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

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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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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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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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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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. Territories that were largely desert in the middle of the 20th century are now thriving oil economies. Many more will follow.

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Study Finds that US Subsidies for Fossil Fuels Are Almost 2.5x Those for Renewables

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These figures raise the pressing question of whether scarce government funds might be better allocated to move the United States towards a low-carbon economy. billion went to traditional sources—such as coal and oil—and $2.3 Adeyeye et al. More than half the subsidies for renewables—$16.8 Of the fossil fuel subsidies, $70.2

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Extreme E – Greenland Glacier – Legacy Programme

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Wirelessly connected via a myenergi harvi, the set-up will collectively provide the school with free renewable energy and hot water – a completely carbon neutral utility solution. Thanks to state-of-the-art renewable technologies, the school can now operate completely off-grid – zero carbon, zero reliance on mains supply, zero utility costs.