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EPA says methane emissions from natural gas production have dropped 36% from 2007-2011

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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 of total CH 4 emissions (103.0 Tg CO 2 eq.) Tg CO 2 Eq.,

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Deutsche Post now automatically offsetting all CO2 emissions from mail transport

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Since 2007, Deutsche Post and DHL have offered their GoGreen service as a way to offset—through certified climate protection projects—the CO 2 emissions generated by their shipping operations. Now we are introducing this to our mail operations as well and making our entire mail transport greener.

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EIA: CO2 emissions from US power sector have declined 28% since 2005

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Over the ten-year-period from 2007 top 2017, the average price of electricity to residential consumers increased 21%—from 10.65¢/kWh to 12.89¢/kWh, according to the EIA. That slightly outpaced the overall rate of inflation of 17% over that period.

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Maersk sets net zero CO2 emission target by 2050

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of global CO2 emissions. Already, Maersk’s relative CO 2 emissions (CO 2 emissions per container moved) have been reduced by 46% (baseline 2007), approximately 9% more than the shipping industry average. The maritime industry emitted close to 1000 million tonnes of CO 2 in 2012, representing about 2.2%

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EPA annual report on CO2, fuel economy and technology trends finds 2012 heading for all-time best; rapid adoption of new technologies

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EPA estimates that the fleet-wide average MY 2011 CO2 emissions and fuel economy values would likely have been similar to or slightly better than MY 2010 levels if car production from major Japan-based manufacturers had not been constrained. Both conventional hybrids and diesel vehicles have increased market share slightly since MY 2007.

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EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

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Overall, US energy-related CO 2 emissions have fallen 15% from their peak of 6,003 MMmt in 2007. In 2019, the transportation sector’s energy-related CO2 emissions declined by 0.7% The transportation sector has been the largest source of energy-related CO 2 emissions since surpassing the power sector in 2016.

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Linde, BASF and RWE to invest additional 6M in long-term test of CO2 scrubbing project

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million) into another phase of their research on CO2 scrubbing for carbon capture. million) when it was started in 2007. Results showed that compared with processes commonly used today, the energy input can be reduced by about 20% when using the new chemical solvent for CO2 capture. Earlier post.) million (US$6.2

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