAHs—toxic byproducts of burning wood, coal, oil and other forms of energy that remain in the atmosphere for less time than other persistent organic pollutants regulated by global standards.

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GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The use of coal as a fuel has now surpassed oil and developing countries now emit more greenhouse gases than developed countries, with a quarter of their growth in emissions accounted for by increased trade with the West. Emissions from coal are now the dominant fossil fuel emission source, surpassing 40 years of oil emission prevalence.

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2008 Emissions Carbon Climate Change

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

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APRIL 13, 2014

Decomposition of the decadal change in total global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion by four driving factors; population, income (GDP) per capita, energy intensity of GDP and carbon intensity of energy. Increased use of coal relative to other energy sources has reversed the long?standing WG III Summary for Policymakers.

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Emissions Climate Change 2000 Climate

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

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AUGUST 22, 2012

million barrels per day, natural gas demand would be cut by 330 billion cubic meters, and coal demand would drop by 230 million tons of coal. By 2035, oil demand would decrease by 4%, natural gas by 9.9%, and coal demand by 5.3%, compared with the baseline projection. Oil demand would be reduced by 3.7 in 2020 and 5.8%

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Renewable International Fuel Energy

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The report, which is based on recent results from the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) and latest statistics for energy use and other activities, shows large national differences between industrialised countries. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission’s in-house science service.

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Global Emissions Industrial Industry

Measurements of CO2 and CO in China’s Air Indicate Sharply Improved Combustion Efficiency

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

The findings, published in the 21 September issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , are generally consistent with official Chinese government statistics and could bolster their credibility as international negotiations proceed on commitments of China and other nations to combat climate change. Munger, J. McElroy, M.

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CO2 Climate Change China Universal

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

Natural gas is projected to be the fastest growing fossil fuel, and coal and oil are likely to lose market share as all fossil fuels experience lower growth rates. Toward the end of the period, coal demand in China will no longer be rising and China is projected to become the world’s largest oil consumer. Coal will increase by 1.2%

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Energy Economy Global Oil-Sands

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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MAY 5, 2014

These gases come from human activities such as combustion of coal and oil as well as natural sources such as emissions from plants. Warmer temperatures and other changes in the atmosphere related to a changing climate, including higher atmospheric levels of methane, spur the chemical reactions that lead to ozone.

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Ozone Climate Change Pollution Climate

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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JANUARY 18, 2023

When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. Anthropogenic climate change confronts humanity with a challenge: How can we keep warm now as we try to prevent our world from overheating in the future?

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Store Solar Building Oil-Sands

Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

Information on the other two greenhouse gases, methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O), is only available until 2012, as international statistics on agricultural activities—the main source of these emissions—are not updated as frequently as on energy and industry-related activities. Other greenhouse gases keep creeping up.

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Emissions Global CO2 India

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. This helps to explain the climate changes we are now experiencing. slow charge. Appendix F: Biofuel Issues.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

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BP: world on unsustainable path; growing divergence between demands for climate change action and pace of progress

Study finds 1.4 Gt discrepancy between national and provincial data sets for greenhouse gas emissions in China

New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

MIT researchers build model simulating atmospheric transport of PAHs; how chemicals get to the Arctic

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

Measurements of CO2 and CO in China’s Air Indicate Sharply Improved Combustion Efficiency

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

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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