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ArcelorMittal publishes concept for global low-carbon emissions physical steel standard

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JUNE 22, 2022

ArcelorMittal published a concept for a low-carbon emissions steel standard to help incentivize the decarbonization of steelmaking globally and support the creation of market demand for physical steel products which would be classified as lower, and ultimately near-zero, carbon emissions steel. Dual scoring system.

Standards

Standards Carbon Emissions Concept

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

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. over 2018 emissions. over 2018 emissions. That compares to 2.1% growth in 2017.

Carbon

Carbon Global Emissions Climate Change

Eaton developing suite of 48V technologies to help commercial vehicle manufacturers meet new global emission regulations

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Power management company Eaton’s Vehicle Group has developed a series of 48-volt technologies to assist its global on- and off-highway commercial vehicle customers transitioning from traditional 12- and 24-volt vehicle systems to systems that include 48-volt architecture.

Eaton

Eaton Lead Acid Commercial Emissions

Emissions Analytics argues that current Pareto-efficient solution for decarbonization would be hybrids, not BEVs, based on do-no-harm

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MARCH 22, 2023

On this basis, and of Pareto efficiency, Emissions Analytics argues, until battery-electric vehicles can reach certain performance characteristics, government and industry support should switch immediately from EVs to full hybrids to create maximum welfare. The test cycle was made up of five repeats of the EQUA cycle, totalling 741 km.

Emissions

Emissions Hybrid Kia Gasoline-Electric

Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

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AUGUST 15, 2021

A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. However, urban environmental design often neglects life cycle GHG emissions.

Emissions

Emissions Environment New York City New York

Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

In February 2022, GTI Energy, S&P Global Commodity Insights and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) launched the Open Hydrogen Initiative (OHI), a collaboration to further transparency into the environmental impact of hydrogen production and help unlock its full potential as an important driver of energy transitions.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Insight Oklahoma Carbon

S&P Global: More than 75% of oil and gas production in US Gulf of Mexico has lower than average greenhouse gas intensity

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JULY 14, 2023

More than three-fourths of all oil and gas production in the US Gulf of Mexico has a lower greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity than the basin-wide average, according to a new S&P Global Commodity Insights analysis. For comparison, the GHG intensity range for 99% total 2021 production across the North Sea study area extends to c.

Mexico

Mexico Gas Oil Global

Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

of global CO2 emissions. This makes the sector pivotal in bringing down global emissions. Already, Maersk’s relative CO 2 emissions (CO 2 emissions per container moved) have been reduced by 46% (baseline 2007), approximately 9% more than the shipping industry average.

CO2

CO2 Emissions Panama Climate Change

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.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

FEV testing finds Transient Plasma ignition system increases fuel efficiency and decreases emissions

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JUNE 9, 2022

Data was collected with the stock ignition system with a representative ignition strategy, followed by comparison to a drop-in replacement with the TPS nanosecond pulsed power ignition system (coil and plug). The Toyota 2.5L engine was tested at FEV North America and results indicate improvements over the stock ignition system.

Emissions

Emissions Fuel Gasoline-Electric Gasoline

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). billion tonnes (Gt). in 2013 and 3.4%

2013

2013 Emissions Global CO2

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

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AUGUST 13, 2021

“Blue” hydrogen—produced through steam methane reforming (SMR) of natural gas or coal gasification, but with CO 2 capture and storage—is being described as having low or zero carbon emissions. Carbon dioxide emissions, including emissions from developing, processing, and transporting the fuels, are shown in orange.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Gas Coal Exhaust

Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

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MARCH 10, 2022

Keliber, a Finnish mining and battery chemical company that aims to start the sustainable production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide, has analyzed the CO 2 emissions generated by its future production using two studies. In the comparison, Keliber shows the lowest emission intensity of 4.38 tonnes/produced tonne.

Carbon

Carbon Chile Australia Emissions

Nucor investing in start-up company Electra developing zero-carbon iron technology

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DECEMBER 11, 2022

This material will be used in the steelmaking process to offset other high-quality metallics that come with higher greenhouse gas emissions. Electra’s process results in zero carbon dioxide emissions. Existing electric arc furnaces account for 70% of steel production in the US.

Carbon

Carbon Companies Colorado Coal

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

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.

