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SK invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy to accelerate production of low-carbon fuel from waste

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has been expanding investments in green businesses and technologies to achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in response to global climate change. Fulcrum’s process combines gasification technology with a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) fuel process for the efficient, low-cost production of renewable transportation fuels.

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INEOS Bio Begins Advanced Waste-to-Ethanol Plant Feasibility Study

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million) grant from the Regional Development Agency One North East and the Department for Energy and Climate Change. In this regard, I would like to express my thanks to One North East, the Department for Energy and Climate Change and the National Non-Food Crop Centre for their considerable support to enable this work to go ahead.

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European Commission: Global Climate Strategy Needed To Avoid “Potentially Unmanageable Consequences”

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The European Commission has sent a formal communication [ 1 ] to the European Council and European Parliament, laying out the Commission’s recommendations to Council and Parliament on positions that the European Union should take during international climate change negotiations later this year in Copenhagen. first time. [

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UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

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The work will help to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and deliver mass-market low carbon road vehicles within 5 to 15 years. In addition to helping to meet UK and EU climate change targets, we anticipate this research and development work will create significant market opportunities for UK-based companies.

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Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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The most immediate, effective and low-cost way to reduce soot emissions is to put particle traps on vehicles, diesel trucks, buses, and construction equipment. 1990; Anisimov, 2007] and chemical production of ozone in already-polluted locations [Jacobson, 2008b]. Tags: Climate Change Emissions. Dessler et al.,

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House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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The draft amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to include nonprofit hospitals and public health facilities among public institutions eligible for grants and loans for energy efficiency. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. Public and Federal Energy Efficiency.

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ARB releases proposed cap-and-trade regulation for comment; transportation fuels impacted in 2015

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At expected allowance prices ($15 and $30 per metric ton in 2020), these investments would reduce fuel use by 2 to 4 percent in 2020, while economic growth between 2007 and 2020 continues at a rate of 2.3 Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuels Policy. percent, virtually on par with the projected rate of 2.4 Cap and Trade 2010.

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