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California 2019 crude average carbon intensity up

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Pursuant to section 95489(c)(3)(B) of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Regulation, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Officer has posted the final 2017 Crude Average Carbon Intensity calculation: 12.52 The three-year California Crude Average carbon intensity of 12.26 CI (gCO 2 e/MJ). Data: CARB. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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IEA: global electricity demand growing faster than renewables, driving strong increase in generation from coal

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Renewables are expanding quickly but not enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand this year, resulting in a sharp rise in the use of coal power that risks pushing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity sector to record levels next year, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.

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Average 2020 crude carbon intensity for California rose 7% to 13.41 gCO2e/MJ

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Each year, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) posts the Annual Crude Average carbon intensity for crude oil delivered to California refineries. In 2020, although the volume of crude supplied to refineries dropped to 476,730,992 barrels from 584,313,143 the year before, the average carbon intensity (CI) rose to 13.41 gCO 2 e/MJ.

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BP Energy Outlook 2030 sees emerging economies leading energy growth to 2030; global CO2 emissions from energy well above IEA 450 scenario

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Natural gas is projected to be the fastest growing fossil fuel, and coal and oil are likely to lose market share as all fossil fuels experience lower growth rates. The strong carbon policy drive in OECD countries risks being more than offset by growth in emerging economies. Oil, excluding bio-fuels, will grow relatively slowly at 0.6%

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IEA WEO-2012 finds major shift in global energy balance but not onto a more sustainable path; identifies potential for transformative shift in global energy efficiency

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Despite the growth in low-carbon sources of energy, fossil fuels remain dominant in the global energy mix, supported. Links between regional gas markets will strengthen as liquefied natural gas trade becomes more flexible and contract terms evolve. Energy demand. — WEO-2012. World Energy Outlook 2012.

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IHS CERA meta-analysis finds lifecycle GHG emissions for fuel produced solely from oil sands crude average 11% higher than from average crude refined in the US; high variability

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When the oil sands products refined in the United States are considered—a mixture of oil sands and lower-carbon blending components—the GHG emissions are, on average, 9% higher than the average crude processed in the US. Variability. IHS CERA compared 12 sources in its meta-analysis.

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Ethanol Producers Group Calls for Congress to Repeal International Indirect Land Use Provision in RFS2

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The Growth Energy stance reflects an increasingly sharp response by the ethanol industry to the impending incorporation of indirect land use change effects in the lifecycle assessment for biofuels, both in the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard and in the US Renewable Fuel Standard. .

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