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3.8% drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019; transport emissions rise

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JUNE 1, 2021

Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased by 3.8% The large decline in emissions, achieved before the COVID-19 crisis, was mainly due to reduced coal use for power generation. This decrease brought EU emissions to 24.0% from 2018 to 2019.

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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG emissions rose 1.3% in 2022

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Based on preliminary economic activity and energy data, Rhodium Group estimates that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US slightly increased in 2022, rising 1.3% While this is the second year in a row that emissions have increased, it nonetheless marks a change from 2021, when emissions rebounded faster than the economic growth rate.

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Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The Rhodium Group, an independent research provider, estimates that, after a sharp uptick in 2018, US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 2.1% This decline was due almost entirely to a drop in coal consumption. Coal-fired power generation fell by a record 18% year-on-year to its lowest level since 1975. Coal-driven decline.

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JERA and IHI to demo ammonia co-firing at a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant

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MAY 30, 2021

This will be the world’s first demonstration project in which a large amount of ammonia will be co-fired in a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant. Ammonia enables efficient, low-cost transport and storage of hydrogen. The project will run for approximately 4 years from June 2021 to March 2025.

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EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

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MAY 30, 2019

Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) increased by 0.7% Less coal was used to produce heat and electricity but this was offset by higher industrial and transport emissions, the latter increasing for the fourth consecutive year. Source: EEA. in 2017 compared with 2016.

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Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Blastr has entered into a Letter of Intent with Nordic energy company Fortum that provides Blastr exclusive rights to utilize the existing industrial site located in Joddböle, Inkoo in Finland, 55 km west of Helsinki. Fortum has developed the Joddböle area since the dismantling of its Inkoo coal-fired power plant there in 2017-2020.

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First China-developed hydrogen fuel cell locomotive starts trial runs

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The first China-developed hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotive—from core power to main components—has started trial runs on a 627 km railway line for coal transport in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Source: Xinhua. and the Hydrogen Energy Co.,

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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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OCTOBER 28, 2018

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the European Union rose slightly in 2017, mostly because of the transport sector. emissions increase in 2017 from 2016. This limited increase means that the EU is still expected to achieve its 2020 emissions reduction target, albeit by a narrower margin. from the year before.

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Consortium moves ahead with HESC pilot for conversion of Australian coal to LH2 for transport to Japan

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APRIL 18, 2018

The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain ( HESC ) project will convert brown coal from the AGL Loy Yang mine into hydrogen at an adjacent site and then transport the gas by road in high pressure tube trailers to a liquefaction terminal at the Port of Hastings. J-Power will use its gasification technology for gasification of brown coal.

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Equinor and RWE to develop hydrogen-fired power plants in Germany, Norway-to-Germany hydrogen pipeline

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JANUARY 6, 2023

The partners aim to replace coal-fired power plants with hydrogen-ready gas-fired power plants in Germany, and to build production of low carbon and renewable hydrogen in Norway that will be exported through pipeline to Germany. Germany has an ambition to phase out all coal fired power plants by 2030. Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE.

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EIA projects increases in global energy consumption and emissions through 2050

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

If current policy and technology trends continue, global energy consumption and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will increase through 2050 as a result of population and economic growth. Liquid fuels remain the largest source of energy consumption, driven largely by the industrial and transportation sectors.

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EIA projects US energy-related CO2 emissions to remain near current level through 2050; increased natural gas consumption

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MARCH 22, 2019

Carbon dioxide emissions from S energy consumption will remain near current levels through 2050, according to projections in EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019. USenergy-related carbon dioxide emissions and fossil fuel energy consumption. Energy-related CO 2 emissions generally follow energy consumption trends.

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EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

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APRIL 17, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 28 th annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2019. CO 2 emissions decreased 2.2% Total GHG emissions in 2019 were up 1.8% Transportation.

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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

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

million) ammonia cracker prototype designed to produce green hydrogen at industrial scale. This innovative green ammonia cracker could be a game-changer for scaling up the green hydrogen industry – an important step to drive the energy transition. Ammonia has a high hydrogen density and is readily transportable in bulk.

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CSIRO roadmap finds hydrogen industry set for scale-up in Australia

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AUGUST 23, 2018

An economically-sustainable hydrogen industry in Australia could soon be on the cards according to a blueprint released by CSIRO, the national science agency, which found that cost-competitiveness is firmly on the horizon. Source: CSIRO. —CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall.

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Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Although the rate of emissions growth is slower than in the previous two years, the researchers warn emissions could keep increasing for a decade or more unless energy, transportation and industry policies change significantly across the world. over 2018 emissions. over 2018 emissions. That compares to 2.1%

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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

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. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have.