Global

Global Emissions Industrial Industry

Electra raises $85M to advance Low-Temperature Iron process; electrochemical refining at 60?C

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Electra’s process emits zero carbon dioxide emissions and carries zero green premium, meaning it will cost the same or less than existing production methods powered by fossil fuels. gigatons of direct and indirect carbon dioxide emissions annually, or 10% of the global total. billion metric tons of crude steel and causes 3.7

Coal

Coal Boston Carbon Green

Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

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MARCH 25, 2020

The result implies that globally, cloud changes caused by particles from all forms of industrial pollution block 1 Watt of solar energy per square meter of Earth’s surface, masking almost a third of the present-day warming from greenhouse gases. For comparison, today the Earth is estimated to have warmed by approximately 1 ?C,

Emissions

Emissions Pollution 2003 Climate

Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

E-bikes are today a growing component of the global transition away from fossil fuels—possibly more than the car-and-truck-focused sustainability crowd appreciates. The vast e-bike marketplace In 2022, two- and three-wheeled vehicles accounted for 49 percent of global EV sales.

Global

Global Batteries Battery Three Wheeled

Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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MAY 12, 2020

The gas typically enters the atmosphere through emissions from vehicles, power plants, and industrial activities. For comparison, columns over the same time periods are shown for 2019. The only other comparable events are short-term reductions in China’s emissions due to strict regulations during events like the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Ozone

Ozone Pollution Global Iran

Siemens Energy secures 50 MW electrolyzer order from European Energy for first large-scale eMethanol project

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MARCH 3, 2022

The global shipping consumes around 3,050 terawatt hours (TWh) of the worldwide final energy consumption. For comparison: This is more than five times the total electricity consumption of Germany. —Knud Erik Andersen, CEO of European Energy.

Energy

Energy Denmark Gas-Electric Fuel

JATO: European new car CO2 emissions highest average since 2014; shift from diesel to gasoline and SUVs rise

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MARCH 5, 2019

An analysis by JATO Dynamics has found that average new vehicle CO 2 emissions in European increased in 2018, with the total average increasing by 2.4 The analysis covered 23 markets in Europe and found a direct correlation between diesel car registrations and average CO2 emissions. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

Diesel

Diesel CO2 Gasoline Emissions

Steel LCA study: lightweighting with advanced high-strength steel produces lower GHG emissions than with aluminum

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The study, “Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas and Energy Study of Automotive Lightweighting,” found that AHSS-intensive vehicles had lower or equivalent life cycle emissions than aluminum-intensive vehicles for every class of vehicles tested: sedans, trucks, SUVs and alternative power train vehicles. Source: SRI. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

Emissions

Emissions North America 2016 SUV

ARPA-E adds five new funding topics to FOA to advance critical energy innovation

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MAY 30, 2020

The global demand for critical materials (CMs) and other metals continues to grow while their production from primary ore resources is limited. With nearly 2 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated globally, this feedstock may constitute the largest resource for the recovery of CMs and other metals.

Energy

Energy Waste Carbon Emissions

ICCT study finds LH2-powered combustion aircraft can play an important role in meeting aviations 2050 climate goals

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The study explores the potential performance characteristics, fuel-related costs and emissions, and replaceable fossil fuel market of LH 2 -powered aircraft entering service in 2035. CO 2 e emissions from passenger aviation under various scenarios of adoption of LH 2 - powered aircraft, 2020 to 2050.

Climate

Climate Power Powered Hydrogen

California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

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FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The CEC updates its Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) sales figures quarterly by analyzing DMV data. California’s EV adoption rate exceeds the global trends according to the International Energy Agency showing that the global EV market share jumped from 4.11% in 2020 to 8.57% in 2021. of total California auto sales in 2021.

PHEV

PHEV California Sale Electric Vehicles

bp begins shipping LNG from Mozambique’s first LNG project and first FLNG platform

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As bp aims for an LNG portfolio of 30 million tonnes by 2030, the new Mozambique supply source expands bp’s flexible, high-quality LNG portfolio and further enhances the company’s capability to deliver LNG to markets globally.

Mozambique

Mozambique Gas-Electric Gas Waste

Plug Power, Olin JV to produce green hydrogen in 15 ton per day plant in Louisiana

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APRIL 29, 2022

a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions, intend to create a joint venture (JV) to produce and market green hydrogen to support growing fuel cell demand in the global hydrogen economy. kg CO 2 e/kg H 2 of life-cycle GHG emissions on average—20–90% less than the conventional central SMR pathway. —Lee et al.

