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

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in 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. in 2019, and gross domestic product, which increased by 2.3% in 2019, and gross domestic product, which increased by 2.3% US energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8%

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Rostec and Shenhua to invest up to $10B into coal mine development and infrastructure in Russian Far East; coal and power

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Russian State Corporation Rostec, one of the largest Russian industrial conglomerates, and Chinese State Corporation Shenhua, the world’s leading producer and distributor of coal, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. High calorific value coal concentrate will be exported to Asia-Pacific countries, mainly to China. billion tons.

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BP: world on unsustainable path; growing divergence between demands for climate change action and pace of progress

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Key findings from the BP Stats Review 2019 include: Global energy demand grew by 2.9% in 2018, faster than at any time since 2010-11. Coal consumption (+1.4%) and production (+4.3%) increased for the second year in a row in 2018, following three years of decline (2014-16). —Bob Dudley, group chief executive.

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BNEF: cost of new renewables rises as inflation starts to bite

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The global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, has retreated to where it was in 2019. Despite losing some ground, this still marks an 86% and 46% reduction since 2010 in nominal terms. New-build onshore wind and solar projects are now around 40% lower than BNEF’s global benchmarks for new coal- and gas-fired power.

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FCA says Jeep Wrangler environmental impact reduced by 15% compared to predecessor

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tons of coal burned in a power-generation plant. The results of this latest GWP analysis come on the heels of FCA’s 2019 Sustainability Report. Among the highlights, FCA cut its water use by nearly 40%, compared with 2010. CO 2 e output from 7.7 CO 2 e produced when powering 2.4 average American homes for one year.

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IEA: global energy efficiency progress drops to slowest rate since start of decade

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in 2018—the slowest rate since 2010—according to Energy Efficiency 2019 , the IEA’s annual report on energy efficiency. China continued to implement policies designed to shift households and businesses from coal to gas boilers, mainly for air quality reasons. — Energy Efficiency 2019.

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How to Hasten India’s Transition Away From Coal

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The country’s electricity consumption in 2019 was nearly six times as great as in 1990. While electricity from older coal plants in India costs 2.7 In 2021, about 73 percent of the country’s electricity was produced from coal, and only 9.6 For coal, the capacity utilization rate can go as high as 90 percent.

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