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New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported

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for year 2007. A new black carbon (BC) emissions inventory from China found BC emissions levels in 2007 of 1,957 Gg BC—higher than reported in earlier studies. 2007); and predicted national data from the National Long-term Development Plan (NLDP) (2008? 2007 were used in this study. Major emission areas are marked.

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Oxford Catalysts in $5.9M Fischer-Tropsch Demonstration and Commercialization Agreement; Focus on Biomass- and Waste-to-Liquids Applications

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(SGCE) for the demonstration and commercialization of the Group’s Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology, primarily for Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) and Waste-to-Liquids (WTL) applications. and SGCE have been working together since 2007 under a memorandum of understanding. Earlier post.). Oxford Catalysts’ US subsidiary, Velocys, Inc.

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RWE, BASF and Linde Report New Solvents for CO2 Capture Reduce Energy Input by 20%

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The three companies started up the pilot plant in August 2009; it is part of the Coal Innovation Center of RWE Power. BASF is testing the newly developed carbon capture process based on improved solvents in the course of this cooperation announced in 2007. Linde was responsible for pilot plant engineering and construction.

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Concepts for an “Energy Security Trust” reach back to President Carter

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The energy security trust fund is a bridge between the America of today, dependent on foreign oil and shot through with wasteful patterns of consumption, and the America of tomorrow, in which our technology can make us far less dependent on foreign oil.The windfall tax revenue must go to create the energy security trust fund for the American people.

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

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In addition, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum creating an Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage to develop a comprehensive and coordinated federal strategy to speed the development and deployment of advanced lower-emission coal technologies. President Obama. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2).

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Ten DME Buses Enter Service in Shanghai

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DME is a completely sootless synthetic fuel that can be produced from coal, natural gas or biomass. Vehicle waste has become a major source of pollution in the city, contributing 80 percent of the air pollution downtown. In 2007, the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress passed a bill banning vehicles that emit black exhaust.

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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billion tonnes in 2007). Between 1990 and 2010 they reduced their dependence on coal (from 25% to 20% of total energy production) and oil (from 38% to 36.5%), and shifted towards natural gas (which increased from 23% to 27 %), nuclear energy (from 8% to 9%) and renewable energy (from 6.5% billion tonnes in 2010 as compared to 4.2

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