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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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And yet, super-rich super polluters are flying around like there’s no climate crisis. The report also finds: Seven of the 10 most polluting routes taken by private aircraft within Europe lie on the UK-France-Switzerland-Italy axis. One operator reported an 11.3% increase in private flight sales in July 2020 alone.

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Climeworks launches world’s first commercial plant to capture CO2 from air; potential for CO2-neutral fuels

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Switzerland-based Climeworks, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), recently launched the world’s first commercial plant that captures atmospheric CO 2 for supply and sale to a customer. Switzerland moving to accept CO 2 -neutral synthetic fuels to reduce fleet emissions.

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

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Although most countries have already revealed their opening emissions reduction proposals, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer pointed out Thursday that “ we still await clarity from industrialized nations on the provision of large-scale finance to developing countries for immediate and long-term climate action. by Jack Rosebro.

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Study Finds That CO2 Standards for Vehicles Can Reduce Price of Oil

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120 g/km by 2012, decreasing to 80 g/km by 2020 and 60 g/km by 2025, in the EU27 plus the EFTA countries Norway and Switzerland. It does not consider potential diffusion of the standards to other regions, which, “ would certainly lead to a different outcome on international markets, particularly with respect to the price of oil.”

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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—Rupert Stadler, Audi CEO, at the International Vienna Motor Symposium in 2014. The CO2-free sorbent can be re-used for many adsorption/desorption cycles. We are trying to build awareness that you can make a climate impact with existing cars. The policy side; test case in Switzerland. Audi e-gas. Earlier post.)

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Study Concludes That to Limit Global Warming to 2 °C, Less Than 25% of Proven Fossil Fuel Reserves Can be Burnt Between Now and 2050

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The theme of the current issue of Nature is that the climate situation may be even worse than you think. Two possible futures: One in which no climate policies are implemented (red), and one with strong action to mitigate emissions (blue). Shown are fossil CO2 emissions (top panel) and corresponding global warming (bottom panel).