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Study from Thuringia shows 50% of harmful soot comes from local sources, 50% from long-distance transport

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JUNE 12, 2021

From the researchers’ point of view, this underlines the need to further reduce emissions of soot that is harmful to health and the climate, as the carbon-containing particles still contribute to health hazards and climate warming even over distances of several hundred kilometers. forest fires). Poulain et al.

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Dominion Energy sets new goal of net zero emissions by 2050 for both power generation, natural gas operations

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Dominion Energy announced a significant expansion of the company's greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goals, establishing a new commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The goal covers carbon dioxide and methane emissions, the dominant greenhouse gases, from both electricity generation and gas infrastructure operations.

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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

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AUGUST 7, 2020

However, the resulting low gas prices, as well as clean air and climate policies, will promote further switching to gas from other more polluting energy sources, such as oil and coal. Clean hydrogen could abate up to 37% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, according to BNEF estimates. MMbtu in Russia, $8.7/MMbtu

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EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

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MAY 11, 2020

US energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8% CO 2 emissions had increased by 2.9% Because of continuing trends in how much energy the US economy uses and how much CO 2 that energy use generates, energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2019 fell more than energy consumption, which declined by 0.9%

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EPA: US GHG fell 0.5% y-o-y in 2017; power sector down by 4.2%, transportation up 1.21%

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APRIL 15, 2019

Year-over-year, US greenhouse gas emissions were 0.5% lower in 2017 than the prior year (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector), and power sector emissions fell 4.2%, according to the 2019 edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

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JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Europe targets 30% cut in carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

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DECEMBER 15, 2019

ArcelorMittal Europe announced a roadmap to reduce CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2030. Thus, ArcelorMittal supports the European Commission’s Green Deal, and believes the right market mechanisms are a critical part of enabling the deployment of low-emissions steelmaking. Earlier post.).

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Ørsted and partners secure funding for H2RES project; offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Hydrogen is widely used in heavy industry in Europe, but it is mainly produced by converting fossil fuels in a process which emits large amounts of greenhouse gases. Heavy road transport is one of the sectors which can be made greener by indirect electrification with hydrogen produced from renewable sources.

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EIA: US energy-related CO2 dropped 2.7% in 2015; of end-use sectors, only transportation increased

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MARCH 27, 2017

According to a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US energy-related CO 2 emissions decreased by 146 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2015 to 5,259 MMmt, down 2.7% Energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2015 were about 12% below 2005 levels. —“US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2015”. Electricity.

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thyssenkrupp Steel, HKM and Port of Rotterdam jointly investigate setting up hydrogen supply chains

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MAY 10, 2021

In the course of their transformation paths towards climate-neutral steel making, thyssenkrupp Steel and HKM will require large and increasing quantities of hydrogen to produce steel without coal. Green hydrogen is a sustainable alternative to coal, oil and natural gas.

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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

Life-cycle GHG emissions per MJ of fuel produced and combusted for both 100-year and 20-year time horizons. However, the range in values for shale and conventional gas overlap, so there is a statistical uncertainty whether shale gas emissions are actually lower than those of conventional natural gas. Credit: ACS, Burnham et al.

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources.

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Hitachi Energy and H2 Green Steel partner to leverage electrification, digitalization, and hydrogen for green steel production

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JULY 25, 2022

Hitachi Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with H2 Green Steel to leverage electrification, digitalization, and hydrogen to support the decarbonization of the steel industry. The DR reactor refines iron ore to direct-reduced iron (DRI). The Electric Arc Furnace is the first step in the electric meltshop.

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Green Hydrogen Energy Production

US EIA Reports Record-setting 7% Overall Decline in US Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009; Transport Emissions Down 4.1%, Lowest Percentage Reduction of the End-UseSectors

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MAY 6, 2010

Factors contributing to the 7% drop in emissions in 2009. While emissions have declined in three out of the last four years, EIA noted, 2009 was “ exceptional ”. Carbon intensity changes in the electric power and industrial end use sectors. The industrial end use sector saw the greatest drop in energy consumption—9.9%—and

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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

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). In 2013, global CO 2 emissions grew to the new record of 35.3

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EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

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JULY 25, 2013

Given current policies and regulations limiting fossil fuel use, worldwide energy-related CO 2 emissions rise from about 31 billion metric tons in 2010 to 36 billion metric tons in 2020 and then to 45 billion metric tons in 2040, a 46% increase over the 30-year span. Liquid fuels. per year, or 38% overall, from 2010 to 2040.

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Hybrid used more for “tax breaks” rather than for zero emissions’: PB Balaji of Tata Motors | Autocar Professional

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MAY 10, 2024

. “Hybrid is being used more as a tax break rather than actually getting into zero-carbon emissions,” Balaji said during a media call after the company’s results. Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is reported to have urged the finance minister to reduce the goods and service tax on hybrid vehicles to 12%.

