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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

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MARCH 23, 2013

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Improving coordination and support for research efforts on climate change preparedness.

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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AUGUST 31, 2020

An analysis of near-term spending plans on renewables by the biggest oil and gas companies shows that real investments in renewable energy will continue to pale in comparison to capex plans for greenfield fossil fuel projects. Indeed, much of Big Oil's reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions leans on the so-called natural gas bridge.

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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. The CO 2 emissions from burning this coal will also decline by 50%.

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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

Natural gas is the fastest-growing fossil fuel, as global supplies of tight gas, shale gas, and coalbed methane increase. World use of petroleum and other liquid fuels grows from 87 million barrels per day in 2010 to 97 million barrels per day in 2020 and 115 million barrels per day in 2040, according to the forecast.

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Global Carbon Project: Low growth in global carbon emissions continues for third successive year

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Decreased use of coal in China is the main reason behind the 3-year slowdown. This is a great help for tackling climate change but it is not enough. The projection for 2015 is based on available energy consumption data for China and the USA, as well as on forecast economic growth for the rest of the world. Le Quéré et al.

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

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

This calculation includes all CO 2 emissions grouped under Scope 1 and 2 categories as set out by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol as well those associated with transporting material between production and refining sites. For the purposes of this analysis, emissions are classed as any anthropogenic sources of CO 2.

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EIA Projects 5% Decrease in Fossil-Fuel-Based CO2 Emissions in 2009; Little Change in Emissions from Gasoline

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AUGUST 12, 2009

The decrease was driven by the economic downturn, combined with a significant switch from coal to natural gas as a source of electricity generation, according to the EIA. decline in coal-based CO 2 emissions for 2009. Increases in coal consumption, primarily in the electric power sector, is expected to lead to a 1.1%

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ExxonMobil predicts peak in light-duty vehicle liquid fuels ~2030, but ongoing role for oil in the mix

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

In the forecast, global transportation-related energy demand grows close to 30% from 2016 to 2040. Thus, while the Outlook forecasts new car fuel efficiency trends will be well aligned with government policies, a continuation of recent trends in consumer preferences could add more than 2 million barrels per day of liquids demand by 2040.

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BP Energy Outlook 2030 sees emerging economies leading energy growth to 2030; global CO2 emissions from energy well above IEA 450 scenario

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JANUARY 19, 2011

The forecast’s base case points to primary energy use growing by nearly 40% over the next twenty years, with 93% of the growth coming from non-OECD (Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. The fuel mix changes over time, reflecting long asset lifetimes. Coal will increase by 1.2%

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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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Good news – the world has a real chance of achieving its goal of tripling renewables by 2030

Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

The world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 –and that means it has a real chance of achieving the goal set by governments at the COP28 climate change conference of tripling global capacity by 2030. 2024 will be the year renewables change from a nuisance for the fossil fuel industry to an existential threat.

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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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OCTOBER 28, 2018

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the European Union rose slightly in 2017, mostly because of the transport sector. Greenhouse gas emission trends, projections and targets in the EU. The energy sector was able to reduce its emissions due to the decreasing share of coal used to produce electricity and heat in the EU.

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EU: Additional 50B Needed Over Next Decade for Low-Carbon Energy Technology Research

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

The European Commission on 7 October presented the plan “Investing in the development of low-carbon energy technologies”, targeting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and burying emissions from coal power stations (carbon capture and storage, or CCS). Technology roadmap.

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

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MAY 5, 2014

The study shows that Americans face the risk of a 70% increase in unhealthy summertime ozone levels by 2050, assuming continued greenhouse gas emissions with resultant significant warming (IPCC Scenario A2 and RCP (Representative Concentration Pathway) 8.5.). Both scenarios assumed continued greenhouse gas emissions with significant warming.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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JUNE 15, 2013

In addition, despite the rigorous development of renewables, carbon dioxide emissions are increasing, because the energy mix increasingly includes coal-fired power plants that emit large quantities of CO 2 to compensate for weather-related fluctuations in power generation from renewables and the closing of nuclear plants.

