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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. This reaction is energetically uphill, so electricity must be added to drive the reaction forward, and it is not possible without a new family of CO?-reducing reducing catalysts. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)

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ICCT-ClimateWorks: well-designed vehicle standards and fuel feeds could reduce combined US, China and EU CO2 emissions by 1.3 Gt in 2030, boost economy

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The analysts find that two types of policies have proved the most effective at significantly reducing emissions from road transportation: Vehicle performance standards which establish minimum requirements based on fuel consumption or greenhouse gas emissions per unit of distance traveled. —Kodjak et al.

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

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The IEO2009 reference case does not include specific policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, unconventional resources (including biofuels, oil sands, extra-heavy oil, coal-to-liquids, and gas-to-liquids) from both non-OPEC and OPEC sources are expected to become increasingly competitive in the reference case.

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How To Start an EV Charging Station in India?

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As India seriously considers the possibility of a sustainable future in the aftermath of the fourth industrial revolution, technological achievements such as electric vehicles are dominating most discussions. As a result, no specific permit is required to transport, distribute, or exchange power to charge electric car batteries.

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