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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

of the human-made climate impact; two-thirds of this impact are caused by emissions other than CO 2 , according to a new study by researchers in Europe and the US. The study was published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Seen together, the climate impact of these two factors is bigger than that of the sector’s carbon emissions.

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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JULY 20, 2021

By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs (feral swine), are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 When soils are disturbed from humans ploughing a field or, in this case, from wild animals uprooting, carbon is released into the atmosphere.

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Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

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JANUARY 26, 2023

This reduction is achieved through a closed-loop carbon recycling system, which could replace 90% of the coke typically used in current blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace systems and produces oxygen as a byproduct. A double perovskite, Ba 2 Ca 0.66 This reacts with the iron ore in the furnace to produce CO 2.

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IMO Environment Committee approves draft mandatory regulations to cut ship carbon intensity; technical and operational

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NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has approved draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships. The draft amendments to the MARPOL convention would require ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity.

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Kia outlines its path to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045; full electrification in major markets by 2040, in Europe by 2035

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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

At its recent “Kia Sustainability Movement” virtual presentation, Kia Corporation announced a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality throughout its value chain by 2045. Achieving carbon neutrality will be based on three key pillars: Sustainable Mobility; Sustainable Planet; and Sustainable Energy. Earlier post.).

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Virginia Tech researchers find estimates of the carbon cycle are incorrect; implications for models

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APRIL 3, 2022

Virginia Tech researchers, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have discovered that key parts of the global carbon cycle used to track movement of carbon dioxide in the environment are not correct, which could significantly alter conventional carbon cycle models.

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Clean Energy and Total to create JV to develop carbon-negative RNG and infrastructure in US; $50M from bp

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

will create a 50/50 joint venture to develop carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities in the United States, as well as credit support to build additional downstream RNG fueling infrastructure. Carbon-negative RNG is being used today by thousands of vehicles with more and more fleets requesting it every week.

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Stanford study finds current carbon capture technology inefficient & increases air pollution

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, suggests that carbon capture technologies are inefficient and increase air pollution. All sorts of scenarios have been developed under the assumption that carbon capture actually reduces substantial amounts of carbon.

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DHL to use biofuel to neutralize carbon emissions of all ‘less-than-container’ load shipments in ocean freight globally

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, says it will be neutralizing the carbon emissions of all less-than-container load (LCL) ocean freight shipments from 1 January 2021. To fight against climate change, the transport sector needs true decarbonization.

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Ford sets target to become carbon-neutral globally by 2050

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JUNE 25, 2020

Ford Motor Company intends to achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2050, while setting interim targets to address climate change challenges more urgently. Carbon neutrality refers to achieving zero carbon emissions by balancing such emissions with carbon removal. Ford is investing more than $11.5

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Study finds solid-state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of an EV battery by up to 39%

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JULY 21, 2022

Solid-state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries by up to 39%, according to a study commissioned by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) from Minviro , a company specializing in raw material life-cycle analysis, which compared emerging solid-state technology to current battery chemistries.

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Motherson Group collaborating with UBQ to bring carbon-negative thermoplastics into auto parts

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The companies are joining efforts to implement the carbon-negative UBQ thermoplastic ( earlier post ) into auto parts manufactured by Motherson Group for the automotive industry. Adding as little as 10% UBQ GHG to a part can immediately transform it into a carbon-neutral product. Polymers typically emit 1.9

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Polestar quadruples number of partners working on climate-neutral Polestar 0 car project

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Polestar is welcoming twelve new partners to the Polestar 0 project to develop a climate-neutral car. The transport sector is the fastest-growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sector, expected to reach a share of more than 30% of total GHG emissions in the future, according to the United Nation’s Environment Programme. Earlier post.)

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Cummins announces PLANET 2050 strategy; net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

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NOVEMBER 16, 2019

announced its next environmental sustainability strategy—PLANET 2050—which includes science-based goals that meet or exceed the goals in the United Nations Paris agreement on climate change. By 2050, Cummins is targeting net-zero carbon emissions. Cummins Inc. —Eric Olson, Senior Vice President at BSR.

