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Study suggests future climate changes to worsen air quality for >85% of China’s population; ~20k+ additional deaths each year

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AUGUST 19, 2019

A study by a team of researchers from China, the US and Germany suggests that future climate change may worsen air quality for more than 85% of China’s population, leading to an additional 20,000 deaths each year. Managing air quality in China in a changing climate will thus become more challenging. RCP 4.5).

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California and Shenzhen, China, sign agreement to cooperate on fighting climate change

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JUNE 19, 2013

Moving to further strengthen California’s ties with China, California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols and Director of the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission Xu Anliang signed a memorandum of understanding in Shenzhen that will expand cooperation at the subnational level to tackle global climate change.

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Imerys and British Lithium form JV to accelerate development of UK’s largest lithium deposit

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JULY 1, 2023

Imerys contributes its lithium mineral resources, land and infrastructure for an 80% stake in the joint venture, while British Lithium brings its bespoke lithium processing technology, its technical team and its lithium pilot plant for the remaining 20%.

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Study finds 12-30% fuel consumption gap between certified and real-world use in China

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Since carbon dioxide emissions are highly correlated with fuel consumption (FC), fuel consumption regulation is a useful policy instrument to combat climate change. —Dror et al. 2018.12.039.

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Deutsche Bank CCA report highlights Chinese global leadership toward a low-carbon economy; 12th Five-Year Plan

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APRIL 4, 2011

The many new and expanded strong policy initiatives and green targets in China’s 12 th Five year Plan, released on 5 March 2011, provide “ clear evidence ” that China’s low-carbon policies remain global best-in-class, according to a new report from DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA). —DBCCA. Source: DBCCA.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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JUNE 28, 2018

Total CO 2 emissions of 182 Chinese cities. Prof Dabo Guan, professor of climate change economics at the University of East Anglia (UEA), led the research, along with Dr Yuli Shan from UEA’s School of International Development. Shan et al. Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan, Klaus Hubacek, Bo Zheng, Steven J.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. —Prof Guan. Gt in 2004 and 2.2 Gt in 2004 to 1.1

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Due to the rapid economic growth in the study period, China invested a large amount of resources into infrastructure construction for advancing the urban living environment. The country had undergone the biggest urban expansion in the period, between 2001 and 2018, its BUA increase accounted for 47.5% of the total expansion in the world.

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Argonne National Laboratory to lead US consortium for new CERC medium- and heavy-duty truck technical track; 50% boost in efficiency

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JULY 23, 2016

Freight hauling by trucks is a significant source of energy consumption and pollution around the world, and the fuel savings promised by the technology advances under this CERC-TRUCK program will help to combat climate change while advancing low-carbon economies.

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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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MAY 12, 2020

The week of Chinese New Year holiday is indicated by the red lantern shown inset panels (b) and (h). They found that nitrogen dioxide pollution decreased by an average of 40% over Chinese cities and by 20% to 38% over Western Europe and the United States during the 2020 lockdown, as compared to the same time in 2019. Shi and Brasseur.

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UK and China launch 3-year, £20M low carbon innovation program

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MARCH 6, 2014

Under the MoU, the UK and China will each commit £10 million of matched resources over the next three years and there will be approximately £6.6 million (US$11 million) available each year. The agreement, is the latest collaboration in a series of joint research programmes stretching over the last five years.

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Study finds 1.4 Gt discrepancy between national and provincial data sets for greenhouse gas emissions in China

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JUNE 11, 2012

A study lead by researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences has found a 1.4-gigatonne The gap, noted the researchers in their open-access paper in Nature Climate Change , is equivalent to Japan’s annual CO 2 emissions, the world’s fourth largest emitter, with 5% of the global total.

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Airbus and Tsinghua University partner on aviation biofuels

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Airbus and Tsinghua University have formed a partnership to complete a sustainability analysis of Chinese feedstocks, and to evaluate how best to support the development of a value chain to speed up the commercialization of aviation bio-fuels.

