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This study builds on the 2007 Environmental Assessment of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles by EPRI and NRDC ( earlier post ), which showed that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could contribute to reductions in national greenhouse gas emissions, while also leading to improved air quality. levels throughout the United States.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The growth in carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industry has exceeded even the most fossil-fuel intensive scenario developed by the IPCC at the end of the 1990s. per year from 2000-2007. In 2008, the minimum ice extent was 9% greater than in 2007, but still the second lowest on record. Global emissions were growing by 1.1%

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JULY 29, 2010

However, climate models to date have mischaracterized the effects of soot in the atmosphere, according to Jacobson, director of Stanford’s Atmosphere/Energy Program. 1990; Anisimov, 2007] and chemical production of ozone in already-polluted locations [Jacobson, 2008b]. Dessler et al., 2008] and methane [Schutz et al.,

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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.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Here, RME show advantages for primary energy and GHG, but disadvantages in terms of acidification, eutrophication and ozone depletion. Increased eutrophication is a key characteristic of biofuels from energy crops when compared with fossil fuels. Source: “Assessing Biofuels”. Click to enlarge. billion gallons US) liters.

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APRIL 2, 2009

The on-road transportation (ORT) and power generation (PG) sectors are major contributors to CO 2 emissions and a host of short-lived radiatively-active air pollutants, including tropospheric ozone and fine aerosol particles, that exert complex influences on global climate. Unger et al. Click to enlarge. Unger et al. Nadine Unger, Drew T.

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JUNE 3, 2010

This calculation, as with the other energy-related sources of CO 2 emissions in the report, is based on updates of the US Energy Information Administration’s AEO 2009 report. The report projects that transportation-related CO 2 emissions will drop 1.5% to 1,853 Tg CO 2 Eq. from 2005 to 2020.

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JULY 28, 2012

Meeting the full requirements of the 36 billion gallons per year of biofuel required by the US Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 entirely with ethanol fuel. This is accompanied by a modest regional decrease in surface ozone (of order 1%).

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APRIL 1, 2009

Waxman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J. Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Tuesday released a draft of far-reaching energy and climate legislation that targets job creation, promotes renewables and energy efficiency, and places limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The start of the new millennium brought with it increased oil prices, which in turn sparked a resurgence of Brazil’s drive toward energy independence, including a revival of its ethanol program. This process accumulates a certain amount of latent (stored) energy. 40 CFR § 80.27 Pursuant to 40 CFR § 80.27(a)(2): 40 CFR § 80.27(d)

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In 2005, Congress enacted the Renewable Fuel Standard as part of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) and amended it in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). The study was sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy, and US Environmental Protection Agency. Barriers and opportunities.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The US, Canada, and Mexico have submitted a proposal to strengthen climate protection under the Montreal Protocol— the international treaty that phases out the production of a number of substances responsible for ozone depletion. The proposal targets the production and use of HFCs, a group of “super” greenhouse gases. Source: IGSD.

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APRIL 3, 2009

In general, biofuels made from organic waste are environmentally more benign than those from energy crops. Using biomass primarily for material purposes, reusing and recycling it, and then recovering its energy content can gain multiple dividends. 2007) may not be robust. ” Lifecycle analysis. while noting that the analysis “.has

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JUNE 8, 2015

In February 2008, GRF became one of the first forests—and the largest—to receive verification as a source of greenhouse gas reductions under the protocols of the Climate Action Reserve , adopted by the California Air Resources Board in 2007. ozone depletion potential (ODP). photochemical ozone creation potential.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

The program is designed to work in collaboration with other complementary policies that expand energy efficiency programs, reduce vehicle emissions, and encourage innovation. The program is expected to reduce GHG emissions between 18 and 27 MMTCO 2 e in 2020. Offset Protocols. percent, virtually on par with the projected rate of 2.4

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2015 Transportation Fuel Emissions 210

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

Damages are expressed in cents per VMT (2007 USD). Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”. Because these effects are not reflected in energy prices, government, businesses and consumers may not realize the full impact of their choices. Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. of the estimated total.

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AUGUST 22, 2009

The European Community’s air pollutant emission inventory report released by the European Environment Agency finds that in 2007, sulphur oxides (SO x ) emissions were down by 72 % from 1990 levels. EU-27 emissions of all four pollutants were lower in 2007 than in 2006.

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OCTOBER 20, 2012

Their paper appears in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Engine performance with biodiesel blends and conventional diesel fuels is generally similar except that brake-specific fuel consumption increases using biodiesel due to its lower energy content. L engine was operated under both 2004 and 2007 calibrations.

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MARCH 8, 2013

R134a replaced CFC-12 as the MAC refrigerant in the early 1990s due to the negative impact of CFCs on the Earth’s ozone layer. Baker (2007) Demonstration of an Energy-Efficient Secondary Loop HFC-152a Mobile Air Conditioning System. Mahmoud Ghodbane, Timothy D. Craig, and James A.

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