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EIA: projected US CO2 emissions vary up or down depending on coal and nuclear power plant retirements

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EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2014 (AEO2014) features several accelerated retirements cases that represent conditions leading to additional coal and nuclear plant retirements in order to examine the potential energy market and emissions effects of the loss of this capacity. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. Projecting nuclear retirements.

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US installs 6.2 GW of solar PV in 2014, up 30% over 2013

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Newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the US in 2014 reached a record 6,201 MW, growing 30% over 2013’s total, according to the new US Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review report released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). In 2014, 3.9 The residential segment’s 1.2

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EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

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The Brent crude oil spot price averaged $112 per barrel in 2012, and EIA’s July 2013 Short-Term Energy Outlook projects averages of $105 per barrel in 2013 and $100 per barrel in 2014. In the Reference case, all the growth in liquids use is in the transportation and industrial sectors. million barrels per day.

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EIA: light duty vehicle energy consumption to drop 25% by 2040; increased oil production, vehicle efficiency reduce US oil and liquid imports

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LDV energy consumption declines in AEO2014 Reference case from 16.0 quadrillion Btu in 2040 in the AEO2013 Reference case. The rising fuel economy of LDVs more than offsets the modest growth in VMT, resulting in a 25% decline in LDV energy consumption decline between 2012 and 2040 in the AEO2014 Reference case. Source: EIA.

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Study concludes abundant shale gas is neither climate hero nor villain; need for targeted GHG reduction policy

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If natural gas is abundant and less expensive, it will encourage greater natural gas consumption and less consumption of fuels such as coal, renewables and nuclear power. Most evidence indicates that natural gas as a substitute for coal in electricity production, gasoline in transport, and electricity in buildings decreases greenhouse gases.

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JEC updates well-to-wheels study on automotive fuels and powertrains; electro-mobility, natural gas and biofuels

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Source: EUR 26236 EN - 2014 Click to enlarge. A specific objective is to have the outcome accepted as a reference by all relevant stakeholders, including industry, academia and government. High quality diesel fuel can be produced from natural gas (GTL) and coal (CTL). Source: EUR 26236 EN - 2014. Earlier post.).

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Ecofys report concludes current European regulations underestimating GHG reductions

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—van den Bos and Hamelinck 2014. —van den Bos and Hamelinck 2014. —van den Bos and Hamelinck 2014. Arno van den Bos, Carlo Hamelinck (2014) “ Greenhouse gas impact of marginal fossil fuel use ” (Project BIENL14773). Recommendations. the marginal fossil fuels.

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