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JUNE 2, 2010

The study judged that the potential CO 2 emissions reductions from low-carbon technologies within the next five years is “ quite low ” (around a 6% improvement), although in the longer term, i.e. between now and 2020, the potential CO 2 emissions reduction is much larger (up to 30% on a well-to-wheels basis).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Without an effective carbon dioxide emission standard, fuel prices alone are unlikely to spur large improvements, suggests the study by researchers at the International Council on Clean Transportation. However, fuel costs rose dramatically from about 10% of operating expenses in 2004 to peak at more than one-third in 2008.

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Standards Commercial CO2 2008 210

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MARCH 4, 2011

Research focuses on supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO 2 ) Brayton-cycle turbines, which typically would be used for bulk thermal and nuclear generation of electricity, including next-generation power reactors. The supercritical properties of carbon dioxide at temperatures above 500 °C and pressures above 7.6 2009.03.017.

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Conversion CO2 Gas-Electric 2010 220

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JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO2 emissions increased from 15.3 to global power generation, a half per cent more than in 2007, thereby averting about 500 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2008. The declining increase in China’s emissions fits the trend since 2004, when its emissions increased by 17%. Click to enlarge. billion tonnes in 1970, to 22.5

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2008 Oil Renewable Emissions 170

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MAY 20, 2009

US carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels decreased by 2.8% in 2008 to 5,802 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO 2 ), down from 5,967 MMTCO 2 in 2007, according to preliminary estimates released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Since 1990, transportation sector CO2 emissions have risen by 21.1%—an

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2008 Emissions Carbon Transportation 150

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Based on the final Trends data through MY 2012, CO 2 emissions have decreased by 85 g/mi, or 18%, since MY 2004, and fuel economy has increased by 4.3 Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 - 2013. Preliminary MY 2013 adjusted values are 370 g/mi CO 2 emissions and 24.0 mpg, or 22%.

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Fuel Economy 2012 Economy EPA 247

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

FedEx expects a fuel efficiency improvement of 30% while also reducing its carbon footprint. The FedEx hybrid fleet has logged more than four million miles of revenue service since being introduced in 2004, reducing fuel use by 150,000 gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 1,521 metric tons.

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All-Electric Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Alternative Fuels 210

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APRIL 27, 2013

Since 2004, the Innovative Energy Technologies Program has supported 46 projects. It is anticipated this process will result in a capture-ready stream of pure CO 2 , which could significantly reduce the cost of carbon capture and storage. The successful projects were submitted by Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc.,

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Oil-Sands Water Oil Polymer 218

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. Among the top-level findings was that Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy EPA 230

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2012

Since 1975, overall new light-duty vehicle CO 2 emissions have moved through four phases: 1) a rapid decrease from MY 1975 through MY 1981; 2) a slower decrease until reaching a valley in MY 1987; 3) a gradual increase until MY 2004; and 4) a decrease for the seven years beginning in MY 2005, with the largest decrease in MY 2009.

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Fuel Economy 2011 Economy EPA 236

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JUNE 27, 2009

World-wide “peak oil” production is expected to occur from 2010 to 2025+ (by some experts estimate that we have already reached peak production since 2004). The problem with conventional Fischer-Tropsch processes for the production of synfuels is their carbon intensity, and their being practical only for “ land-based operations.”

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Production Climate Change CO2 2009 150

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APRIL 2, 2009

S1 offers additional improvements to ozone and black carbon air quality whereas S2 implies substantial degradation of sulfate air quality. The sum of total non-CO 2 and CO 2 forcing is indicated above each bar. Unger et al. Click to enlarge. For the global S1 scenario, the non-CO 2 cooling effects are dominated by reductions in O 3 and BC.

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Climate Emissions Transportation Climate Change 150

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Green areas indicate waters supersaturated with aragonite carbonate and favoring shell formation, with darker color indicating more favorable conditions. However, when CO 2 dissolves in seawater, it forms carbonic acid. Projected spread of acidification of the oceans from 1994 (left) to 2100 (right). Earlier post.).

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Monaco Mariner Climate Change 2008 150

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

May, 2007 : An international team of researchers concluded that the ability of the Southern Ocean to absorb carbon dioxide had slowed by about 15% per decade since 1981 ( earlier post ), and projected that at the present rate of deterioration, it will have lost two-thirds of its ability to store carbon by 2050.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. What are we really doing and how big of a carbon footprint are we going to leave with this?" Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. We need to know, is it viable? Kwong asked.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

After all, the board’s main function is to regulate smog — not greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, the plug-ins burn much less fuel, thereby significantly reducing CO2 emissions.

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