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IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China

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The rebound of global CO 2 emissions above pre-pandemic levels has largely been driven by China, where they increased by 750 million tonnes between 2019 and 2021. China was the only major economy to experience economic growth in both 2020 and 2021. This increase in demand of almost 700 TWh was the largest ever experienced in China.

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BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

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Following initial contracts with European suppliers, the BMW Group has now concluded further 2 -reduced-steel-for-global-production-network">agreements for the supply of CO 2 -reduced steel in the US and China. The BMW Group will be the first automotive manufacturer in China to use CO 2 -reduced steel from the HBIS Group in series production.

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BASF partners with China BlueChemical and Wuhuan Engineering to develop new technology for use of CO2-rich marine gas

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BASF has signed a joint development agreement with China BlueChemical Limited Company, a leading natural gas producer, and the chemical engineering company Wuhuan Engineering Co., —Wang Weimin, Chairman of China BlueChemical Limited Company. to promote low-carbon development and utilization of marine gas resources.

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Tesla China owners drove total of 434.9 million miles during Chinese New Year holiday

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And as per Tesla China in a post on local social media, Tesla drivers traveled a lot during the Chinese New Year holiday. Considering the all-electric nature of Tesla’s electric cars, the miles traveled by China’s EV owners were also emissions-free. The post Tesla China owners drove total of 434.9

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New electrocatalyst converts CO2 into ethanol, acetone, and n-butanol with high efficiency

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Now, researchers in China have developed a new electrocatalyst that yields ethanol, acetone, and n-butanol as major products with a total C 2-4 faradaic efficiency of about 49?% Conversion into liquid fuels would be advantageous because they have high energy density and are safe to store and transport. Credit: Angewandte Chemie.

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Roskill: CO2 emissions from lithium production set to triple by 2025

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Given the more energy-intensive nature of mining along with the requirement for emissions-intensive shipping of mine site concentrate to China for refining, this perhaps comes as no surprise.

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CRI ETL project in China will recycle 150,000 tons of CO2/year to make 100,000 tons of methanol

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The Jiangsu Sailboat Green Methanol plant will be built in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province on the east coast of China, integrated into their 15 km 2 Shenghong petrochemical industrial park. This project will be the second in China based on CRI’s ETL technology. Methanol is the main raw material used in Jiangsu Sailboat’s existing 2.4

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