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Denbury Undertakes Midwest CO2 Pipeline Feasibility Study

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The feasibility study is expected to determine the most likely pipeline route, the estimated costs of constructing such a pipeline, and review regulatory, legal and permitting requirements. A third proposed gasification plant with which Denbury has a CO2 purchase contract, was also selected by the loan guarantee program.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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On longer timeframes, the refrigerant in your air conditioner will leak into the atmosphere where it, too, will absorb sunlight, possibly even more than CO2 2 , and heat the planet long after the blades of your air conditioner’s fan have stopped spinning. If, like 60 percent of the U.S. This year, the U.S.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Understanding is most advanced in evaluating the health impacts of the major regional air pollutants, and builds on previous peer-reviewed analysis such as that undertaken to inform the CAFE Programme. The analysis builds on existing policy tools and methods, such as the methods developed under the EU’s Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) program.

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Final US mpg rules through 2031 go easy on gas trucks, SUVs

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As the International Energy Agency last week underscored, SUVs emit about 20% more CO2 than cars , whether they’re electric or not. The consumer organization Consumer Reports called them underwhelming and said that the NHTSA standards “only check the box on its legal requirement.” vehicle sales.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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A binding legal agreement exists that can cut HFCs now—the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty—and many alternatives to HFCs have already been developed and are waiting for the right regulatory incentive from the Montreal Protocol to be deployed. The Montreal Protocol is critical for avoiding abrupt climate change. Mario Molina. (Dr.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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The CO2-free sorbent can be re-used for many adsorption/desorption cycles. We are trying to build awareness that you can make a climate impact with existing cars. During adsorption, atmospheric CO 2 is chemically bound to the sorbent’s surface. Its chemical properties allow it to be blended in any ratio with fossil diesel—i.e.,

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Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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This reduction will happen mostly thanks to better building practices, not greater housing density. In early 2016, a US Supreme Court ruling halted the measure’s potential enactment; the legal case is unresolved and the Trump administration has announced it intends to unwind the CPP.