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Study finds steelmaking by electric arc furnace in US produces up to 75% less carbon emissions

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JULY 26, 2022

Steel produced by electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers in the US has a carbon intensity that is approximately 75% lower than traditional blast furnace steelmakers. This is the finding of an independent study of steelmakers worldwide conducted by CRU Group, a global business intelligence firm specializing in metals manufacturing.

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Carbon Emissions Climate Change Power Grid

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

“Electric cars will not save the climate. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless. Nevertheless, for EVs themselves to become true zero emission vehicles, everything in their supply chain from mining to electricity production must be nearly net-zero emission as well.

Climate Change

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Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Study finds climate impact of hydropower varies widely

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Although hydropower is broadly considered to be much more environmentally friendly than electricity generated from fossil fuels (e.g., Although hydropower is broadly considered to be much more environmentally friendly than electricity generated from fossil fuels (e.g.,

Climate

Climate Climate Change Coal Gas-Electric

Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

On a planet aspiring to become carbon neutral, the once-stalwart coal power plant is an emerging anachronism. It is true that, in much of the developing world, coal-fired capacity continues to grow. But in every corner of the globe, political and financial pressures are mounting to bury coal in the past.

Coal

Coal Convert Power Powered

Study Concludes Peak Coal Will Occur Close to 2011

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AUGUST 2, 2010

A multi-Hubbert analysis of coal production by Tadeusz Patzek at The University of Texas at Austin and Gregory Croft at the University of California, Berkeley concludes that the global peak of coal production from existing coalfields will occur close to the year 2011. Gt C (15 Gt CO 2 ) per year, according to the study.

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Coal 2011 Global Emissions

Stanford study finds current carbon capture technology inefficient & increases air pollution

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OCTOBER 27, 2019

A study by Mark Z. Even if you have 100 percent capture from the capture equipment, it is still worse, from a social cost perspective, than replacing a coal or gas plant with a wind farm because carbon capture never reduces air pollution and always has a capture equipment cost. —Mark Jacobson.

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Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

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JUNE 3, 2012

Projected changes in summer mean usable capacity of power plants in the US and Europe for the SRES A2 emissions scenario for the 2040s (2031–2060) relative to the control period (1971–2000). A study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that thermoelectric power plants (i.e., Source: van Vliet et al.

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Climate Change Water Climate Europe

Study finds shifts to renewable energy can drive up energy poverty

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JULY 13, 2019

Efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace oil and coal with renewable energy sources can help reduce carbon emissions but do so at the expense of increased inequality, according to a new study by researchers at Portland State University (PSU) and Vanderbilt University. —Julius McGee. —Julius McGee.

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Renewable Energy Portland Climate Change

New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

billion (US) in economic losses, according to a new study led by researchers from the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health at Boston College, the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the Public Health Foundation of India. Air pollution in India resulted 1.67

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Pollution India 2019 Boston

U-M study: When, where, how electric delivery vehicles are charged has big impact on GHGs

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JULY 13, 2021

In 2019, Amazon announced plans to obtain 100,000 electric delivery vehicles. UPS has ordered 10,000 of them and FedEx plans to be fully electric by 2040. The study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Charging Vehicles Gas-Electric Emissions

UMD-led study finds China’s SO2 emissions down 75% since 2007, India’s up 50%; India may now be the top SO2 emitter

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Although China and India remain the world’s largest consumers of coal, a new University of Maryland-led study found that China’s sulfur dioxide emissions fell by 75% since 2007, while India’s emissions increased by 50%. The open access study is published in the journal Scientific Reports. Click to enlarge.

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India 2007 Emissions Aura

Conservation group opposing Thacker Pass lithium mine seeks endangered status for Kings River pyrg (snail)

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In 2018, Lithium Americas completed a pre-feasibility study (PFS) on a two-phase project with a production capacity designed to reach 60,000 tpa of battery- quality lithium carbonate (Li 2 CO 3 ) and 46-year mine life. The sedimentary-clay deposit at Thacker Pass will use similar mining techniques to many coal deposits.