Louisiana

Louisiana Plug-in Hydrogen Green

Lamborghini aims to reduce emissions 40% per car by 2030 en route to electric Urus successor

Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Automobili Lamborghini has shared intentions to expand its “Direzione Cor Tauri” strategy to decarbonize its entire value chain and significantly reduce carbon emissions per car by the decade’s end. Per car” is in quotations because that 40% reduction is in comparison to the original 2021 emissions strategy.

Emissions

Emissions Cars Electric Electrical

Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Global and regional-mean temperature responses to identical aerosol emissions in different regions. Diagonal lines (b) indicate the ratio of regional- to global-mean cooling. Not all aerosol emissions are created equal. Error bars in b capture the standard error. Persad and Caldeira. —Ken Caldeira.

Climate

Climate Pollution San Diego India

Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

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MAY 15, 2014

In the study, the Ford team derived regional CO 2 targets for new LDVs while still providing an integrated view of the global LDV fleet—a perspective critical to the planning needs for global automotive firms. 2050 well-to-wheels (WTW) transportation sector CO 2 emissions in 11 world regions for a number of vehicle types.

Light

Light Global CO2 Ford

SAFE Report: electricity shortfalls impede IRA’s materials production goals

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MAY 13, 2023

This paradox requires equivalent supply and demand-side policies to simultaneously reduce power and transportation sector emissions and emissions of aluminum production, the report says. Unfortunately, the demand-side drives for aluminum outpace these few supply-side investments.

Production

Production Tax Credit Tax Electric

FEV study finds optimizing engine for renewable diesel use reduces fuel consumption and emissions

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MAY 17, 2017

Neste Renewable Diesel has already been shown to be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% on a full lifecycle basis compared to conventional fossil diesel. Neste Renewable Diesel has already been shown to be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% on a full lifecycle basis compared to conventional fossil diesel.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Emissions Engine

Researchers say world faces air pollution pandemic

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MARCH 4, 2020

The global total is 233 (221–250) million per year. Using a new method of modelling the effects of various sources of air pollution on death rates, the researchers estimated that globally air pollution caused an extra 8.8 In comparison, tobacco smoking shortens life expectancy by an average of 2.2 Lelieveld et al.

Pollution

Pollution Africa Asia Global

European Strategy for low-emission mobility stresses digital tech, electrification and ZEVs

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JULY 22, 2016

Earlier this week, the European Commission published a strategy for low-emission mobility, which sets out guiding principles to Member States to prepare for the future. EU legislation currently refers to low-emission vehicles as vehicles having tailpipe emissions below 50 g/km. Moving towards zero-emission vehicles.

Emissions

Emissions Alternative Fuels Transportation Standards

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.

2007

2007 Carbon China Emissions

Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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APRIL 21, 2022

The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

China

China Energy Indonesia Power Grid

USGS scientist concludes that anthropogenic CO2 emissions dwarf those from volcanoes

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JUNE 15, 2011

On average, human activities put out in just three to five days the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide that volcanoes produce globally each year, according to Terrance Gerlach of the US Geological Survey (USGS). Gerlach used the figure of about one-quarter of a billion metric tons of volcanic carbon dioxide per year to make his comparisons.

Emissions

Emissions CO2 Indonesia Carbon

New study suggests reported PAH emissions in oil sands region greatly underestimated

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Results from a new modeling assessment of contamination in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) suggest that officially reported emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in that region have been greatly underestimated. Accounting for evaporative emissions (e.g., Average emissions densities from Shen et al.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Oil Emissions Pollution

Hatch report finds NOVONIX dry cathode synthesis process offers cost and waste reduction improvements

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

a global engineering consultancy firm, has delivered its report that evaluates NOVONIX’s all-dry, zero-waste cathode synthesis process. NOVONIX Limited, a battery materials and technology company, announced that Hatch Ltd.,

Waste

Waste Lithium Ion Sodium Water

Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

By including upstream emissions from fuels, GHG emissions from cities exceed those attributed to direct end-use by up to 24% (for Toronto). By including upstream emissions from fuels, the researchers found that GHG emissions attributable to cities exceed those from direct end use by up to 24%. Tonnes CO 2 e/capita.

