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bp Statistical Review shows 4.5% drop in primary energy consumption in 2020; mainly driven by oil

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bp released the 70 th annual edition of the bp Statistical Review of World Energy ; the data collected in this year’s edition includes energy data for 2020. in 2020—the largest annual decline since 1945. Carbon emissions from energy use fell by more than 6% in 2020, the largest decline since 1945. million b/d). The US (-2.3

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EPA: US GHG emissions up 6% in 2021 from 2020

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million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents after accounting for sequestration from the land sector—representing a 6% increase from 2020. For this latest release, EPA has made several improvements, including updates to estimates for oil and gas and for flooded lands such as hydroelectric and agricultural reservoirs.

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Kati to cut its carbon footprint by half at Keliber’s lithium drilling site by using Neste renewable fuel oil

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Oy Kati Ab, a long-term drilling contractor of Keliber, a company developing a European lithium project ( earlier post ), has started to use Neste MY Non Road Diesel renewable fuel oil in the drill rig at Keliber’s exploration site in Central Ostrobothnia. The company has a certified environmental management system since 2004.

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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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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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When Will Russia Run Out Of Oil?

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On a global level, 2015 and 2016 marked the lowest level of new conventional oil discoveries since 1952. billion barrels of conventional oil were discovered, roughly 45 days of global crude consumption or 0.2 Russia’s Oil Production 1970-2020 and Russia’s Deep-Hole Oil & Gas Exploration Drilling. In 2016, only 3.7

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

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This limited increase means that the EU is still expected to achieve its 2020 emissions reduction target, albeit by a narrower margin. While the EU remains on track to meet its 2020 emissions reduction target, updated data shows Member States cannot afford to take progress beyond that date for granted.

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New Study Concludes Substantial Quantities of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land-Use Change in the Boreal Forests for Oil Sands Production Are Unreported

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A new study released by Global Forest Watch Canada finds that significant amounts of greenhouse gases are emitted through the disturbance and/or removal of biocarbon (trees, shrubs, peats), which overlay Alberta’s oil sands. megatonnes of CO 2 will substantially raise the normally-reported emissions from the oils sands industry activities.

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