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APRIL 29, 2013

In its recently released Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 – 2011 ( earlier post ), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that methane (CH 4 ) emissions from the field production of natural gas have declined by 36% from 2007 to 2011 (from 83.1 Climate Change Emissions Natural Gas'

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

These effects are calculated with climate models, but when possible, they are evaluated with both microphysical measurements and field observations. Predominant sources are combustion related; namely, fossil fuels for transportation, solid fuels for industrial and residential uses, and open burning of biomass.

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JUNE 4, 2023

Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. The deficit forecast for 2023 was revised to 0.2

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Kelp is the planet’s fastest-growing plant, soaking up 2,200 to 3,000 metric tons of CO 2 per square kilometer each year—more than tropical rainforests , according to the Climate Foundation. When he started this project back in 2007, von Herzen planned to pump deep water up to the kelp. But his concept has evolved.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

since at least 2007, but wrangling between the Energy and Natural. policy on climate change within the past week, replacing the previous. industries as well as the recent economic decline. industries as well as the recent economic decline. that Russia’s 2007 greenhouse gas emissions were a full 34% below 1990.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCMEC) Corporation is awarding more than C$37.5 Funding for the CCEMC comes from the Government of Alberta, which collects it from industry. Funding for the CCEMC comes from the Government of Alberta, which collects it from industry. million (US$36.6

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APRIL 7, 2009

ACEA says that the European car industry welcomes the clear trend towards CO 2 -related car taxation as fiscal measures are an important tool in shaping consumer demand towards fuel-efficient cars. The European car industry urges EU governments to show more resolve in harmonizing car taxation schemes.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Because the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) does not include volumes after 2022, this is the first time that EPA is setting these proposed biofuel volume targets without using those outlined in statute. The approval enables a more diverse feedstock supply for the clean fuels industry.

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MAY 24, 2009

Shipping—responsible for almost 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions but not so far covered by any emissions reduction agreements—could reduce its climate impact by at least one-fifth at a negative cost to the industry, a new International Maritime Organization (IMO) report has concluded.

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MAY 14, 2018

The study, involving researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and colleagues in China and the United States, investigated how complex supply chains are distributing energy-intensive industries and their CO 2 emissions throughout the global South. —Prof Guan. gigatonnes (Gts). Gt in 2004 and 2.2 Gt in 2004 to 1.1

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. The KPMG research finds that the external environmental costs of 11 key industry sectors jumped 50% from US$566 to US$846 billion in 8 years (2002 to 2010), averaging a doubling of these costs every 14 years. Source: KPMG.

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MARCH 13, 2013

The center is intended to play a key part in the government’s industrial strategy and to give insight into how cities can be smarter in the future. Sir David served as Chief Scientific Advisor to the government (2000 – 2007, working closely with the Prime Minister and Cabinet on key scientific issues including climate change.

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

Slower electricity demand growth and changes in the electricity generation mix have played nearly equal roles in reducing US power sector CO 2 emissions. US electricity demand has decreased in 6 of the past 10 years, as industrial demand has declined and residential and commercial demand has remained relatively flat.

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JULY 13, 2012

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation is providing C$46 million (US$45 million) in funding to support six new carbon capture and storage and cleaner technology projects in the Canadian oil sands region. 10 million for Heavy Crude Quality Improvement in the Alberta Industrial Heartland Region.

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APRIL 13, 2014

Decomposition of the decadal change in total global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion by four driving factors; population, income (GDP) per capita, energy intensity of GDP and carbon intensity of energy. The global economic crisis 2007/2008 only temporarily reduced emissions. WG III Summary for Policymakers. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded 2015 Climate Leadership Awards to 16 organizations and one individual representing a wide array of industries from finance and manufacturing to retail and technology for showing what the agency said was exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in response to climate change.

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MAY 11, 2020

Overall, US energy-related CO 2 emissions have fallen 15% from their peak of 6,003 MMmt in 2007. The increase in 2018 was largely caused by increased energy use as a result of weather and was the largest increase in CO 2 emissions since 2010, when the US economy was recovering from an economic recession.

