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Australian thermal coal mine aims for Q4 restart on supply deal – ET Auto

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Surging prices for coal last year have led to some new coal mines ramping up after the war in Ukraine exacerbated a supply shortage brought on by growing reluctance from climate conscious investors to funding new fossil fuel projects. In March it had said it expected to restart in the second half of 2023.

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IEA: Global CO2 emissions up by 1.0 Gt (3.2%) in 2011 to record high

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Global CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel combustion reached a record high of 31.6 Coal accounted for 45% of total energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2011, followed by oil (35%) and natural gas (20%). US emissions have now fallen by 430 Mt (7.7%) since 2006, the largest reduction of all countries or regions. Gt on 2010, or 3.2%.

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Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

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In regions where the share of coal-based electricity is relatively low, EVs can achieve substantial GHG reduction, the team reports in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. According to the 12 th Five-Year Plan of the China Coal Industry (2011?2015)

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US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Fossil Fuel Production Up in 2008 Despite Recession

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World production of fossil fuels—oil, coal, and natural gas—increased 2.9% In the first half of the year, producers strained to meet global demand, but when the recession took hold later in the year the market was swamped by excess supply. Coal has led the growth in fossil fuel production. in 2008 to reach 27.4

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. We are already facing serious ramifications of fossil fuel emissions.

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New 3-step process for conversion of kraft lignin from black liquor into green diesel

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Globally over 1.3 This makes black liquor the fifth most important fuel in the world, next to coal, oil, natural gas, and gasoline. In a paper describing the kraft recovery process, Honghi Tran from the University of Toronto and Esa K. Vakkilainnen, from. Earlier post.)