Emissions

Emissions Global Gas Los Angeles

Consortium proposes large-scale industrial cultivation of marine microalgae (ICCM) as solution to global energy, food, and climate issues

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Members of the Marine Algae Industrialization Consortium (MAGIC), led by Duke University in North Carolina, have published an open-access paper in the journal Oceanography presenting the large-scale industrial cultivation of marine microalgae (ICMM) as an answer to pressing global energy, food and climate security issues. Greene et al.

Mariner

Mariner Climate Global Industrial

Brazilian biofuels with LUC may have much higher non-GHG emissions than conventional gasoline and diesel

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Comparisons of life-cycle emissions from LUC phase for (a) sugar cane ethanol and (b) soybean biodiesel. Estimates of the life-cycle GHG emissions from biofuels are largely based on regional and global models of the land-use change (LUC) impacts from biofuels. Credit: ACS, Tsao et al. Click to enlarge. —Tsao et al.

Gasoline

Gasoline Emissions Diesel Brazil

UCLA/LLNL study concludes most climate models overestimate increase in global precipitation due to climate change

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

UCLA and Lawrence Livermore researchers have found that most climate models overestimate the increase in global precipitation due to climate change. The team found global precipitation increase per degree of global warming at the end of the 21 st century may be about 40% smaller than what the models, on average, currently predict.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Global Los Angeles

Global Bioenergy Partnership publishes report on 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy: electricity, heat and transport

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JANUARY 16, 2012

The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) has published its report on sustainability indicators for bioenergy. Outlines the approach for collecting and analyzing the data needed to evaluate the indicator and for making relevant comparisons to other energy options or agricultural systems. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

Transportation

Transportation Global Water Pollution

ArcelorMittal publishes concept for global low-carbon emissions physical steel standard

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

Eaton developing suite of 48V technologies to help commercial vehicle manufacturers meet new global emission regulations

Emissions Analytics argues that current Pareto-efficient solution for decarbonization would be hybrids, not BEVs, based on do-no-harm

Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

S&P Global: More than 75% of oil and gas production in US Gulf of Mexico has lower than average greenhouse gas intensity

Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

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

FEV testing finds Transient Plasma ignition system increases fuel efficiency and decreases emissions

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

Study finds total greenhouse gas footprint of blue hydrogen “quite high” due to fugitive methane

Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

Nucor investing in start-up company Electra developing zero-carbon iron technology

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

Electra raises $85M to advance Low-Temperature Iron process; electrochemical refining at 60?C

Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

Siemens Energy secures 50 MW electrolyzer order from European Energy for first large-scale eMethanol project

JATO: European new car CO2 emissions highest average since 2014; shift from diesel to gasoline and SUVs rise

Steel LCA study: lightweighting with advanced high-strength steel produces lower GHG emissions than with aluminum

ARPA-E adds five new funding topics to FOA to advance critical energy innovation

ICCT study finds LH2-powered combustion aircraft can play an important role in meeting aviations 2050 climate goals

California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

bp begins shipping LNG from Mozambique’s first LNG project and first FLNG platform

Plug Power, Olin JV to produce green hydrogen in 15 ton per day plant in Louisiana

Lamborghini aims to reduce emissions 40% per car by 2030 en route to electric Urus successor

Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

SAFE Report: electricity shortfalls impede IRA’s materials production goals

FEV study finds optimizing engine for renewable diesel use reduces fuel consumption and emissions

Researchers say world faces air pollution pandemic

European Strategy for low-emission mobility stresses digital tech, electrification and ZEVs

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

Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

USGS scientist concludes that anthropogenic CO2 emissions dwarf those from volcanoes

New study suggests reported PAH emissions in oil sands region greatly underestimated

Hatch report finds NOVONIX dry cathode synthesis process offers cost and waste reduction improvements

Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

Consortium proposes large-scale industrial cultivation of marine microalgae (ICCM) as solution to global energy, food, and climate issues

Brazilian biofuels with LUC may have much higher non-GHG emissions than conventional gasoline and diesel

UCLA/LLNL study concludes most climate models overestimate increase in global precipitation due to climate change

Global Bioenergy Partnership publishes report on 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy: electricity, heat and transport

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