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Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

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California and China sign agreement to strengthen and coordinate efforts to improve air quality

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APRIL 11, 2013

In addition to collaboration on air quality measures, the agreement encourages joint efforts to protect public health, promote clean and efficient energy, protect the environment and natural resources and support sustained economic growth. The NDRC oversees efforts to address climate change and much of the government’s economic strategy.

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Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Air pollution mitigation efforts focusing on reducing combustion pollution are likely to have major benefits for climate and human health. China’s unprecedented economic growth is fueling massive increases in industrial and motor vehicle pollution, and 700 million Chinese homes still cook with wood and coal fuels. 1317176111.

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DOE to award $12.5M to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks as part of new tech track for US-China initiative

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MARCH 13, 2016

In parallel, and with equivalent resources, Chinese funding will support a collaborative counterpart Chinese Consortium. Under CERC, 4 pairs of US and Chinese consortia are operating collaboratively on 4 technical tracks: Advanced Coal Technologies with Carbon Capture, Utilization and/or Sequestration. Background.

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Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

This study, done in collaboration between NTU and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, showed that a 0.1 Air pollution, together with climate change, is one of the greatest environmental threats to human health. LSCC is often linked to a history of smoking. micrograms per cubic meter (?g/m Huang, Jason M.W. Ho, Amy S.M.

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China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

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JULY 17, 2017

Exposure to ozone, long associated with impaired lung function, is also connected to health changes that can cause cardiovascular disease such as heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke, according to a new study of Chinese adults. —Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, from Duke and Duke Kunshan University. 2017.2842.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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MARCH 16, 2024

However, according to the World Resources Institute , “EVs need to account for 75 percent to 95 percent of passenger vehicle sales by 2030 in order to meet international climate goals aimed at keeping global warming to 1.5 To make sure EV availability won’t fall short, Europe is planning to turn to Chinese manufacturers as a backstop.

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Researchers develop microwave-driven, energy-efficient process for magnesium production

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MAY 18, 2017

Mtons in 2012; the Chinese produce their magnesium in batch using the Pidgeon process. The cost of producing Chinese-Pidgeon magnesium is $2.50/kg. the impact of Mg metal production on climate change needs to be understood at a global scale and a new, energy-saving process for fabricating Mg ingots should be considered.

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U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund 6 energy and biomedical projects; batteries, policy and fuels

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JUNE 28, 2012

Principal investigators: Ming Xu, U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment; Xiaojun Hu, SJTU Energy Research Institute. The biomedical technology projects are: Development of a UM/SJTU microbial natural product diversity resource for collaborative drug discovery programs.

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Measurements of CO2 and CO in China’s Air Indicate Sharply Improved Combustion Efficiency

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

The findings, published in the 21 September issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , are generally consistent with official Chinese government statistics and could bolster their credibility as international negotiations proceed on commitments of China and other nations to combat climate change. Munger, J.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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New study on Holocene conundrum suggests need for reexamination of both proxy data and climate models

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AUGUST 14, 2014

The Holocene temperature conundrum has important implications for understanding climate change and evaluating climate models, as well as for the benchmarks used to create climate models for the future. It could partly be a model problem because of some missing physical mechanisms. —Zhengyu Liu. —Zhengyu Liu.

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PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

In 2013, the Chinese per capita CO 2 level of 7.4 Climate Change Emissions' tonnes CO 2 /cap just exceeded the mean EU28 level of 7.3 tonnes CO 2 /cap, which is 50% above the global average. It is still less than half than those of the United States of 16.6 tonnes CO 2 /cap, which has one of the highest per capita emissions.

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PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

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JANUARY 27, 2018

Aerosol impacts on cloud processes via this pathway are known as aerosol indirect effects, referred to as aerosol-cloud interaction in the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. Aerosol impacts are a key uncertainty in understanding the current and future climate as well as extreme weather.

