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California lawmakers pass bill to extend life of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, authorize $1.4B loan

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billion from the state to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the operator of DCPP, to facilitate the extension of the plant. AB 846, was co-authored by Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa and Assembly member Jordan Cunningham, R-San Luis Obispo, and had broad bipartisan support. The bill also authorizes a loan of $1.4

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass). —first author Jordan Schnell, a postdoc with the Ubben Program for Climate and Carbon Science in the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern. —Jordan Schnell. Schnell, Vaishali Naik, Larry W. Horowitz, Fabien Paulot, Paul Ginoux, Ming Zhao, Daniel E.

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California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

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If your goal is to reduce emissions, incentivizing people that drive the most and use the most gas is an efficient way to accomplish that goal. —Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-Central Coast). Light duty vehicles cause 28% of California’s total carbon emissions and pollute the air near freeways and busy roads.

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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A study by an international team of researchers, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, has identified 14 measures targeting methane and black carbon (BC) emissions that could reduce projected global mean warming ~0.5°C All 14 would curb the release of either black carbon or methane.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Just over 85% of mined oil shale was used to produce electricity and heat generation; the rest was turned into shale oil, retort gas and other valuable chemicals. The research concentrates on two aspects: maximizing the production of liquid fuel and reducing the carbon intensity of oil shale-based power and heat generation.

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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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CCC and Fusion Fuel have agreed to cooperate on projects involving the production of green hydrogen for potential clients in the refining and petrochemical industries in order to reduce their carbon footprint. The companies plan to develop demonstrator plants in several countries in the region, namely Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar.

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Omar Yaghi to direct Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry

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Born in Amman, Jordan, Yaghi received his B.S. These materials make it possible to store vast quantities of natural gas, hydrogen or carbon dioxide in confined spaces. His research holds high promise for a wide range of technologies including clean energy, catalysis, and gas storage and separation.

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