Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 21, 2017
Global GHG emissions continue to be dominated by fossil carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, which however show a slowdown trend since 2012, and were stalled for the third year in a row in 2016. India does not show yet any decoupling of their emissions growth from their economic growth, unlike Brazil, where emissions fell by 6%.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2013
million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) through 2016, when domestic production comes close to the historical high of 9.6 Natural gas overtakes coal as the largest fuel for US electricity generation. In some areas, natural gas-fired generation replaces power formerly supplied by coal and nuclear plants. MMbbl/d achieved in 1970.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2011
If anyone doubts the potential of these fuels, consider Brazil. Already, more than half—half—of Brazil’s vehicles can run on biofuels. In fact, the Air Force is aiming to get half of its domestic jet fuel from alternative sources by 2016. America gets one-fifth of our electricity from nuclear energy.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Utility company Energias de Portugal (EDP), based in Lisbon, is on track to begin operating a 3-megawatt green hydrogen plant in Brazil by the end of the year. The plant will replace an existing coal-fired plant and generate hydrogen—which can be used in fuel cells—using solar photovoltaics. percent of hydrogen is produced this way.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 5, 2012
Because quickly rising natural gas production outpaces domestic consumption, the United States will become a net exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2016 and a net exporter of total natural gas (including via pipelines) in 2020. The United States becomes a net exporter of natural gas earlier than estimated a year ago.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Examining the role of shale gas, PwC’s report suggests that at current rates of consumption, replacing 10% of global oil and coal consumption with gas could deliver emissions savings of around 3% a year (1gt CO 2 e per annum). E7 economies—the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China), and Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. The good news is that the 2016 Volt will come out with 50 miles (85 km) AER.) It is also required in Thailand, Brazil and many other countries around the world.
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