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Argonne analysis shows greenhouse gas emissions similar for shale, conventional oil

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recovery emissions (from the drilling of the oil well and associated land-use change, crude extraction, processing of crude oil, associated gas and water, and flaring) for conventional oils range from as low as 3.04 to Alaska North Slope crude, to 30.98 Additionally, the water usage rate was generally higher at the gas-rich wells.

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ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

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Comparison of the potential reduction in emissions with the application of lower sulfur 0.5% While that report projected vessel activity, it did not explore the environmental impacts of increased shipping in terms of air emissions or the potential climate impacts from increases in short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon.

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