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8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

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MAY 26, 2023

The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle is a new type of power cycle that takes a novel approach to emissions reduction. It uses the oxy-combustion of carbon fuels and a high-pressure supercritical CO 2 working fluid in a highly recuperated cycle that captures all emissions by design. Clean Power: transformative zero-emissions power cycles.

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Hydrogen Carbon Gas Production

MIT study estimates ~7,500 early deaths per year in UK from PM2.5 from transport

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APRIL 19, 2012

concentration due to combustion emissions from (a) power generation; (b) commercial, institutional, residential, and agricultural sources; (c) industry; (d) road transport; (e) other transport; and (f) all UK combustion sources. UK combustion emissions of PM 2.5 UK combustion emissions of PM 2.5

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ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

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JULY 21, 2021

The ICCT has conducted a comprehensive global and temporal life-cycle assessment of GHG emissions from a variety of alternative passenger car powertrains and fuels. The life-cycle GHG emissions of cars registered in 2021 are compared with those of cars expected to be registered in 2030. Source: The ICCT.

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New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported

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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

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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JULY 10, 2022

The UK government is awarding £54 million to 15 projects to develop technologies that remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. Seawater - The oceans naturally absorb carbon dioxide but because of a large increase in carbon dioxide emissions from our activities the oceans absorb more than previously. Project funding: £4,750,429.16.

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BIO says EPA inaction on RFS rule causing an increase in GHG emissions

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Increased greenhouse gas emissions equal to 4.4 million additional cars on US roads are likely as a result of EPA inaction on finalizing the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules, according to a new white paper issued by The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). They then modeled GHG emissions using the GREET1.2013 model.

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ADB approves $499M loan to establish facility for improved air quality in greater Beijing area; includes hydrogen transport

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DECEMBER 16, 2017

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors approved a €428-million ($499-million) loan to set up a regional emission-reduction and pollution-control facility as part of a multiyear and multisector support program to improve air quality in the greater Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, which suffers from heavy air pollution.

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Transportation Hydrogen Pollution Financing

EPA: US greenhouse gases up 2% in 2013; increased coal consumption, cool winter

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APRIL 16, 2015

US GHG emissions by sector, 1990-2013. Total US greenhouse emissions were 6,673 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2013, an increase of 2% (127.9 over the prior year, according to the EPA’s newly published Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2013. Total US emissions have increased by 5.9%

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Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

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APRIL 11, 2023

Using both carbon and hydrogen molecules in the natural gas for reduction allows an immediate reduction of CO₂ emission by maximum 40% compared to the traditional blast furnace which uses primarily coal. With use of 100% hydrogen as a reducing agent, MIDREX Flex and MIDREX H2 can reduce CO₂ emissions to zero. Earlier post.)

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Oman Hydrogen Gas-Electric Climate Change

3.8% drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019; transport emissions rise

Rhodium Group estimates US GHG emissions rose 1.3% in 2022

Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

JERA and IHI to demo ammonia co-firing at a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant

EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

First China-developed hydrogen fuel cell locomotive starts trial runs

EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

Consortium moves ahead with HESC pilot for conversion of Australian coal to LH2 for transport to Japan

Equinor and RWE to develop hydrogen-fired power plants in Germany, Norway-to-Germany hydrogen pipeline

EIA projects increases in global energy consumption and emissions through 2050

EIA projects US energy-related CO2 emissions to remain near current level through 2050; increased natural gas consumption

EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

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

Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

CSIRO roadmap finds hydrogen industry set for scale-up in Australia

Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

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

Study from Thuringia shows 50% of harmful soot comes from local sources, 50% from long-distance transport

Dominion Energy sets new goal of net zero emissions by 2050 for both power generation, natural gas operations

BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

EPA: US GHG fell 0.5% y-o-y in 2017; power sector down by 4.2%, transportation up 1.21%

MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Europe targets 30% cut in carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

Ørsted and partners secure funding for H2RES project; offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport

EIA: US energy-related CO2 dropped 2.7% in 2015; of end-use sectors, only transportation increased

thyssenkrupp Steel, HKM and Port of Rotterdam jointly investigate setting up hydrogen supply chains

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

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

Hitachi Energy and H2 Green Steel partner to leverage electrification, digitalization, and hydrogen for green steel production

US EIA Reports Record-setting 7% Overall Decline in US Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009; Transport Emissions Down 4.1%, Lowest Percentage Reduction of the End-UseSectors

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

EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

Hybrid used more for “tax breaks” rather than for zero emissions’: PB Balaji of Tata Motors | Autocar Professional

8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

MIT study estimates ~7,500 early deaths per year in UK from PM2.5 from transport

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

BIO says EPA inaction on RFS rule causing an increase in GHG emissions

ADB approves $499M loan to establish facility for improved air quality in greater Beijing area; includes hydrogen transport

EPA: US greenhouse gases up 2% in 2013; increased coal consumption, cool winter

Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

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