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Mobile air conditioning systems are the single most important source of fluorinated greenhouse gases, due mainly to high emissions during their operation and their large numbers, noted Germany’s Umweltbundesamt in a 2009 publication on CO 2 systems. R1234yf (GWP = 4) ( earlier post ) is also a class A2 refrigerant. Craig, and James A.

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MARCH 15, 2013

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. The number of cars with 40 mpg or higher (5.9

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L/100km), though there is uncertainty in these projections as they were made during the atypical automotive market in 2009. For 2009, the last year EPA has final data from automakers, the average CO 2 emissions from new vehicles were 397 grams per mile and the average fuel economy value was 22.4 in 2010, up from 2.3% Click to enlarge.

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From 2009 to 2010, these emissions increased by 181.6 From 2008 to 2009, CO 2 emissions from the transportation end-use sector declined 4%, due largely to decreased economic activity in 2009 and an associated decline in the demand for transportation. Between 1990 and 2010, CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Tg CO 2 Eq.

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million) into another phase of their research on CO2 scrubbing for carbon capture. The pilot plant which was commissioned in the coal innovation center in Niederaussem in 2009 will now go through a long-term test from March until the end of 2013. Linde, BASF and German power utility RWE will invest a further €6 million (US$8.3

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

JATO Dynamics recently analysed US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CO 2 data for 2008-2009, summarizing volume-weighted average CO 2 by make, model and segment. Under this methodology, JATO has identified an overall CO 2 improvement of 2.8%, across all US cars and trucks, within the period 2008-2009. Earlier post.)

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Energy-related carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2010 were the highest in history, according to the latest estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA). After a dip in 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, emissions are estimated to have climbed to a record 30.6 tonnes for China, and 1.5 tonnes in India.

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The Solar Thermal Electrochemical Production of CaO without CO 2 (STEP Cement) process is based on the STEP theory of an efficient solar chemical process, based on a synergy of solar thermal and endothermic electrolyses, introduced by Licht and his colleagues in 2009. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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APRIL 21, 2010

In 2009, motor vehicle taxes in the EU 15 amounted to €377 billion (US$505 billion) or 3.4% New to the list are Germany, that introduced such system in the summer of 2009, and Latvia. In 2009, the market share of cars emitting 120 gCO 2 /km had risen to 25%.

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Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Stuart Licht (2009) STEP (Solar Thermal Electrochemical Photo) Generation of Energetic Molecules: A Solar Chemical Process to End Anthropogenic Global Warming. Click to enlarge. High temperature is accessible through excess solar heat.

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The United States remain one of the largest emitters of CO2, with 17.3 tonnes per capita, despite a decline due to the recession in 2008-2009, high oil prices and an increased share of natural gas. In the European Union, CO 2 emissions dropped by 3% to 7.5 tonnes per capita. the United States (16%). the European Union (11%).

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Dalai (2009). US Patent # 2009/0314993 A1. Catalyst for Production of Synthesis Gas (24 Dec 2009). 46 (13), pp 4444–4450 doi: 10.1021/ie070049e. Jianguo Zhang, Hui Wang and Ajay K. Kinetic Studies of Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane over Ni-Co/Al-Mg-O Bimetallic Catalyst. 48 (2), pp 677–684 doi: 10.1021/ie801078p.

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All of the projects are among those selected by FE in September 2009 to receive about $10 million each in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding designated for projects to increase scientific understanding of promising CO 2 storage geologic formations.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The derogations were set in the EU’s 2009 Cars and CO 2 regulation and will enter force on 16 February. The 2009 regulation sets an average new car emissions limit of 130 g/km by 2015. The European Union has published rules on exemptions from carbon reduction targets for car manufacturers.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group’s truck companies will undertake to reduce the CO 2 -emissions from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million tons. The WWF Climate Savers Program is mobilizing multinational companies to cut their emissions of CO2. Independent technical experts will oversee the results.

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DECEMBER 30, 2009

Liuqun Gu and Yugen Zhang (2009) Unexpected CO 2 Splitting Reactions To Form CO with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Organocatalysts and Aromatic Aldehydes as Oxygen Acceptors. The calculated free energy profile showed that the overall reaction is an exothermic process with a small negative energy difference of ?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 as a group, partly thanks to large emission reductions from economies in transition in the early nineties and more recent reductions due to the 2008-2009 recession, according to the report. Global CO 2. Source: JRC.

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was established in 2009 as an environmental non-government organization (ENGO) with $14 million in funding from the Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and the Government of Canada. IPAC-CO 2 Research Inc. provides independent performance and risk assessment and risk management of geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

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In a paper published in Nature Geoscience , the authors found that despite the major financial crisis that hit the world last year, global CO 2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuel in 2009 were only 1.3% lower in 2009 than in 2008. The 2009 drop in CO 2 emissions is less than half that anticipated a year ago. per year.