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Nevada Coal Pollution Argentina

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

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MAY 25, 2010

The study was published online 24 May in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The study examined the fuel-cycle CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs in China in both current (2008) and future (2030) periods and compared them with those of conventional gasoline vehicles and gasoline hybrids. Click to enlarge.

Coal

Coal Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Pollution

'Fossil fuels are dead,' says CSX railroad chief: no more new trains for coal, ever

Green Car Reports

JULY 31, 2017

The industrial revolution that began around 1750 was powered in large part by coal, and the carbon-rich fuel had 200 good years after that.

Coal

Coal Climate Change Fuel Climate

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

In regions where the share of coal-based electricity is relatively low, EVs can achieve substantial GHG reduction, the team reports in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. According to the 12 th Five-Year Plan of the China Coal Industry (2011?2015)

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Coal Pollution China Gas

How Smart Energy Management for EV Charging Is Connected to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference

Driivz

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We found ourselves thinking about how Smart Energy Management for EV charging is connected to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference; Countries from around the world continue to focus on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a key strategy for reducing the rate of global warming.

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Seattle City Council passes resolution opposing transportation of coal through Seattle for export, measures for mitigating impact

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MAY 30, 2012

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed Resolution 31379 stating Seattle’s opposition to the transportation of coal through Seattle. There are currently four coal exports under permit review in the Northwest that collectively could increase US coal exports by 150 million tons of coal annually.

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Seattle Coal Transportation Washington

Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

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APRIL 11, 2023

The project aims to produce 5 million tons of DRI with a future expansion plan under study. Having confirmed the site and cooperative framework in Special Economic Zone at Duqm in Oman, Kobe Steel and Mitsui will move the feasibility study forward. The steel industry is working on reduction of CO₂ emissions to address climate change.

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Oman Hydrogen Gas-Electric Climate Change

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

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

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. over 2018 emissions.

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Carbon Global Emissions Climate Change

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

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DECEMBER 18, 2011

The base results from a study by a team at the Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory indicate that shale gas life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are 6% lower than conventional natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline, and 33% lower than coal. Credit: ACS, Burnham et al. Click to enlarge.

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MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

A three-year study by a team of researchers based at MIT has concluded that fundamental changes are needed in the US energy-innovation system. The study was carried out at the MIT Industrial Performance Center and involved faculty and students from nine MIT departments. —Richard Lester.

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Climate Change MIT Climate Energy

Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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MAY 2, 2010

Life-cycle GHG emissions from fossil and alternative sources of electricity. The authors are Pushker Kharecha and James Hansen from NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies & Columbia University Earth Institute (GISS); Charles Kutscher from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and Edward Mazria from 2030 Inc./ Kharecha et al.

Coal

Coal Emissions Oil-Sands Climate Change

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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Gas Mercury Climate Change Fuel

Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Left, global light-duty fleet in the electric-favoring case; right, the hydrogen-favoring case. In both electric- and hydrogen-favoring cases, availability of low-carbon electricity and hydrogen prolonged the use of petroleum-fueled ICE vehicles. Top, without CCS and CSP; bottom, with CCS and CSP. Credit: ACS, Wallington et al.

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Hydrogen Low CO2 Available Fleet

IRENA, IEA study concludes meeting 2?C scenario possible with net positive economics

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MARCH 20, 2017

The Paris Agreement reflected an unprecedented international determination to act on climate. Today around the world, new renewable power plants are being built that will generate electricity for less cost than fossil-fuel power plants. Electric vehicles need to become the predominant car type in 2050.

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Renewable Climate Climate Change Carbon

Study concludes abundant shale gas is neither climate hero nor villain; need for targeted GHG reduction policy

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MAY 15, 2014

While natural gas can reduce greenhouse emissions when it is substituted for higher-emission energy sources, abundant shale gas is not likely to substantially alter total emissions without policies targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University.

