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JANUARY 28, 2013

The width of the pipeline network (green lines) is proportional to CO 2 flow; the largest CO 2 flow is approximately 36 MtCO 2 / yr for the $155/tCO 2 scenario (pipeline leaving the Athabasca oil sands area). The Alberta oil sands industry is expected to rapidly expand in coming decades; production could double or more in the next 10?15

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas. —Christopher Knittel.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

And in it, he followed through on a promise from his State of the Union address last month, by proposing to cut up to $4 billion in subsidies to the oil and gas industry. The budget also suggested that the tax credit for.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Commonwealth countries can cut their cumulative oil bill by £2 trillion (US$3.2 Given that about half the Commonwealth’s and world’s oil is used in transport and oil accounts for about 95% of transport fuel use, this could spell economic disaster for the oil importing countries which make up the vast majority of the Commonwealth.

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JUNE 2, 2013

Hermann Pengg, head of project management e-fuels, Audi, giving a talk on energy conversion and storage using Power-to-Gas at ASPO 2012. The allocation of emissions allowances and the carbon tax, once it is in place. Individual savings accounts blocked by the holder in return for an exemption from inheritance taxes.

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APRIL 10, 2009

A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

In the Pre-Budget Report (PBR) released on 9 December, UK Chancellor Alistair Darling announced that all electric cars will be exempt from Company Car Tax (CCT) for 5 years and electric vans will be exempt from Van Benefit Charge (VBC) for the same period. The PBR also has news of an additional £30 million (US$48.5 Earlier post.).

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JUNE 5, 2012

Three different carbon tax scenarios are analyzed: no carbon tax, $55/metric ton carbon tax and $110/metric ton carbon tax. This break-even crude oil price compares favorably with the literature estimated prices of fuels from alternate biochemical and thermochemical routes. —Singh et al.

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MAY 2, 2014

Total US imports of biomass-based diesel fuel—biodiesel and renewable diesel—reached 525 million gallons in 2013, compared to 61 million gallons in 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). billion gallons in 2012 to 16.55 per gallon biodiesel blending tax credit, which expired on 31 December 2013.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

Production for the first five months of 2013 was 449 million gallons, an increase of 17 million gallons from the same period in 2012. Of the total biodiesel feedstocks, 1,838 million pounds (about 54%) were soybean oil. Biodiesel blenders are also currently eligible for a federal tax credit of $1 per gallon blended.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production in South America’s largest unconventional prize—and a big boost for both supermajors and smaller players making big waves in the heart of new discovery areas. Earlier post.]. Earlier post.].

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JANUARY 1, 2011

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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MAY 7, 2013

The LEAF is running in 5 th position overall in sales for 2013 to date in the country, and was number 13 overall in 2012. Norway has encouraged the use of electric vehicles for many years with tax and usage benefits.

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MARCH 2, 2013

The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. The pipeline would primarily transport crude oil from the WCSB and Bakken regions.

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JUNE 20, 2012

However, the US military can play an important role in promoting stability in major oil producing regions and by helping protect the flow of energy through major transit corridors and on the high seas, the reports suggest. —Bartis 2012. Earlier post.). Energy security concerns also may help strengthen existing partnerships (e.g.,

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JULY 25, 2012

air emissions and oil displacement benefits) in the near term per dollar spent than PHEVs and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) with large battery packs providing longer electric range. Earlier post.). Whether larger battery packs offer more benefits on balance depends on their net impacts from cradle to grave. —Michalek et al.

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AUGUST 5, 2011

The Nikkei reported that the top oil refiners in Japan and S. Korea—JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. —will join forces in petrochemicals and lubricating oils. Production of paraxylene, an oil-based raw material for synthetic fibers and plastics, is expected to begin around 2014. and SK Innovation Co.—will

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Peterson and Michalek 2012. air emissions and oil displacement benefits) in the near term per dollar spent than PHEVs and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) with large battery packs providing longer electric range. —Peterson and Michalek, 2012. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Current Federal subsidies. gal ($0.08–$0.96/gal).

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MARCH 21, 2012

As you might expect there are many dissenting and approving voices for today’s Budget 2012 speech delivered by Chancellor George Osborne, with criticisms from green groups for more support for gas and oil industries and the slashing of environmental regulations and cheers from business for the measures to support investment in R&D and manufacturing (..)