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ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Among the findings of the report, “HFC-134a phase-out in the Chinese light-duty motor vehicle sector”, was that, considering the social cost of CO 2 e, up to 1 trillion RMB in costs (US$150 billion) required to address climate change could be avoided through 2050 by transitioning to low-GWP alternative MACs. Background.

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ITF: Freight transport will replace passenger traffic as main CO2 source from surface transportation by 2050

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JANUARY 29, 2015

transport oriented urban policies would reduce CO 2 emission growth by around 30% compared with the baseline scenario in Latin American and Chinese cities, and by almost 40% in Indian cities. Integrated policies aiming at climate and health objectives work best. vehicle oriented, with strong road infrastructure expansion.

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InterAcademy Council Report Terms UN IPCC Process a Success Overall, Calls for Reform in Management Structure

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AUGUST 31, 2010

The IPCC was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme to inform policy decisions through periodic assessments of what is known about the physical scientific aspects of climate change, its global and regional impacts, and options for adaptation and mitigation.

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Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

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MAY 15, 2014

Chinese regulations are less stringent than the glide path (153 g CO 2 /km) in 2015, but in 2020 the regulation overachieves the glide path target of 128 g CO 2 /km. Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy' Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. to 5% YOY to 3.5%

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Bosch Chairman Says Business Must Do More for Climate Protection, Even in Difficult Times

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2009

The acute economic and financial crisis must not, he said, be allowed to function as a pretext for slackening efforts to combat climate change. According to Fehrenbach, every third euro of sales generated by Bosch now comes from products that conserve resources and/or protect the environment. billion (US$5.3

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

By comparison, Chinese per capita CO 2 emissions of 6.8 The report shows that the current efforts to change the mix of energy sources cannot yet compensate for the ever increasing global demand for power and transport. Source: JRC. Click each to enlarge. At present, the US emits 16.9 Long Term Trend in Global CO 2 Emissions.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

It is not only wise we devote our resources toward solar technology; it is essential. Increases in carbon dioxide concentration along with global surface temperatures are showing a decline in agricultural yields due to climate change. [ Resources. [ kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally.

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Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

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JANUARY 12, 2013

Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. It also assesses the strengths and weaknesses of EVs and CNGVs from a perspective of climate change and environmental impact. Credit: ACS, Huo et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.] —Huo et al.

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EC Publishes 6 Calls for Proposals for Transport Research within the Seventh Framework Program; €63M for European Green Cars Initiative and Electromobility

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2009

Calls for also went out for proposals in health; food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology; information and communication technologies; nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies; energy; environment (including climate change); socio-economic sciences and humanities; space; and security.

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Tsinghua/Argonne Study Finds That Mass Use of EVs in China Could Result in Higher CO2 and Criteria Pollutant Emissions Than Conventional and Hybrid Gasoline Vehicles Due to Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2010

Currently, in the Chinese vehicle market, taking products of the BYD Company as an example, HEVs (20,000-25,000 US dollars) are much more expensive than conventional ICEVs (8000-10,000 US dollars) of equivalent size, but the price of EVs is even higher (>30,000 US dollars). Hong Huo, Qiang Zhang, Michael Q. Wang, David G.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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JULY 8, 2015

Geely Auto has invested significant resources in the development and promotion of methanol-fueled engines and vehicles over a long period and has already made progress with this technology in China. The company is proactively working with partners across China to expand the use of methanol-fueled vehicles. and Gong, H.

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PBL analysis finds that resources are not depleted, but expensive; badly functioning markets and wrong policies

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MARCH 14, 2011

Current high prices of food, oil and many other resources are indications of increasing scarcity. Global Resource Scarcities and Policies in the European Union and the Netherlands”, examines scarcity using a framework comprising three dimensions: physical, economic and political. Source: PBL. Click to enlarge.

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Accenture report finds that China may scale deployment of disruptive transport technologies faster than US but that US is more likely to generate a breakthrough solution

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

Although the government has committed billions, the support is spread across many technologies, versus approximately $15 billion the Chinese Government has committed to EV deployment for the next 10 years. Trading relationships and trade flows will change. Disparate federal funding will disadvantage the US.