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Oregon Governor Signs Climate Change Bills, Including Low Carbon Fuel Standard and B2

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JULY 24, 2009

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed into law a series of bills constituting a climate change package that includes a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS), a B2 mandate, and other transportation-related measures. The series of bills the Governor signed into law today include: House Bill 2186. Senate Bill 38. Senate Bill 101.

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Climate Change Oregon Carbon Climate

Berkeley study finds renewable portfolio standards insufficient to meet 2030 GHG emission targets; new policy required

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

One possible scenario for the electricity system in the Western US in 2026-29. With a stronger carbon policy consistent with a 450 ppm climate stabilization scenario, power sector emissions can be reduced to 54% of 1990 levels by 2030 using different portfolios of existing generation technologies, they found. Click to enlarge.

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Renewable Emissions Standards Coal

US Global Change Research Program Issues Report on Impacts of Climate Change in US; Details Point to Potential Value of Early, Aggressive Action

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JUNE 17, 2009

Widespread climate-related impacts are occurring now in the US and are expected to increase. A product of the interagency US Global Change Research Program, the 190-page report was commissioned in 2007 and completed this spring. It is clear that climate change is happening now. Source: USGCRP. Click to enlarge.

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Climate Change Climate Global United States

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

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Their study appears in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. … in this study the environmental impacts of delivering driven vehicle miles are compared for three different vehicle fleets, each powered either directly or indirectly by natural gas. —Dai and Lastoskie. The system boundary for the LCA. Credit: ACS, Dai and Lastoskie.

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Gas Li-ion Gas-Electric Conversion

Equity: More important than ever

Electric Auto Association

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Endless studies on the impact of pollution and climate change on low-income families have all come up with the same general result: It is a very real and very serious problem. In California, studies show that households that do not own cars suffer vehicle pollution levels approximately 20 percent higher than the state average.

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PNNL modeling study finds climate benefit for cutting soot, methane smaller than previous estimates

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Cutting the amount of short-lived, climate-warming emissions such as soot and methane won’t limit global warming as much as previous studies have suggested, according to a new study from the Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park, Md., —Smith and Mizrahi.

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Climate Pollution Carbon Emissions

US and China jointly announce GHG reduction targets; US to cut net GHG 26-28% by 2025, China to peak CO2 by ~2030

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The Administration said the United States will submit its 2025 target to the Framework Convention on Climate Change as an “Intended Nationally Determined Contribution” no later than the first quarter of 2015. launching a new track on the interaction of energy and water (the energy/water ‘nexus’).

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IIASA: removing fossil fuel subsidies will not reduce CO2 emissions as much as hoped

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Removing fossil fuel subsidies would have only a small effect on CO 2 emissions and renewable energy use, according to a new study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and published in the journal Nature. First, these subsidies generally apply only to oil, gas, and electricity. Click to enlarge.

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U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

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Chicago MIT Tax Carbon

U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

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JULY 10, 2015

A team at the University of Calgary (Canada) has compared the energy intensities and lifecycle GHG emissions of unconventional oils (oil sands and oil shale) alongside shale gas, coal, lignite, wood and conventional oil and gas. The upper and lower bounds for the projects studied were a NER of 6.1 (16% —Nduagu & Gates.

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Oil-Sands Oil Energy Fuel

UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

GtCO 2 indirect emissions for electricity use. A shift to more electric vehicles is also included. Estimates put the electric-drive share of new vehicle sales at between 7 - 10% by 2030. C target is 16 to 19 GtCO 2 e, higher than previous estimates as new studies have become available. Transportation. GtCO 2 in 2030: 9.42

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EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

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JULY 25, 2013

The use of liquids declines in the other end-use sectors and for electric power generation. Coal grows faster than petroleum consumption until after 2030, mostly due to increases in China’s consumption of coal, and slow growth in oil demand in OECD member countries. trillion kilowatthours in 2010 to 5.5

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2010 Transportation Fuel Energy

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. These efforts aim to design initial engineering studies to develop technologies to capture CO 2 generated as a byproduct of manufacturing at industrial sites.