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JULY 15, 2011

ConocoPhillips’ board of directors has approved pursuing the separation of the company’s Refining & Marketing and Exploration & Production businesses into two stand-alone, publicly traded corporations via a tax-free spin of the refining and marketing business to ConocoPhillips shareholders. million barrels of oil equivalent per day (1.7

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Over the last three years, we’ve opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration, and tonight, I’m directing my administration to open more than 75 percent of our potential offshore oil and gas resources. Right now—right now—American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Jack Rosebro, founder of Perfect Sky in Los Angeles [and a contributor to Green Car Congress ], spoke of the need for government policy makers to move beyond incremental changes that are not providing enough incentive for the market to produce alternatives to oil as the almost exclusive source of energy for road and rail transportation.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

The 88 counts included in the three charging documents include allegations of conspiracy, wire fraud, false tax claims, false statements under the Clean Air Act, obstruction of justice, money laundering, and securities fraud. Because certain companies need RINs to comply with regulatory obligations, RINs have significant market value.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Do they get state or federal tax breaks? In fact in 6 of the states, diesel fuel is penalized with additional state taxes. So diesel fuel gets taxed twice or penalized twice at the federal and state level. marketshare in 2012 to 1.25 Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions?

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DECEMBER 31, 2011

In seeking a stay of the preliminary injunction, ARB will request an order that all requirements of the LCFS in 2011 and 2012 are enforceable for the entire period. This Supplemental Advisory 10-04B will remain in effect through December 31, 2012, unless superseded by a subsequent ARB advisory, notice, or rulemaking.

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OCTOBER 17, 2011

million barrels per day of gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, natural gas liquids and crude oil through more than 8,000 miles of pipelines. Carbon dioxide is used in enhanced oil recovery projects. Second largest oil producer in Texas, producing more than 50,000 barrels per day. billion cubic feet per day. and Washington state.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

increase above the 2012 enacted. Total outlays for FY 2013 are estimated to be $34,963 billion, compared to the estimated $40,561 billion in outlays for FY 2012. priorities in clean energy and advanced manufacturing, through grants, financing assistance, and tax incentives that accelerate fundamental. These funds are.

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JUNE 18, 2012

Source: Philippe Crist — Discussion Paper 2012-03. The ITF calculation ignores taxes on fuel (as from society’s point of view these are a transfer rather than a net cost); includes subsidies; and accounts for air pollution impacts. Philippe Crist, International Transport Forum Discussion Paper No 2012-03, April 2012.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

In Mexico, auto sales stalled through the first seven months of 2014, causing some concern that new tax policies implemented at the beginning of 2014 were hurting auto demand growth; however, motivated by incentives to help spark demand, light vehicle sales grew throughout the second half of the year. million units. million units.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

USDA’s projections assume the ethanol tax credit (reduced to $0.45/gallon Other biofuel-related items in the report include: Biodiesel production in the United States is assumed to increase to 1 billion gallons by 2012. Normal weather also is assumed throughout the projection period. tariff on imported fuel ethanol remain in effect.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

and model 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015. The strategy includes: Make electric vehicles more affordable with a rebate up to $7,500: The President is proposing to transform the existing $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles into a rebate that will be available to all consumers immediately at the point of sale. Fisker Karma EREV.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Among the objectives was the production of enough battery cells annually to equip 60,000 electric vehicles by the end of 2013, with assembly beginning in 2012. LG Chem Michigan officials made that decision even though demand for the Chevrolet Volt averaged 1,955 vehicles per month in 2012.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

KTP has been producing the eight-speed transmission, introduced and licensed through ZF ( earlier post ), since September 2012. The transmission also is “fill for life” not requiring oil changes during normal driving conditions. In 2013, KTP produced nearly 300,000 eight-speeds.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

The ZEV Regulation has been amended multiple times since its inception (most recently in January 2012 and October 2013) to reflect the pace of ZEV development, the emergence of new ZEV and near-ZEV technologies, and the need to provide clarifying language in an increasingly complex regulatory system. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 14, 2009

In two other scenarios considered, a high oil price scenario (using EIA projections) and a battery swap operator-subsidzied scenario, EV new vehicle sales penetration reaches 85% and 86% respectively by 2030. lower on a per-mile basis than gasoline-powered cars, depending on the future price of oil. Becker (2009). Becker (2009).

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

The Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) Reference case released yesterday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) more than doubles the technically recoverable US shale gas resources assumed in AEO2010 and added new shale oil resources. US crude oil production increases from 5.4 World liquids consumption grows from 83.7

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MARCH 23, 2013

Continuing substitution of gas for coal (and in some instances for oil) will remain an effective short- and middle-term decarbonization measure and an economic boon only insofar as methane leakage from production and transport is held to low levels and drinking water is not adversely impacted, PVCAST noted.

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