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Rolls-Royce Power Systems road map for climate-neutrality; 35% cut by 2030 from 2019; key role of mtu engines

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JULY 22, 2021

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has outlined its road map for climate neutrality: Net Zero@Power Systems. By 2030, the Rolls-Royce business unit is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% compared to its 2019 level through the use of new net zero and zero carbon technologies.

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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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MAY 28, 2021

CO 2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, according to a new report from environmental campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). Flying on a private jet is probably the worst thing you can do for the environment.

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Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

Our Rail Decarbonization Action Plan sets out to make our passenger railways emissions free by 2035, but to maximise our climate change ambitions, there is also a requirement to look at what we do with retired stock. If we can bring those back into use in a carbon-neutral way, there are huge climate gains to be made.

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Canada Nickel exploring incorporating carbon capture & storage in mining tailings in Crawford project

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Canada Nickel Company announced that its latest test work results support the incorporation of carbon capture and storage into the Crawford Project.The company’s In-Process Tailings (IPT) Carbonation process is a novel method for accelerated carbon capture and storage. IPT Carbonation – Crawford Nickel Project.

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South Bay Parents Welcome Mexican Drug Cartel Funding For Local Schools’ DARE Program

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

We knew if local parents would embrace the biggest polluter and destroyer of the climate as their respected and honored partners with the schools, they’d have no problem with us and what we do. carbon producers climate change environment fossil fuels green education greenwashing sea-level rise solar power Yes We Can!

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Canada Nickel launches subsidiary to develop zero-carbon production of nickel, cobalt and iron

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AUGUST 17, 2020

has created a wholly-owned subsidiary, NetZero Metals, to begin the research and development of a processing facility that would be located in the Timmins, Ontario region with the goal of utilizing existing technologies to produce zero-carbon nickel, cobalt and iron products. Canada Nickel Company Inc.

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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

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AUGUST 5, 2014

These begin with an investment in carbon reduction projects via a partnership with 3Degrees to offset emissions created from e-Golf production, distribution and from the estimated emissions produced from keeping the vehicle charged through the initial 36,000 miles of its life. 3Degrees and carbon offsets. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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Chalmers study: ban on sales of fossil-fuel cars greatly reduces lifecycle GHG mainly due to tailpipe emissions; risk of carbon leakage in manufacturing

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MAY 28, 2021

If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. In future, with greater use of lower carbon electricity in the European mix the typical GHG emissions saving of BEVs relative to ICEVs will increase.

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A Few Words on Eco Terrorists, Cowards and Courage

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The people whose business model is to wreck the ecology and the climate and profit from it. Even when we reach the limit of our carbon budget, when burning any more oil, coal or gas will push global temperatures beyond 2 degrees celsius, the E&B business model is to harvest more oil so that it can be burned as fuel.

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HyMethShip seeks to fuel ship engines with hydrogen from methanol

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JULY 2, 2022

The remaining carbon dioxide is stored in the tank and reused in onshore methanol production. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), maritime transport is responsible for more than 3% of the total carbon emissions in the European Union. The researchers at Fraunhofer developed a ceramic membrane coated with carbon.

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@MayorOfLA Is Ready! Garcetti Comes Out Gunning For Gas – Scattergood, Haynes & Harbor Power Plants To Stop Shoving Pollution Down Citizens Throats, Calls For Shutdown Of Aliso Canyon. #MerchantsOfDoubt In Fossil Fuel Industry Argue For More Climate Destruction

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

City Council, board members of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Commission and long term colleagues from the climate justice action community to be part of a historic announcement. ” – this means that mega-polluting, constantly climate-killing, fossil fuel Chevron must go too.

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ADEME selects two Air Liquide hydrogen mobility projects for funding

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Two hydrogen mobility projects led by Air Liquide—Hype and HyAMMED—were selected in January 2020 by ADEME (French Environment & Energy Management Agency) as part of the second closing of its “Hydrogen Mobility Ecosystems” call for proposals. Hype is developing the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered taxis.

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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. The impact of carbon materials on the hydrogen storage properties of light metal hydrides.” EP/T022760/1. EPSRC funding award.

