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Study: expanding Brazilian sugarcane for ethanol could reduce global CO2 emissions by up to 5.6%

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This would be a massive undertaking, involving the conversion of hundreds of thousands of square miles—at its most ambitious, more than the combined land area of Texas and California—to sugarcane fields. million and 116 million hectares (144,788 to 447,879 square miles). The corresponding range of CO 2 offsets is 0.55–2.0

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Large-scale CO2 injection test begins in Illinois

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The test is part of the development phase of the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program, an Office of Fossil Energy initiative launched in 2003 to determine the best approaches for capturing and permanently storing gases that can contribute to global climate change. billion metric tons.

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Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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Ethanol production is one of the least costly known applications of CO2 capture and, to date, the cost of capturing CO2 has been cited as one of the major barriers to CCS. The team estimates this would result in the construction of 4,300 miles of pipelines. 27 Mt per year) could be captured for less than $25 per metric ton.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

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And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

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EPA says methane emissions from natural gas production have dropped 36% from 2007-2011

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The figure includes the direct effects and those indirect effects due to the production of tropospheric ozone and stratospheric water vapor.) There were more than 1,231,000 miles of distribution mains in 2011, an increase of approximately 287,000 miles since 1990. Climate Change Emissions Natural Gas' Tg CO 2 eq.)

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GM Quantifies CO2 and Fuel Consumption Reductions Via E-REVs And PHEVs, As Compared To Conventional Hybrids

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Charge-sustaining fuel economy for all vehicles is assumed to be 36 miles per US gallon. Your hot water heater will probably use more energy than an E-REV that travels 10K miles per year.” Tags: Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Plug-ins. Pete Savagian. SAE 2009-01-1311 ). Tate et al.

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

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“ 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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