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Germany Energy Renewable Grid

Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

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JULY 2, 2013

The IDES model defines conventional oil as hydrocarbons with density greater than 15° API and produced via primary and secondary recovery, and excluding natural gas liquids (NGLs). Indeed, market changes can be rapid and profound once shifts in relative cost and convenience occur. Emissions Forecasts Fuels Oil'

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Wärtsilä report finds accelerated adoption of renewables can reduce electricity production costs by up to 50%

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

The technology group Wärtsilä has issued a report ahead of COP26, the UN’s Climate Change Conference to be held in Glasgow this autumn, describing the environmental and economic opportunities for states that decarbonize rapidly. coal and gas), significantly reducing the overall levelised cost of electricity.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

—Leo Johnson, Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC. The report warns that “governments and businesses can no longer assume that a 2 °C warming world is the default scenario.” —Jonathan Grant, director, sustainability and climate change, PwC. nuclear war, radical climate change before 2050).

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IEA World Energy Outlook 2013 sees CO2 emissions rising by 20% to 2035; oil use on upward trend

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

China is about to become the largest oil-importing country and India becomes the largest importer of coal by the early 2020s. Together, these changes represent a re-orientation of energy trade from the Atlantic basin to the Asia-Pacific region, according to the report’s scenario. Biofuels use triples, rising from 1.3

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Oil 2013 Energy Emissions

IEA report calls for no investment in new fossil fuel supply and end to sales of ICE cars by 2035

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MAY 19, 2021

These include, from today, no investment in new fossil fuel supply projects, and no further final investment decisions for new unabated coal plants. New energy security challenges will emerge on the way to net zero by 2050 while longstanding ones will remain, even as the role of oil and gas diminishes.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Natural gas also plays a growing role in the transport sector, its share rising from 3% to 4%. The use of natural gas grows most in road transport, where its share rises from 1% to 3%. Currently the dominant use of gas in the transport sector is in gas compression for pipeline transport and distribution. —WEO 2011.

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Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet

IISD Releases Five-Part Series of Reports on Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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APRIL 22, 2010

This figure includes subsidies to lower the prices of petroleum products, kerosene or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), typically in developing countries, as well as subsidies to the oil, gas or coal industries, provided by many governments in both developing and developed countries. This will be easier said than done.

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Your Greenius Earth Day Reality Check: Waiting For The Magic Bullet

Creative Greenius

APRIL 22, 2012

You can participate in beach cleanups, ride your bicycle with large groups in parades or march in protests against coal-fired power plants, polluters and planet-pummeling profiteers. But what you cannot do at any Earth Day event – or any other day’s events – is change the sense of urgency of the U.S.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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Your Greenius Earth Day Reality Check: Waiting For The Magic Bullet

Creative Greenius

APRIL 22, 2012

You can participate in beach cleanups, ride your bicycle with large groups in parades or march in protests against coal-fired power plants, polluters and planet-pummeling profiteers. But what you cannot do at any Earth Day event – or any other day’s events – is change the sense of urgency of the U.S.

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

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APRIL 6, 2018

Despite the skepticism from critics, recent polls suggest as many as two-thirds of those who voted for President Trump support regulating or taxing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Now, the results of this work have been published in a special issue of the journal Climate Change Economics. Weyant (2018) Climate Change Economics.

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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

Study Concludes Peak Coal Will Occur Close to 2011

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

Global Carbon Project: Low growth in global carbon emissions continues for third successive year

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

EIA Projects 5% Decrease in Fossil-Fuel-Based CO2 Emissions in 2009; Little Change in Emissions from Gasoline

ExxonMobil predicts peak in light-duty vehicle liquid fuels ~2030, but ongoing role for oil in the mix

BP Energy Outlook 2030 sees emerging economies leading energy growth to 2030; global CO2 emissions from energy well above IEA 450 scenario

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

Good news – the world has a real chance of achieving its goal of tripling renewables by 2030

EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

EU: Additional 50B Needed Over Next Decade for Low-Carbon Energy Technology Research

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

Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

Wärtsilä report finds accelerated adoption of renewables can reduce electricity production costs by up to 50%

PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

IEA World Energy Outlook 2013 sees CO2 emissions rising by 20% to 2035; oil use on upward trend

IEA report calls for no investment in new fossil fuel supply and end to sales of ICE cars by 2035

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

IISD Releases Five-Part Series of Reports on Removing Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Your Greenius Earth Day Reality Check: Waiting For The Magic Bullet

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Your Greenius Earth Day Reality Check: Waiting For The Magic Bullet

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

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