Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Comparison of coal consumption and CO 2 emissions for co-production and separate production of liquids and power. Conventional CTL plant gasifies coal to produce a syngas which is then converted in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor to products. The conference series rotates between, North America, Europe and Asia. Click to enlarge.

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Coal Oil Prices CO2 Gas-Electric 231

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MARCH 5, 2013

Shell and its affiliates will build two additional small-scale natural gas liquefaction units to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America. Image courtesy of Harvey Gulf International Marine. Click to enlarge. Energy demand surges, due to strong economic growth.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

There are four guidelines to follow: Refrain from using or burning oil, gas or coal. However, if an EV is charged using electricity that is generated by burning coal or in some other way that generates fossil fuel emissions, those emissions would be associated with that EV’s well to wheel emissions. of total U.S.

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Emissions Nashville Electric Electrical 123

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This partnership brings together a leading global miner, an international leader in the design and supply of engineering solutions for integrated steelmakers and one of Europe’s best-known steelmakers. Canada provides access to cost competitive hydro-electricity, and proximity to key markets in Europe and North America.

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Hydrogen Carbon Green Canada 305

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The Rentech MOU contemplates the production and purchase of approximately 250 million gallons per year of synthetic jet fuel derived principally from coal or petroleum coke, with the resultant carbon dioxide sequestered and the carbon footprint potentially further reduced by integrating biomass as a feedstock. ASTM Certification.

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Purchase Fuel Coal Alternative Fuels 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Beginning with its February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA incorporated revisions to historical international liquids consumption data into the STEO’s international liquid fuels market balances. Smaller amounts of China’s methanol supply are imported from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, and the United States.

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APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e., Source: IEA.

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Carbon Supplies Global Transportation 265

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Global sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) emissions peaked in the early 1970s and decreased until 2000, with an increase in recent years due to increased emissions in China, international shipping, and developing countries in general, according to a new analysis appearing in the open access journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Click to enlarge.

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2005 2000 Emissions China 186

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JUNE 25, 2013

Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation. The Department is also streamlining its Rural Energy for America program to provide grants and loan guarantees directly to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for energy efficiency and renewable energy systems.

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Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy 249

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Removing fossil fuel subsidies would have only a small effect on CO 2 emissions and renewable energy use, according to a new study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and published in the journal Nature. That means that in some cases the removal of subsidies causes a switch to more emissions-intensive coal.

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Emissions Fuel CO2 Oil 186

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JULY 8, 2012

Comparison of relative contributions from various sources to total BC emissions between China and other countries/regions including India, North America, and Africa. 1970); national data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) (1971? Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge. By comparing fuel consumption data (1980?2007)

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2007 Carbon China Emissions 271

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DECEMBER 6, 2015

annual average), according to a major international study published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. from 1990–2013 with increases in most countries—except for modest decreases in North America, parts of Europe, and several countries in Southeast Asia. Between 1990 and 2013, global population-weighted PM 2.5

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2013 Ozone Asia Africa 150

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

billion to accelerate the development of advanced coal technologies with carbon capture and storage at commercial-scale. billion in private capital cost share as part of the third round of the Department’s Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI). The US Department of Energy has selected three new projects with a total value of $3.18

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Carbon Alabama Coal Texas 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Profound shifts in the regional distribution of oil demand and supply growth will redefine the refining industry and transform global oil trade over the next five years, according to the annual Medium-Term Oil Market Report (MTOMR) released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). But it also highlights elevated supply and demand risks.

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Oil Oil-Sands Global Oil Prices 255

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The global energy map is changing significantly, according to the 2012 edition of the Internal Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook ( WEO-2012 ). barely rises in OECD countries, although there is a pronounced shift away from oil, coal (and, in some countries, nuclear) towards natural gas and renewables. Energy demand. Renewables.

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Global 2012 Energy Oil 225

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JULY 5, 2011

Staging a new technological revolution at a faster pace and on a global scale will call for proactive government intervention and greater international cooperation. Last year’s survey called for a major overhaul of the machinery for international finance, aid and trade. —The World Economic and Social Survey 2011.

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Global Energy Green Coal 338

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MAY 26, 2015

in 2010 to 21% by 2030, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The scale-up of renewables can drive diversification in Mexico’s energy supply, potentially reducing coal demand by 62%, natural gas by 21% and oil by 6% in 2030, compared to what current policies would achieve.

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Mexico Renewable United Arab Emirates Energy 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2014

Currently, the best energy usage among our plants is found within our GM International Operations (GMIO). GMIO’s performance reflects both newer plants, as compared to those in Europe and North America, as well as cultural practices, high productivity and preferences. The latest data show that GMIO’s average total energy usage is 1.07

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2013 GM Carbon Energy 271

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

This geographically diverse group comprises Brazil and Mexico in the Americas; South Africa and Nigeria in Africa; Egypt and Turkey in North Africa/Mediterranean; Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East; as well as Thailand and Indonesia in Asia. The OECD represents the developed economies.