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The decrease in average emissions in 2010 was lower than in 2009 (5.1%); the results in 2009 were possibly influenced by the economic crisis and the scrappage schemes in some member states. The average engine capacity of the cars sold in 2010 slightly increased compared to 2009.

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If that goes well, they’ll operate it during a pilot test at the Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership’s Cranfield site, where a Department of Energy-funded CO 2 injection project has been underway since 2009. The site’s three-kilometer deep reservoir has proven to be an ideal site for carbon sequestration.

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The ICCT first analyzed the historical trends in fuel efficiency improvement of new commercial jet aircraft in 2009. A new analysis of commercial aircraft fuel efficiency from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the UN’s aircraft CO 2 standard lags current technology by more than a decade.

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With completion scheduled for December 2009, the company is now looking for an end-use for the concentrated CO 2. KC Cottrell is currently in the construction phase of a pilot project that captures and purifies 1/2 tonne of CO 2 per day from an industrial power plant.

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Logan (2009) Direct Biological Conversion of Electrical Current into Methane by Electromethanogenesis. When a current was generated by an exoelectrogenic biofilm on the anode growing on acetate in a single-chamber MEC, methane was produced at an overall energy efficiency of 80% (electrical energy and substrate heat of combustion).

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On the basis of projected changes in GDP, emissions for 2009 are expected to fall to their 2007 levels, before increasing again in 2010. A quarter of the growth in CO2 emissions in developing countries can be accounted for by an increase in international trade of goods and services. Le Quéré C et al. Global carbon budget 2008.

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Earlier post.) Congressman Skelton is the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

of overall greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and its emissions increased by 23% between 1990 and 2009. These manufacturers need to cut their emissions by less than 5g CO 2 /km to meet the target, a value corresponding to the average reduction of emissions from new passenger cars between 2009 and 2010 in Europe.

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Climeworks, a company founded at ETH Zurich in 2009, is pursuing CO 2 air separation to provide the carbon required for fuel synthesis in a sustainable manner. The syngas is then processed by standard gas-to-liquids technology into fuels. The integrated thermal energy storage enables continuous 24/7 fuel production.

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DECEMBER 25, 2012

The Site Characterization projects, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, are furthering DOE efforts to assess the nation’s CO 2 storage resource by developing additional characterization data for possible storage reservoirs.

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Pleasant Prairie Carbon Capture Demonstration Project Progress Report 8 October 2009. EPRI is leading or supporting seven Industry Technology Demonstrations as part of its efforts to help develop a full portfolio of innovative technology approaches needed to make substantial CO 2 emissions reductions while minimizing economic impacts.

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A break in the close relation between population growth and CO2 growth would be a clear sign of progress in the inevitable need to limit atmospheric CO2. Tans (2009) A new look at atmospheric carbon dioxide. Atmospheric Environment , Volume 43, Issue 12, April 2009, Pages 2084-2086 doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.12.028.

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It is estimated that the study will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2009, following which Denbury will evaluate external market conditions, the state of financing and construction of the proposed gasification projects, and make a decision as to whether or not they will take initial steps to build such a pipeline.

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MARCH 11, 2009

In addition to evaluating the lignite seam’s CO2 storage potential, the enhancement to coalbed methane extraction will also be evaluated. The validation phase (2005–2009) generally involves small-scale field tests and includes the PCOR Partnership lignite test. In collaboration with Eagle Operating Inc.,

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In December 2009, the EPA Administrator found that the current and projected concentrations of greenhouse gases endanger the public health and welfare; one year later, EPA announced a proposed settlement agreement to issue rules that would address GHG pollution from certain fossil fuel-fired EGUs.

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BMW will introduce the new 320d EfficientDynamics Edition at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). The 320d EfficientDynamics Edition. Click to enlarge. The sedan develops 163 hp (120 kW) between 3,500rpm to 4,200rpm and 360 N·m of torque from 1,750 rpm to 3,000rpm, with fuel consumption of 4.1 liters diesel/100 kilometers (57.4

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Relatively little attention has been paid to the rapid rise of South-South trade since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. —Dabo Guan, professor in climate change economics at UEA’s School of International Development and co-author on both studies. Coffman, D.’. M., & Guan, D.

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Since 1949, the 2011 decline in coal generation of more 6% is second only to the decline in 2009 of almost 12%. and 3.2%, respectively) as these sectors rely heavily on electricity to meet their energy needs. As recently as 2005, coal’s share of electric power sector generation was more than 51%.

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