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SoCalGas to test technology that separates hydrogen from natural gas when the two are blended in pipelines

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

With clean hydrogen gaining recognition worldwide as a carbon-free fuel capable of making a significant contribution to addressing climate change, Southern California Gas Co. Pros and cons,” Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Volume 41, Issue 5, Pages 756-769 doi: 10.1016/S1872-2067(19)63404-2.

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IEA sees China lead the way in developing new cleaner coal technologies

Green Cars News

APRIL 20, 2009

Growing energy demand and the cost of alternatives mean that global coal use is rising, despite growing concern about its environmental impacts, including climate change. In China’s increasingly open economy, competitive markets must be the primary means of ensuring that resources are used efficiently and cleanly”.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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APRIL 21, 2009

Cornell Tweet This Post Tags: BMW , electric vehicles , Fiat , Ford , General Motors , plug-in , Toyota , Volkswagen You might also like: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? Subscribe Subscribe via RSS What is RSS? About Gas 2.0

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Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy To Partner on Coal-to-Gas and Coal-to-Hydrogen Facilities with Carbon Capture and Storage

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Peabody is the only non-Chinese equity partner in GreenGen; a founding member of the FutureGen Alliance; and a founding partner of COAL21 in Australia. Munish Chandel and Eric Williams (2009) Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG): Technology,Environmental Implications, and Economics (Climate Change Policy Partnership, Duke University).

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Study suggests future climate changes to worsen air quality for >85% of China’s population; ~20k+ additional deaths each year

California and Shenzhen, China, sign agreement to cooperate on fighting climate change

Imerys and British Lithium form JV to accelerate development of UK’s largest lithium deposit

Study finds 12-30% fuel consumption gap between certified and real-world use in China

Deutsche Bank CCA report highlights Chinese global leadership toward a low-carbon economy; 12th Five-Year Plan

Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

Argonne National Laboratory to lead US consortium for new CERC medium- and heavy-duty truck technical track; 50% boost in efficiency

Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

UK and China launch 3-year, £20M low carbon innovation program

Study finds 1.4 Gt discrepancy between national and provincial data sets for greenhouse gas emissions in China

Airbus and Tsinghua University partner on aviation biofuels

Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

California and China sign agreement to strengthen and coordinate efforts to improve air quality

Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

DOE to award $12.5M to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks as part of new tech track for US-China initiative

Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

Researchers develop microwave-driven, energy-efficient process for magnesium production

U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund 6 energy and biomedical projects; batteries, policy and fuels

Measurements of CO2 and CO in China’s Air Indicate Sharply Improved Combustion Efficiency

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

New study on Holocene conundrum suggests need for reexamination of both proxy data and climate models

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

ITF: Freight transport will replace passenger traffic as main CO2 source from surface transportation by 2050

InterAcademy Council Report Terms UN IPCC Process a Success Overall, Calls for Reform in Management Structure

Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

Bosch Chairman Says Business Must Do More for Climate Protection, Even in Difficult Times

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

EC Publishes 6 Calls for Proposals for Transport Research within the Seventh Framework Program; €63M for European Green Cars Initiative and Electromobility

Tsinghua/Argonne Study Finds That Mass Use of EVs in China Could Result in Higher CO2 and Criteria Pollutant Emissions Than Conventional and Hybrid Gasoline Vehicles Due to Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

PBL analysis finds that resources are not depleted, but expensive; badly functioning markets and wrong policies

Accenture report finds that China may scale deployment of disruptive transport technologies faster than US but that US is more likely to generate a breakthrough solution

SoCalGas to test technology that separates hydrogen from natural gas when the two are blended in pipelines

IEA sees China lead the way in developing new cleaner coal technologies

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Peabody Energy and GreatPoint Energy To Partner on Coal-to-Gas and Coal-to-Hydrogen Facilities with Carbon Capture and Storage

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