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Two-year study in Canada finds large trucks disproportionately contribute to higher levels of black carbon pollution

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

A two-year study led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found large trucks to be the greatest contributors to black carbon emissions close to major roadways. Research consistently links traffic emissions to negative effects on both the environment and human health.

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Arunachal Pradesh Flags Off 10 EKA Electric Buses on World Environment Day, Boosting Green Mobility

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Arunachal Pradesh Flags Off 10 EKA Electric Buses on World Environment Day, Boosting Green Mobility In a significant step towards sustainable public transportation, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu flagged off 10 electric buses on World Environment Day.

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Study projects global carbon footprint from ICT will be equivalent to half of transportation’s current level by 2040

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MARCH 6, 2018

In a paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production , Associate Professor Lotfi Belkhir and Ahmed Elmeligi, a recent grad, assessed the global carbon footprint of the overall ICT industry, including the contribution from the main consumer devices, the data centers and communication networks, and compared it with total worldwide GHGE.

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Aemetis closes $30M equity investment for biomethane pipelines and dairy digesters to produce below zero carbon renewable natural gas (RNG)

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

Dairies produce about 25% of California’s methane emissions and have become targets of carbon regulations aimed to reduce climate change. Our 60 million gallon ethanol plant is capable of using biogas to replace petroleum natural gas to produce a lower carbon biofuel and generate additional Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits.

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Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Chan School of Public Health, and consulted by dozens of experts in academia, updates ethanol’s carbon intensity score to reflect how continuous improvements in technology and practices have driven further emissions reductions in the lifecycle of ethanol and will lead to net zero renewable fuel in the future. gCO 2 e/MJ (range of 37.6

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ICL team assesses relative costs of carbon mitigation for 12 H2 production paths; trade-off between cost and level of decarbonization

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A team at Imperial College London has examined the relative costs of carbon mitigation from a lifecycle perspective for 12 different hydrogen production techniques using fossil fuels, nuclear energy and renewable sources. Hellgardt (2019) “Levelized Cost of CO 2 Mitigation from Hydrogen Production Routes” Energy Environ. Resources.

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Harvard team finds large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offset

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Extracting energy from the wind causes climatic impacts that are small compared to current projections of 21 st century warming, but large compared to the effect of reducing US electricity emissions to zero with solar. We must quickly transition away from fossil fuels to stop carbon emissions. —David Keith.

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Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

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MAY 25, 2025

He is the quintessential modern explorer, for whom every big mission has a purpose, which generally boils down to environmental and climate-change awareness. IEEE Spectrum interviewed Bertrand Piccard at a pivotal moment in the hydrogen-powered aircraft project, with the plane, called Climate Impulse , about 40 percent built.

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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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RUSAL opens new low-carbon aluminum smelter in Taishet

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Russia-based RUSAL, a global aluminum producer, opened the first phase of its low-carbon aluminum production plant, Taishet Aluminum Smelter (TaAZ), in Taishet, Siberia. TaAZ is the third low-carbon aluminum smelter to be built by RUSAL, with an overall cost of more than $1.69 Pre-operation verifications and testing have begun.

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“Social Leasing” Could Provide Affordable EVs to 3 Million Households in Europe

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MAY 26, 2025

National schemes could be financed by the revenues generated by the EUs carbon market and Social Climate Fund, analysis finds. It would enable many low and modest-income households to move away from dependence on combustion cars and fossil fuels. Up to 3 million households on low or modest incomes in.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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MAY 6, 2019

In an opinion piece in the journal Nature , a team from the US and Europe suggests that the transition to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers, and that it is therefore necessary to put geopolitics at the heart of debates about the energy transition. abating carbon will create losers. Big green deal. ?This

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Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

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MARCH 5, 2022

there is substantial variation in emissions based on where and when a vehicle is charged and operated, due to the impact of ambient temperature on fuel economy and the spatiotemporal variability in grid carbon intensity across the United States. This is an important study to inform and encourage climate action. —Woody et al.

