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Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

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The findings are outlined in three new papers published in Earth System Science Data , Environmental Research Letters , and Nature Climate Change. The decline of coal use in the European Union and United States is overshadowed by surging natural gas and oil use around the world, according to the researchers.

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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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Overview of the bluegas catalytic coal methanation process. By comparison, syngas resulting from conventional gasification cannot be converted to pipeline quality natural gas without further processing, thereby adding cost. Click to enlarge.

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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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After years of a steady decline, the CO 2 emissions of the United States grew by 2.5% The emissions increase in the United States in 2013 (+2.5%) was mainly due to a shift in power production from gas back to coal together with an increase in gas consumption due to a higher demand for space heating.

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Stanford Energy Modeling Forum project confirms carbon pricing can be effective way to curb GHG emissions

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A key objective of this model inter-comparison project is to understand which insights are robust across models and scenarios and which are more sensitive. The policy scenarios impose different designs of a carbon tax in the United States. Weyant (2018) Climate Change Economics. Change Econ. Fawcett, J.

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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—are attributable to corn-based ethanol, the climate effects of which are disputed. billion went to traditional sources—such as coal and oil—and $2.3

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U. Mich study: natural-gas-based ICE, BEV and FCV all show promise for environmental benefits relative to conventional ICE

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In addition to ensuring the same energy source, the analysis was conducted such that the same functional unit and system boundary are assumed for all of the three mobility options, to facilitate a direct comparison of their respective environmental footprints. —Dai and Lastoskie. The system boundary for the LCA. Click to enlarge.

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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new work led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). These gases come from human activities such as combustion of coal and oil as well as natural sources such as emissions from plants.

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