Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Global CO 2. emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per region. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. Indexed global CO 2.

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Global Emissions Industrial Industry 281

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2012

BC emission map of China at 0.1° × 0.1° Major emission areas are marked. A new black carbon (BC) emissions inventory from China found BC emissions levels in 2007 of 1,957 Gg BC—higher than reported in earlier studies. for year 2007. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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2007 Carbon China Emissions 271

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2020

FCA says that its latest Global Warming Potential (GWP) analysis found that the redesigned-for-2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited has an overall GWP 15% lower than that of its predecessor. Improvements are measured by contrasting anticipated CO 2 -equivalent greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, with those of comparable vehicles.

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Jeep MPG 2020 Fuel Economy 269

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2013

In regions where the share of coal-based electricity is relatively low, EVs can achieve substantial GHG reduction, the team reports in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. emissions are less important because of the low contribution of light duty vehicles to national PM 10 and PM 2.5

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Coal Pollution China Gas 231

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Despite the much-vaunted megatrend involving the global electrification drive and shift to renewable energy , the most ambitious pledges by Big Oil to pursue net-zero agendas remain weak at best. Indeed, much of Big Oil's reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions leans on the so-called natural gas bridge.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

All large-scale energy systems have environmental impacts, and the ability to compare the impacts of renewable energy sources is an important step in planning a future without coal or gas power. Wind beats coal by any environmental measure, but that doesn’t mean that its impacts are negligible. Source: Miller and Keith (2018a).

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Wind Power Powered Climate 315

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MAY 21, 2012

Overview of the Bluegas catalytic coal methanation process. billion from Wanxiang to finance and construct the first phase of a coal-to-natural gas facility that ultimately will have an annual production capacity of one trillion cubic feet (1 Tcf) (30 billion cubic meters) per year. Click to enlarge. pure methane).

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Coal Gas Purchase Energy 225

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MARCH 9, 2016

Rice University researchers have determined a more effective way to use natural gas to reduce climate-warming emissions would be in the replacement of existing coal-fired power plants and fuel-oil furnaces rather than burning it in cars and buses.

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Gas-Electric Gas Transportation Coal 150

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APRIL 18, 2018

Seven billion people, more than 95% of the world’s population, lived in areas exceeding the WHO Guideline for healthy air in 2016, according to a new global study. Comparison of 2016 annual average PM 2.5 State of Global Air 2018. State of Global Air 2018. coal, wood, and dung) for cooking and heating.

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Pollution Coal 2016 India 218

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MAY 8, 2014

population weighted comparisons in annual mean PM 10 for a three?year Globally, annual PM 10 levels are estimated to increase by 6% during the recent three?year year comparisons do not necessarily represent trends, in particular when changes are limited. Emissions Health' Regional city?population Source: WHO.

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Global Pollution 2014 2012 239

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Emission standard.

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel 364

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OCTOBER 7, 2012

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have compared the emissions resulting from the production, use, and end-of-life of electric and internal combustion engine vehicles (EVs and ICEVs) in a full life-cycle analysis (LCA). This has led to a general perception of EVs as an environmentally benign technology.

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Gasoline-Electric Vehicles Coal Gasoline 309

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas. F of warming.

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Chicago MIT Tax Carbon 150

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Substituting biofuels for marginal fossil-based liquid fuels results in the avoidance of significant GHG emissions that are not currently accounted for in the European Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC), according to a new analysis by the consultancy Ecofys. those that are marginally “not produced”.

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Oil-Sands Oil 2014 Fuel 236

Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

Working on greener mobility has become a need for automakers around the world, given the status of global climate conditions in recent years. The company believes that the advantage of BEVs having zero tailpipe emissions is offset by the fact that BEVs are now charged mostly by electric grids that take power from power plants powered by coal.

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Hybrid Suzuki Tax India 95

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Cutting the amount of short-lived, climate-warming emissions such as soot and methane won’t limit global warming as much as previous studies have suggested, according to a new study from the Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park, Md.,

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Climate Pollution Carbon Emissions 199

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MARCH 31, 2014

CO 2 emissions of the C 180 in comparison to its predecessor [t/car]. For CO 2 emissions—and likewise for primary energy consumption—the use phase dominates with a share of 78 and 74% respectively. Production of the new C-Class results in a higher CO 2 emissions than in the case of the predecessor (7.3

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Mercedes CO2 2007 MPG 252

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology. Earlier post.).