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Study Finds Bioelectricity Better Option Than Liquid Biofuels for Transportation Output and GHG Emissions

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MAY 8, 2009

The authors point out their study looked at only two criteria, kilometers travelled and greenhouse gas offsets, but did not examine the performance of electricity and ethanol for other policy-relevant criteria such as water consumption, air pollution or economic costs. “We

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Transportation Emissions Coal Climate

IEA: governments must act to ensure sufficient supply of critical minerals to meet net-zero goals

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MAY 6, 2021

The special report, The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions , is the most comprehensive global study to date on the central importance of minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements in a secure and rapid transformation of the global energy sector. Source: IEA.

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Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

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JULY 3, 2015

For the study, the researchers benchmarked 27 scenarios against a 50% petroleum-reduction target and an 80% GHG-reduction target. The same highly electrified scenarios, however, could not satisfy 80% GHG-reduction targets, even assuming 80% decarbonized electricity and no growth in travel demand. —Meier et al.

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Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric

Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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JULY 29, 2010

Controlling soot from fossil fuels and solid biofuels may be a faster method of reducing Arctic ice loss and global warming than other options, including controlling CH 4 or CO 2 , although all controls are needed, according to a new study by Dr. Mark Z. The study will be published this week in Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres).

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Global Ozone CO2 Pollution

Study finds steelmaking by electric arc furnace in US produces up to 75% less carbon emissions

Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

Study finds climate impact of hydropower varies widely

Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

Study Concludes Peak Coal Will Occur Close to 2011

Stanford study finds current carbon capture technology inefficient & increases air pollution

Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

Study finds shifts to renewable energy can drive up energy poverty

New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

U-M study: When, where, how electric delivery vehicles are charged has big impact on GHGs

UMD-led study finds China’s SO2 emissions down 75% since 2007, India’s up 50%; India may now be the top SO2 emitter

Conservation group opposing Thacker Pass lithium mine seeks endangered status for Kings River pyrg (snail)

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

'Fossil fuels are dead,' says CSX railroad chief: no more new trains for coal, ever

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

How Smart Energy Management for EV Charging Is Connected to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference

Seattle City Council passes resolution opposing transportation of coal through Seattle for export, measures for mitigating impact

Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

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

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

MIT researchers conclude fundamental changes in the US energy-innovation system are needed to meet challenges of climate change and energy supply

Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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

Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

IRENA, IEA study concludes meeting 2?C scenario possible with net positive economics

Study concludes abundant shale gas is neither climate hero nor villain; need for targeted GHG reduction policy

Oregon Governor Signs Climate Change Bills, Including Low Carbon Fuel Standard and B2

Berkeley study finds renewable portfolio standards insufficient to meet 2030 GHG emission targets; new policy required

US Global Change Research Program Issues Report on Impacts of Climate Change in US; Details Point to Potential Value of Early, Aggressive Action

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

Equity: More important than ever

PNNL modeling study finds climate benefit for cutting soot, methane smaller than previous estimates

US and China jointly announce GHG reduction targets; US to cut net GHG 26-28% by 2025, China to peak CO2 by ~2030

IIASA: removing fossil fuel subsidies will not reduce CO2 emissions as much as hoped

U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

U Calgary study finds oil shale most energy intensive upgraded fuel followed by in-situ-produced bitumen from oil sands

UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

EIA: world energy consumption to grow 56% 2010-2040, CO2 up 46%; use of liquid fuels in transportation up 38%

DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

Study Finds Bioelectricity Better Option Than Liquid Biofuels for Transportation Output and GHG Emissions

IEA: governments must act to ensure sufficient supply of critical minerals to meet net-zero goals

Study: even with high LDV electrification, low-carbon biofuels will be necessary to meet 80% GHG reduction target; “daunting” policy implications

Study Finds Controlling Soot May Be Fastest Method to Reduce Arctic Ice Loss and Global Warming; Second-Leading Cause of Global Warming After CO2

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