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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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Shipping uses over 300 million tonnes of fossil fuels every year, producing 3 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. Russia currently operates seven nuclear-powered icebreakers. One is a thorium-fueled molten-salt reactor.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week launched the 2011 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the current edition of its annual flagship publication assessing the threats and opportunities facing the global energy system out to 2035. Click to enlarge. Biofuels make the biggest such contribution, as use grows from 1.3

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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