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New EIA report boosts estimates of global recoverable shale oil resources 10-fold to 345 billion barrels

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Map of basins with assessed shale oil and shale gas formations, as of May 2013. Among the highlights in the 2013 report is a 10-fold increase in the estimate of technically recoverable shale / tight oil from 32 billion barrels (from the EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2011 ) to 345 billion barrels. Source: US EIA. Click to enlarge.

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CERA: Canadian Oil Sands Poised to Become the Top Source of Crude Imports to the US in 2010; Could Contribute Up To 36% of US Oil and Refined Products Imports by 2030

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Growth of production of Canadian oil sands. The Canadian oil sands are now poised to become the number one source of US crude oil imports in 2010, according to new research from the IHS CERA Canadian Oil Sands Dialogue. Also certain fields in the Gulf of Mexico and the Middle East have comparable GHG emissions.

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Ford targeting 30% reduction in water used per vehicle by 2015

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m 3 (2,510 gallons US) in 2000 to approximately 3.5 Ford’s latest water reduction initiatives are designed to build on the success the company has had with its Global Water Management Initiative that launched in 2000. Between 2000 and 2010, Ford reduced its global water use by 62%, or 10.5 m 3 (925 gallons US) in 2015.

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Ford Becomes First Automaker to Join the Water Disclosure Project

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The initiative is sponsored by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which established the disclosure and reporting framework used by 2,500 of the world’s largest companies to report carbon emissions. Ford has reported to the CDP on its successful efforts to reduce its carbon footprint since 2003. billion gallons.

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UNEP Report Calls for More Sophisticated Approach to Developing Biofuels; Limitations of Current LCA Studies

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World ethanol production for transport fuel tripled between 2000 and 2007 from 17 billion to more than 52 billion liters (13.7 The highest variations are observed for biodiesel from palm oil and soya. This is mainly as a result of carbon releases from the soils and land. World Transport Biofuel Production. Click to enlarge.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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PwC analysis finds a need for global carbon intensity to drop an average of 5.1% The analysis is based on a carbon budget that would stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations at 450 ppm and give a 50% probability of limiting warming to 2 °C. per year through 2050. Click to enlarge. a year from now to 2050.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target.

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