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MAY 13, 2019

Daimler AG aims to have a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet by 2039, said Ola Källenius, the future Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, and currently still responsible for Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development as a member of the Board of Management. Earlier post.) All of its European plants will follow by 2022.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

In a commentary in the journal Joule , Rob McGinnis, founder and and CEO of Prometheus , a company that is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuels, discusses the technology advances that could lead to the potential price-competitiveness of renewable gasoline and jet with fossil fuels.

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Gasoline Renewable Fuel Price 357

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. Audi is focusing on the electric car, which has the best carbon footprint of all drive systems in the largest markets over its entire service life.

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Audi CO2 Emissions Vehicles 275

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The move to carbon neutral forms of energy supplies is critical to the long-term health of our planet and we are hopeful that our ambitious new project will help to address this need.

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

Source: US EIA, US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions , 2017. In the United States, most of the changes in energy-related CO 2 emissions have been in the power sector. EIA calculated that CO 2 emissions from the electric power sector totaled 1,744 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2017, the lowest level since 1987.

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2005 Emissions Power Powered 414

Driivz

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We found ourselves thinking about how Smart Energy Management for EV charging is connected to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference; Countries from around the world continue to focus on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a key strategy for reducing the rate of global warming.

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MARCH 9, 2022

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 to 36.3 With demand growth outstripping the increase in supply from low-emissions sources, coal was used to meet more than half of the rise in electricity demand. This increase in demand of almost 700 TWh was the largest ever experienced in China.

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Emissions Global Coal China 370

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MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. The biggest drop came from the United States, where carbon dioxide emissions fell 3%, or 160 million tonnes, while the economy grew by 1.6%.

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Economy 2016 Global Emissions 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Canada’s National Research Council (CNRC) showcased Canada’s first algal biorefinery demonstration project, a collaborative research effort between CNRC’s Algal Carbon Conversion (ACC) program, Pond Technologies and Votorantim Cimentos’ St Marys Cement.

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Emissions CO2 Climate Change Clean 150

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Recent research in electrocatalytic CO 2 conversion points the way to using CO 2 as a feedstock and renewable electricity as an energy supply for the synthesis of different types of fuel and value-added chemicals such as ethylene, ethanol, and propane. Their paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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Conversion Universal CO2 Engine 199

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Further, Equinor plans to reduce its net carbon intensity by at least 50% by 2050 by deploying CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage) and hydrogen technologies. #2 As we have pointed above, ENI has the most ambitious climate change pledge with plans to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.

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Oil Renewable Wind Gas-Electric 418

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APRIL 11, 2012

Conventional thermal decomposition production of lime (left) versus STEP direct solar conversion of calcium carbonate to calcium oxide (right). Surprisingly, this situation is reversed at high temperatures in molten carbonates, which allows the endothermic, electrolytic one pot synthesis, and precipitation of CaO. Click to enlarge.

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Solar Emissions CO2 Carbon 285

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is designed to complement the basket of mitigation measures the air transport community is already pursuing to reduce CO 2 emissions from international aviation. The buying and selling of eligible emissions units happens through a carbon market.

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Market CO2 Emissions International 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The first project, Katingan Mentaya , a forest protection project on the Indonesian island of Borneo, compensates for the currently still unavoidable CO 2 emissions from the supply chain, production and delivery of the new Volkswagen e-vehicle ID.3, 3, as well as emissions from other areas. Furthermore, the IPCC 1.5-degree

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Climate Protection Climate Emissions CO2 207

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MAY 14, 2013

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a new report, State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010. The report shows a significant variation of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions across states on both an absolute and a per capita basis. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. million tonnes).

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2010 Emissions California Transportation 236

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APRIL 11, 2019

Carbon Recycling International has been awarded a €1.8-million Heat recovery from the reactor can be practiced to supply steam to the distillation unit. CRI developed the ETL technology to produce low-carbon intensity methanol from CO 2 and hydrogen and operates the first production facility of its kind in Iceland.

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Grant CO2 Iceland Waste 150

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MARCH 27, 2017

These factors included a decline in the carbon intensity of the energy supply (CO 2 /British thermal units [Btu]) of 1.8%; and a 3.4% —“US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2015”. According to the EIA, the 2015 increase in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector was led by gasoline.

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2015 Transportation CO2 Energy 150

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is installing 90 new charge spots for electric vehicles in and around Paris for the COP21 global summit on climate change. The quick and standard EV charging stations will use electricity with a small carbon footprint.

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Installation Nissan Climate Change Charging 150

Baua Electric

JANUARY 28, 2024

In celebration of International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar, flagged off the first batch of 5 JBM ECOLIFE electric buses at Panipat Bus Depot. Under the National Electric Bus Programme, JBM Auto is set to supply a total of 375 electric buses in Haryana.

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Auto Lithium Ion Climate Change Electric 52

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JULY 28, 2014

Fuel cycle analysis (FCA)—or “well-to-wheels analysis”—is a type lifecycle analysis (LCA) that examines fuel products and their supply chains, and that has greatly influenced climate-related research priorities and public policies for transportation fuels.