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Volvo Cars trucks-to-trains swap significantly cuts emissions in logistics network

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MARCH 18, 2020

Both initiatives form part of the climate action plan that Volvo Cars revealed this year. Under the plan, the company aims to reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint per car by 40% between 2018 and 2025, which will require a 25% reduction in operational emissions, including logistics.

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EVs Are Good For The Environment And Electricity Rates

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Can the electric grid handle all the electric vehicles (EVs) we need to address the climate crisis? continued] The post EVs Are Good For The Environment And Electricity Rates appeared first on CleanTechnica. Most people now accept that EVs are companions to solar and wind generation.

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Study: new international agreements needed to ensure sustainable supply of minerals and metals for low-carbon energy tech

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JANUARY 5, 2020

A study by an international team of researchers warns that the global transition to global low-carbon energy technology could be at risk unless new international agreements and governance mechanisms are put in place to ensure a sustainable supply of rare minerals and metals. Their paper is published in Science. Sovacool et al.

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Study: 2/3 of aviation climate impact due to emissions other than CO2

Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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Novel adaptation for existing blast furnaces could reduce steelmaking emissions by 88%; closed-loop carbon recycling

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IMO Environment Committee approves draft mandatory regulations to cut ship carbon intensity; technical and operational

Kia outlines its path to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045; full electrification in major markets by 2040, in Europe by 2035

Virginia Tech researchers find estimates of the carbon cycle are incorrect; implications for models

Clean Energy and Total to create JV to develop carbon-negative RNG and infrastructure in US; $50M from bp

Stanford study finds current carbon capture technology inefficient & increases air pollution

DHL to use biofuel to neutralize carbon emissions of all ‘less-than-container’ load shipments in ocean freight globally

Ford sets target to become carbon-neutral globally by 2050

Study finds solid-state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of an EV battery by up to 39%

Motherson Group collaborating with UBQ to bring carbon-negative thermoplastics into auto parts

Polestar quadruples number of partners working on climate-neutral Polestar 0 car project

Cummins announces PLANET 2050 strategy; net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Rolls-Royce Power Systems road map for climate-neutrality; 35% cut by 2030 from 2019; key role of mtu engines

T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

Canada Nickel exploring incorporating carbon capture & storage in mining tailings in Crawford project

South Bay Parents Welcome Mexican Drug Cartel Funding For Local Schools’ DARE Program

Canada Nickel launches subsidiary to develop zero-carbon production of nickel, cobalt and iron

Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

Chalmers study: ban on sales of fossil-fuel cars greatly reduces lifecycle GHG mainly due to tailpipe emissions; risk of carbon leakage in manufacturing

EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

A Few Words on Eco Terrorists, Cowards and Courage

HyMethShip seeks to fuel ship engines with hydrogen from methanol

@MayorOfLA Is Ready! Garcetti Comes Out Gunning For Gas – Scattergood, Haynes & Harbor Power Plants To Stop Shoving Pollution Down Citizens Throats, Calls For Shutdown Of Aliso Canyon. #MerchantsOfDoubt In Fossil Fuel Industry Argue For More Climate Destruction

ADEME selects two Air Liquide hydrogen mobility projects for funding

LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

Two-year study in Canada finds large trucks disproportionately contribute to higher levels of black carbon pollution

Arunachal Pradesh Flags Off 10 EKA Electric Buses on World Environment Day, Boosting Green Mobility

Study projects global carbon footprint from ICT will be equivalent to half of transportation’s current level by 2040

Aemetis closes $30M equity investment for biomethane pipelines and dairy digesters to produce below zero carbon renewable natural gas (RNG)

Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

ICL team assesses relative costs of carbon mitigation for 12 H2 production paths; trade-off between cost and level of decarbonization

Harvard team finds large-scale US wind power would cause warming that would take roughly a century to offset

Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

RUSAL opens new low-carbon aluminum smelter in Taishet

“Social Leasing” Could Provide Affordable EVs to 3 Million Households in Europe

Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

Volvo Cars trucks-to-trains swap significantly cuts emissions in logistics network

EVs Are Good For The Environment And Electricity Rates

Study: new international agreements needed to ensure sustainable supply of minerals and metals for low-carbon energy tech

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