Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 17, 2009
World production of fossil fuels—oil, coal, and natural gas—increased 2.9% in 2008 to reach 27.4 Continuing a decade-long trend, most of the growth was in the Asia-Pacific region, where production grew 6.3%. Coal has led the growth in fossil fuel production. million barrels per day (Mbpd) in 2008, up from 1.0
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 2, 2010
About a third of the airborne lead particles collected at two sites in the San Francisco Bay Area came from Asia, a finding that underscores the far-flung impacts of air pollution and heralds a new way to learn more about its journey across vast distances. —John Christensen. One site was on Mt. Tamalpais, in Marin County.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2012
Oil demand grew by less than 1%—the slowest rate amongst fossil fuels—while gas grew by 2.2%, and coal was the only fossil fuel with above average annual consumption growth at 5.4% Coal was again the fastest growing fossil fuel with predictable consequences for carbon emissions; it now accounts for 30.3% globally, and 8.4%
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Worldwide energy consumption will grow by 53% between 2008 and 2035 with much of the increase driven by strong economic growth in the developing nations, especially China and India, according to the reference case in the newly released International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO2011) from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2018
The rapid growth in South-South trade reflects a fragmenting of global supply chains whereby early-production stages of many industries have relocated from countries like China and India to lower-wage economies, a trend that has accelerated since the global financial crisis in 2008.
Green Car Congress
JULY 8, 2012
BC emissions from Asia have been identified as a major cause of changing monsoon, the occurrence of the atmospheric brown cloud, and the retreat of Tibetan glaciers, in addition to impacting global temperature rise. 2007); and predicted national data from the National Long-term Development Plan (NLDP) (2008?2050). Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
MAY 8, 2014
The 2014 database covers the period from 2008 to 2013, with the majority of values for the years 2011 and 2012. Measurements reported by the following regional networks were used: the Asian Clean Air Initiative for Asia, and Airbase for Europe. East Asia, Wpr: Western Pacific; LMI: Low? and middle?income; income; HI: high?income.
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