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Fuel CO2 Carbon Climate 268

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Under the MI Scenario, road and rail are projected to become carbon neutral (rail via 100% electrification). The authors note that the 76% reduction falls short of the zero carbon target, due entirely to CO 2 emissions from aviation and shipping. Towards a Zero Carbon Vision for UK Transport”. Road transport.

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Transportation Carbon Emissions CO2 199

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Oil palm supplies more than 30% of world vegetable oil production. Its expanding production is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study led by researchers at Stanford and Yale universities. Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/nclimate1702. Kimberly M. Carlson, Lisa M.

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Oil 2020 Emissions Indonesia 273

Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The world is fast moving towards sustainable development driven by the need to reduce carbon footprint and also to meet the challenges of the environment and climate change. metric tonnes of CO2 emissions. Ather is helping in doing the same. In FY2019-2020, Ather Energy says its vehicles reduced 7.5

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Energy India Personal Climate Change 83

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JUNE 11, 2012

Through participation in this fund program, Nissan LEAF owners will be able to generate CO 2 emissions credits certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and sold to the Green Investment Promotion Organization, an organization that promotes investment in low carbon emissions.

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Japan Nissan CO2 Emissions 244

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

The report provides updated results on the continuous monitoring of the three main greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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Emissions Global CO2 India 150

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

A new working paper published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) concludes that natural gas can play a significant role in cutting on-road vehicle carbon dioxide emissions, but that over the long term there will need to be a commitment to transition to very low CO 2. Click to enlarge. gas sources, such as biogas or bio-synthetic gas.

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Gas Transportation CO2 Global 207

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JUNE 26, 2010

The three leading alternatives generally advanced at present are electric (battery), hydrogen and biofuels; the first two options require fundamental large-scale changes in our energy infrastructure, while the latter will not meet the exceptionally high and ever-growing demand for transportation fuels.In Jiang et al. Jiang et al. Resources.

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Conversion Transportation Fuel CO2 218

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Bayer is working on the project with the energy company RWE, which supplies the CO 2 used in the process. The carbon dioxide used in the project comes from RWE Power’s lignite power plant in Niederaussem outside Cologne, Germany. Polyurethanes themselves also help to reduce energy consumption and protect the climate.

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CO2 Manufacturer Climate Change Carbon 199

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JULY 28, 2020

I firmly believe the fight against climate change and how we use resources will decide the future of our society—and of the BMW Group. For the first time, these extend throughout the entire lifecycle: from the supply chain through production to the end of the use phase. For a fleet of around 2.5

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BMW Fully Electric Emissions Climate Change 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2010

Total emissions from GHGs were about 6,946 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) equivalent. Almost all of the energy consumed for transportation was supplied by petroleum-based products, with more than half being related to gasoline consumption in automobiles and other highway vehicles. Overall, emissions have grown by 13.6%

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2008 Emissions EPA Transportation 231

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Part funded by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, the project’s aim has been to demonstrate technology capable of driving business improvement and sustainability throughout the supply chain from factory to point of sale.

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CO2 Ireland Transportation Fleet 246

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APRIL 16, 2009

The UK Transport and Business Secretaries launched the Government’s vision for cutting carbon from road transport over the next five years. Cutting road transport CO 2 emissions is a key element to tackling climate change. 100 million for the TSB Low Carbon Vehicle Integrated Delivery Programme. £20 Click to enlarge.

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Transportation Climate Change Purchase PHEV 150

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JULY 11, 2012

The European Commission today proposed targets for the further reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. This is one more important step towards a competitive, low-carbon economy. —Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action.

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2020 Light CO2 Cars 268

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JUNE 20, 2009

The MIT Energy Initiative has released a new report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants. However, specific retrofit projects will need to pass various site-specific screens, such as available space, increased water supply, and CO 2 off-take options. Such plants make up less than half of the existing fleet.

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Coal MIT CO2 Emissions 150

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APRIL 16, 2009

IBN researchers demonstrated their CO 2 reduction process with dry air from a balloon, as well as a compressed air supply. IBN’s research shows that only a small amount of NHC is required to induce carbon dioxide activity in a reaction. Hydrosilane provides hydrogen, which bonds with carbon dioxide in a reduction reaction.

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Conversion CO2 2008 Climate Change 150

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Effects of changes in the average lifespan of ordinary passenger cars newly registered between 1990-2000 on total induced CO 2 emissions in 2000. fuel combustion), and CO 2 emissions generated throughout the supply chain. Credit: ACS, Kagawa et al. Click to enlarge. —Kagawa et al. Technol. , doi: 10.1021/es1034552.

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Emissions CO2 2000 Vehicles 218

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MARCH 19, 2013

For example, EU companies that supply fuel-efficient start-stop mechanisms would benefit from an increase in revenue, due to an increase in demand for their products. —“An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles”. An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles.

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Cost Of 2020 Fuel CO2 261