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RBCs support of VIAS 2025 and the EVs are for EVeryone Tour reflects its strong commitment to sustainability and Canadas transition to a low-carbon future. Our vision is to help Canada achieve its goal of 100% electric vehicle sales by 2035 or earlier.
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Anthropogenic chemical carbon cycle. In a Perspective published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , researchers from the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California describe their work on developing the feasible anthropogenic recycling of carbon dioxide.
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According to the latest status report on the progress of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA-LCFS) ( earlier post ), regulated parties in the LCFS—oil producers, importers and other fuel providers—continued to exceed the required reductions in carbon intensity specified by the standard. Click to enlarge.
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Avelino Corma, had reported earlier this year on a new simple, energy-efficient process (that also does not require any organic solvents) for the production of renewable diesel from biomass waste. Torre, Michael Renz (2011) High-Quality Diesel from Hexose- and Pentose-Derived Biomass Platform Molecules. Earlier post.).
in 2011, close to the historical average. in 2011, broadly in line with the historical average but well below the 5.1% Fossil fuels still dominated energy consumption with 87% market share, while renewables rose fastest but are still only 2% of the global total. Renewables. World primary energy consumption grew by 2.5%
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billion in 2011 to $98.5 The 2011 award winners are: Greener synthetic pathways: Genomatica, San Diego, Calif. Genomatica is developing and commercializing sustainable basic and intermediate chemicals made from renewable feedstocks including readily available sugars, biomass, and syngas. billion by 2020. Plymouth, Minn.
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Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Australia’s carbon pricing plan—a core element in a new clean energy plan—in a short address to the nation. The Government intends to introduce legislation to underpin the carbon pricing mechanism into Parliament in the second half of 2011. Click to enlarge.
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