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

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MAY 27, 2011

This configuration enables GTCC power plants to achieve higher thermal efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions, consuming less fuel relative to electricity output. MHI has completed the final confirmation in the testing of the new gas turbine. Six units of the J-Series turbine are slated for delivery to the Himeji No.2

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Gas Gas-Electric Mitsubishi CO2 220

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2014

The study shows that Americans face the risk of a 70% increase in unhealthy summertime ozone levels by 2050, assuming continued greenhouse gas emissions with resultant significant warming (IPCC Scenario A2 and RCP (Representative Concentration Pathway) 8.5.). Preliminary global mean CO 2 concentrations in February 2014 were 398.06

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Ozone Climate Change Pollution Climate 199

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JULY 10, 2015

A team at the University of Calgary (Canada) has compared the energy intensities and lifecycle GHG emissions of unconventional oils (oil sands and oil shale) alongside shale gas, coal, lignite, wood and conventional oil and gas. How does this relate to the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity? Click to enlarge.

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Oil-Sands Oil Energy Fuel 150

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

The shipping industry has been trying to cut its carbon emissions for years, and with little to show for it. Shipping uses over 300 million tonnes of fossil fuels every year, producing 3 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels.

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Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 143

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

FCA is used to evaluate the energy and GHG emission impacts of a wide variety of existing and proposed fuels, including fossil options (coal-to-liquids, gas-to-liquids, unconventional petroleum) as well as electricity, gaseous fuels and biofuels from a range of feedstocks.

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Fuel CO2 Carbon Climate 268

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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. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge. MIT: The Future of Natural Gas. Earlier post.)

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MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric 210

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

The report, “ Clear the Air for Children ”, uses satellite imagery to show that some 2 billion children live in areas where outdoor air pollution, caused by factors such as vehicle emissions, heavy use of fossil fuels, dust and burning of waste, exceeds WHO minimum air quality guidelines. —“Clear the Air for Children”. van Donkelaar, A.,

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Pollution Nigeria Asia Africa 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

Lifecycle GHG emissions of renewable gasoline from the IH 2 process (GTI RG) compared to petroleum gasoline and diesel. GTI says that renewable gasoline (RG) produced by the IH 2 process results in more than 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum-based fuels. Property comparison. Source: GTI. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Production Gasoline Renewable 199

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry.

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Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

The 100-year global warming potentials (GWPs) for methane, CO, and NO x (per Tg N) as given in the AR4 and in this study when including no aerosol response; the direct radiative effect of aerosol responses; and the direct+indirect radiative effects of aerosol responses. Source: Shindell at al. Click to enlarge. Shindell et al.

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Climate Change Climate Ozone Pollution 268

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

So the most obvious industry is the ICT industry, which is estimated to be about approximately 3 percent of the global emissions. And the global impact of the semiconductor chip manufacturing itself is expected to increase as well because of the fact that we need more and more of these chips. That’s the cradle.

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Climate Manufacturer Emissions Industrial 73

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2017

Cement production is the largest producer of CO 2 of any current manufacturing process, generating 5–6% of the global anthropogenic emissions of this greenhouse gas. Pulverized coal is often used as the flame fuel, and fuel is also added to heat and drive the calciner and preheaters. —Licht (2017).

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CO2 Carbon Gas-Electric 2017 150

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APRIL 5, 2021

Enviva, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), a leading global marine transport group, signed a memorandum of understanding agreement to develop and to deploy an environmentally friendly bulk carrier.

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Wind Emissions Power Powered 221

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Combining the pollution from the tailpipe emissions with the emissions generated to pump oil out of the ground… is not a pretty picture. Even if electricity is produced from burning coal, the power plant is far away from population centers, transferred over power lines keeping any direct pollution away from the population.

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Petrol Diesel Vehicles Oil 59

Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Yes, They Are Greener But… On the surface, EVs are more ecological than gasoline cars because 70-80% of the pollution caused by automobiles comes from their tailpipe and EVs don’t have tailpipe emissions. The pollution goes beyond tailpipe emissions. material emissions will increase to nearly18% to 60% by 2040.

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Supplies Pollution Gasoline-Electric Emissions 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

An 80% reduction in US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 has been generally established as the de facto required domestic contribution to stabilizing global concentrations at low to medium levels, that is, 450 and 550 ppm carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 -equiv). —Meier et al.

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Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric 150

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Overview of the bluegas catalytic coal methanation process. By comparison, syngas resulting from conventional gasification cannot be converted to pipeline quality natural gas without further processing, thereby adding cost. Click to enlarge.

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Coal Gas Carbon Energy 186

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APRIL 28, 2010

The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has issued a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) soliciting research projects that will address key challenges related to the utilization of coal-biomass mixtures for co-production of power and hydrogen, fuels, and/or chemicals.

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Coal Power Powered Production 170

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

A new study by researchers at MIT has found that factoring the non-CO 2 combustion emissions and effects into the lifecycle of a Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (SPK) aviation fuel can lead to a decrease in the relative environmental merit of the SPK fuel compared to conventional jet fuel. Aviation climate change impacts pathway.

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