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Platts Report: China oil demand rises 2.9% in October from year ago, YTD up 2%

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China’s apparent oil demand in October rose 2.9% Despite the year-over-year increase, China’s apparent oil demand in October slipped 2.5% Meanwhile, total apparent oil demand was 9.96 China’s oil product imports tumbled 22.2% million mt—the highest growth rate since September 2012. year over year to 42.65

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RFF papers explore differing outcomes of higher gasoline taxes on public transit and rural areas

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Source: Spiller and Stephens (2012) Click to enlarge. Economists view higher gasoline taxes as one solution to reducing gasoline consumption and thus air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and reliance on oil, while at the same time providing revenue to the government for highway repair and construction.

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Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

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DB has lowered its advanced lithium-ion battery cost projection by about 30% for 2012. ” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region.

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Pike Research forecasts global biofuels market to double by 2012 to $185.3B

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the global gasoline market will reach an estimated 375 billion gallons per year (BGPY) in 2021, while demand for diesel in ground transportation markets will reach at least 427 BGPY. Key trends identified in the report include: Oil prices are expected to climb over the next decade, driving increased interest in. dominance and reach 49.5

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Canada Awards C$72.8M Subsidy to Husky Energy for Ethanol Plant

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Proposed regulations will require 5% renewable fuel content based on the national gasoline pool by 2010 and 2% renewable content in diesel and heating oil by 2011 or earlier, subject to technical feasibility. To meet these requirements, it is expected that Canada will need close to three billion liters of renewable fuels by 2012.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Dr. Paul addressed a positive change—the days of increasing US oil consumption may be over. “ We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” M barrels/day of oil within the next 10 years ”. Dr. Paul still sees significant growth in the developing world. Billion vs. $28.3

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NYC Goes EV

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The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012. billion in stimulus grants to the industry. If by 2015, 2.5 The city’s overall emissions that year totaled 53.3 Or No Cars?