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Energy Global 2010 Oil-Sands 252

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JUNE 5, 2010

of Markham, Ontario; POS Pilot Plant from Saskatoon; and the international consortium Carbon2Algae Solutions (C2A). In the project, NRC is collaborating with a number of industrial partners, including Ocean Nutrition Canada in Halifax; Menova Energy Inc.

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Canada Oil-Sands Mariner Oil 286

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

Noting that coal accounts for roughly 25% of the world energy supply and 40% of the carbon emissions. Chu said that it was highly unlikely that the US, Russia, China and India, which account for two-thirds of the coal reserves, “ will turn their back on coal anytime soon.”.for At geological storage densities of CO 2 (0.6

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Carbon Industrial Industry Coal 210

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution—six or more times higher than international guidelines set by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO)— according to a new UNICEF report. The imperative for green investments could not be stronger.

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Pollution Nigeria Asia Africa 150

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

The portal is maintained by The Group on Earth Observations ( GEO ), an international project to co-ordinate geospatial data through a shared system called the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). These programs, which are used throughout Latin America, are designed to be used on a stand-alone computer.

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Google Climate Change Brazil 2006 294

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MAY 1, 2012

They drew mostly on evidence from Western Europe and North America. Under a carbon-constrained scenario with high wind-power penetrations, more installed capacity would be required to meet electricity demand relative to a business-as-usual grid mix reliant on coal or nuclear. —Tran et al.

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Industrial Industry Climate Change Grid 301

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MARCH 30, 2011

America holds only about two percent of the world’s proven oil reserves. So there’s no reason we shouldn’t be using these renewable fuels throughout America. America gets one-fifth of our electricity from nuclear energy. But let’s be honest—it’s not the long-term solution to our energy challenge. —President Obama.

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Obama Oil Gas-Electric Purchase 268

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva.

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Mercury Emissions 2013 Global 262

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

Hybrids, which combine an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, are expected to account for about half of global new-car sales by 2040, as they become increasingly cost-competitive compared to conventional vehicles. By 2040, the share of natural gas will likely rise to 5%, with growth driven by Asia Pacific and North America.

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Oil-Sands Energy Hybrid Sale 309

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). North America also has competitive wind projects, with an average cost of US$0.07/kWh.

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Renewable Parts Power Powered 150

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JULY 2, 2013

Second, recent global efficiency standards for passenger vehicles, international freight, and domestic freight present significant changes from decades of stagnation in efficiency. Recent trends suggest that a demand-driven peak is increasingly plausible. First, demand for passenger travel may be saturating in industrialized countries.

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Oil Oil-Sands Fuel Economy Transportation 207

Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol , Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless.

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Climate Change Climate San Diego Emissions 136

Electrek

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the largest coal mining union in the US, issued a statement yesterday that said they were “disappointed” in Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) announcement on Sunday that he would not vote in favor of the Build Back Better (BBB) legislation. UMWA International president Cecil E.

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Coal America International Building 145

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Some offset projects may provide further benefits, such as: (a) the promotion of sustainable development; (b) improvements in air or water quality; (c) the creation of new domestic and international economic opportunities; and (d) the incentivization of innovation as parties seek new methods of generating offsets. CREDIBILITY OF OFFSETS.

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Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

These investments are one reason why the International Energy Agency (IEA) in September insisted that there’s still hope to hold global temperature rise to 1.5 °C Well, they’re really making a scenario that’s internally consistent with a set of assumptions. In the past two years, the U.S. C in this century.

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Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions 98

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2011

In the case of the global warming impact, however, direct burning was shown to be more beneficial when coal is displaced. If fuels other than coal or pet coke were to be displaced in cement kilns by the direct burning of used oil the analysis would conclude that the regeneration of used oil is overall beneficial compared to direct burning.

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Oil Motor Motors Motoring 210

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APRIL 5, 2021

The long-term goal is to develop a widely accepted shipping solution to achieve the International Maritime Organization target in combination with other measures to reduce GHG by equipping vessels with multiple sails. In December 2020, MOL reached a coal transport deal with Tohoku Electric Power Co.,

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Wind Emissions Power Powered 221

Creative Greenius

JULY 19, 2009

But nothing can stop the Creative Greenius, the most Powerful Man in America, and now I am going to put this same secret weapon in your hands and together we are going to use it to destroy the carbon-based economy and create a new, stronger, more American green economy in its place. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

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America Power Powered Climate Change 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The global energy mix is the most diverse the world has ever seen by 2040, with oil, gas, coal and non-fossil fuels each contributing around a quarter. Natural gas demand grows strongly and overtakes coal as the second largest source of energy. Natural gas demand grows strongly and overtakes coal as the second largest source of energy.

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