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JULY 20, 2012

Global emissions of CO 2 increased by 3% last year, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO 2 emissions”, released by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). At 3%, the 2011 increase in global CO 2 emissions is above the past decade’s average annual increase of 2.7%.

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2011 Emissions CO2 Global 236

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JUNE 13, 2012

Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% Global energy consumption grew by 2.5% Oil demand grew by less than 1%—the slowest rate amongst fossil fuels—while gas grew by 2.2%, and coal was the only fossil fuel with above average annual consumption growth at 5.4% globally, and 8.4% Source: BP.

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Coal Oil Renewable Saudi Arabia 261

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Over the same period, energy intensity, a key measure of energy use per unit of economic output, is set to improve globally led by rapid efficiency gains in the same non-OECD economies, under these projections. OECD oil demand peaked in 2005 and in 2030 is projected to be roughly back at its level in 1990. Coal will increase by 1.2%

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Energy Economy Global Oil-Sands 210

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JULY 7, 2022

The market pricing for vehicle fuels depends largely on global supply/demand and foreign crises with the net result of sometimes extreme price volatility. The global petroleum market is complex and there are certainly other impacts to consumer fuel pricing, but global oil prices are the largest component.

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West Virginia Virginia Energy Oil Prices 52

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The report, “ Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014 ”, concludes that biomass, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind are all competitive with or cheaper than coal, oil and gas-fired power stations, even without financial support and despite falling oil prices. Report highlights include: Cape Wind’s troubles.

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JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions.

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2008 Oil Renewable Emissions 170

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APRIL 7, 2021

EIA also forecasts the Brent crude oil price will average $64 per barrel this summer, a 78% increase from last summer’s average of $36 per barrel. That price increase paired with an increase in gasoline and diesel demand will likely increase the cost of regular gasoline and diesel fuel this summer. million b/d from March 2020.

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2019 Fuel Coal 2020 186

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Advanced biofuels, concentrated solar power (CSP), and solar photovoltaic power (PV) will see accelerating adoption and growth and are on track to change the global energy mix far earlier than is often assumed, according to a new report from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Solar Boston Consulting Group Power Powered 295

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JULY 25, 2013

Natural gas is the fastest-growing fossil fuel, as global supplies of tight gas, shale gas, and coalbed methane increase. With prices expected to increase in the long term, however, the world oil price in real 2011 dollars reaches $106 per barrel in 2020 and $163 per barrel in 2040, according to IEO2013.

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MAY 12, 2011

The executives also foresee shale oil and gas having a transformative effect on helping to meet the world’s energy needs, according to the results of the 9 th Annual Energy Survey conducted by the KPMG Global Energy Institute. Even batteries and fuel cells have entered the conversation. —John Kunasek.

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Oil Energy Wind 2011 225

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AUGUST 9, 2016

Expanding into an area outside of the oil supermajors’ expertise is risky—batteries are a hard business to win even for industry veterans—but action is key as transportation and the grid increasingly march toward more electrification, Lux suggests. Asia challenges loom for battery acquirers.

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Oil Solar Energy Storage Asia 150

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MAY 27, 2009

The current global economic downturn will dampen world energy demand in the near term, as manufacturing and consumer demand for goods and services slows. World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. The EIA notes that experience demonstrates that world oil prices can be extremely volatile.

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2006 Emissions Energy Oil-Sands 150

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APRIL 6, 2015

Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 billion of final investment decisions on offshore wind projects in Europe. Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1% billion, up 39% from 2013.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

DNV GL has released a position paper on the future alternative fuel mix for global shipping. The global merchant fleet currently consumes around 330 million tonnes of fuel annually, 80-85 per cent of which is residual fuel with high sulfur content. Well-to-Propeller GHG emissions results for marine alternative fuels. Source: DNV GL.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Gas-Electric Mariner 231

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JULY 2, 2013

The underlying assumption is that the world will immediately use whatever oil can be pumped from the ground, and that supply is independent of demand—that is, oil exploration investments bear no relation to the current oil price or expectations of future demand. Emissions Forecasts Fuels Oil'

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Oil Oil-Sands Fuel Economy Transportation 207

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

However, the report advises, long-term solutions to global challenges remain scarce; as one example, the report sees global CO 2 emissions rising by 20% to 37.2 The shift in global energy demand to Asia gathers speed, but India and countries in Southeast Asia will take the lead in driving consumption higher. Gt by 2035.

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Oil 2013 Energy Emissions 275

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As oil prices fall, "the push for new energy technologies isbeing shoved aside by the nations other economic woes," Grove said. and it stillleads globally. Add our RSS Feed to your favorite feed reader. Got a Question? automakers. When the government helped American chip companies, the industry didall right," Grove said. "It

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Davis Electric Cars Cars 2009 28

Green Cars News

MAY 25, 2009

Factors believed to have influenced the decrease include record-high oil prices as well as a decline in economic activity. Oil-related emissions dropped by six per cent - which accounts for the bulk of the overall reduction in energy related CO2 emissions. is partly due to an increase in wind-powered generation.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1. Here we go again.or

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APRIL 15, 2015

Globally, water demand is threatening to dangerously outpace supply, while in the US, dry states such as Texas and California are suffering from shortages and the future forebodes more suffering. How much oil and gas companies can save with new desalination systems. by James Stafford for Oilprice.com.

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Water Oil Texas Gas 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

As if that were not enough, I’m hearing now that BYD is on the verge of a breakthrough in the solar power business and that the company has big plans to make rechargeable batteries at a utility scale to store energy from intermittent, renewable sources like wind and solar. Youre already getting our newsletter.

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