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JULY 15, 2011

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has unveiled “ Drive ”, a new website providing industry professionals, fleet managers and consumers with information about greener transportation choices for the 21 st century. —Energy Commission Vice Chair James Boyd.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Launched in 2007 and extended in March 2010, it takes a holistic approach to sustainability focusing on involving customers, involving all areas of the business and tackling issues such as climate change, waste, raw materials, health and being a fair partner. —Graham Cooley, CEO of ITM Power.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Data will be updated as climate talks progress in Copenhagen. ºF) above pre-industrial levels, coupled with a warming limit of 0.2 is weakening, due in part to the acceleration of many indicators of climate change since AR4 was published in 2007. Tags: Climate Change Policy.

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Since 2007, California has funded key programs, like the Clean Transportation Program, that invest millions each year across an array of transportation projects throughout the state. We need to keep up the momentum and continue leading the way on climate and equity.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Under the cap-and-trade system, industries regulated by it—the largest being power generation, chemicals, steel, and cement—are given limits on their total emissions, and companies can purchase emission reductions from others in lieu of reducing emissions themselves. 100% for some agricultural processes.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approved the field development plan put forward by Statoil and its co-venturers for the Mariner heavy oil field. The Government is working hard with industry to ensure North Sea oil and gas continues to provide energy security and jobs. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 15, 2015

He has served as a board member of the California Air Resources Board since 2007, where his chief responsibilities are implementation oversight of the state’s climate change, alternative fuels, vehicle travel and land use, and zero emission vehicle programs.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

ppb—higher than those in pre-industrial times (before 1750) by 38%, 157% and 19%, respectively. from 2007 to 2008. Its atmospheric abundance was nearly constant at about 280 ppm before industrialization. Before the industrial era, atmospheric methane was about 700ppb. Tags: Climate Change Emissions.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% by Jack Rosebro. ” [ 1 ].

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

The dispute has contributed to a significant split among the primary bloc of developing countries, and has highlighted an increased focus on climate adaptation strategies, in addition to emissions reductions, during the talks. ºF) above pre-industrial temperatures. worldwide temperatures, as compared to pre-industrial temperatures.

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JULY 10, 2011

We have had a long debate about climate change in this country. Most Australians now agree our climate is changing, this is caused by carbon pollution, this has harmful effects on our environment and on the economy—and the Government should act. The Clean Energy Regulator to administer the carbon pricing mechanism.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions.

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JULY 24, 2011

Just over 90 per cent of the increase in the energy demand from 2007 to 2030 is projected to come from non-OECD countries. We would have a seamless system to address forest carbon in both industrialized and developing countries. The Green Climate Fund set up in Cancun marked one way in achieving this.

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MAY 6, 2010

Carbon intensity changes in the electric power and industrial end use sectors. The industrial sector, also a large coal consumer, showed a similar decline in carbon intensity in 2009—more than 3%—due to lower coal and petroleum consumption. The industrial end use sector saw the greatest drop in energy consumption—9.9%—and

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MAY 25, 2009

The Climate Disclosure Standards Board ( CDSB ) introduced for public consultation a set of proposals designed to assist directors in the inclusion of climate change-related information in companies’ annual reports. CDSB was founded in January 2007 at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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JULY 26, 2017

The first phase, covering MYs 2017–2021, included final standards that were projected to require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis, a range from 40.3-41.0 NHTSA projected that those standards could require, on an average industry fleet wide basis, a range from 48.7–49.7 mpg in MY 2021. mpg in model year 2025.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

in 2012 was primarily due to a decline in electricity and fuel demand from the basic materials industry, and aided by an increase in renewable energy and by energy efficiency improvements. This is in contrast to most preceding years since 2007, in which annual oil consumption decreased by 2.2% Climate Change Emissions'

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AUGUST 22, 2023

In 2007, he joined John Deere’s electronics-solutions group, in Fargo, N.D., As staff engineer from 2007 through 2011, he led, managed, and contributed to the design, development, and deployment of electrification technologies. That includes working on solar and wind power, electric vehicles, industrial power, and consumer electronics.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The fraction of total CO 2 emissions remaining in the atmosphere has likely increased from 40 to 45% since 1959; models suggests this is due to the response of the natural CO 2 sinks to climate change and variability. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. over the previous seven years. over the previous seven years.

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