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JULY 19, 2017

Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht have demonstrated the first facile high-yield, low-energy synthesis of macroscopic length carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—carbon nanotube wool—from CO 2 using molten carbonate electrolysis ( earlier post ). Johnson et al. Click to enlarge. 2017.07.003. 2017.07.003.

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the distribution of black carbon in the atmosphere and determine its role in the climate system. Black carbon (BC) is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this pollutant’s climate impact.

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MAY 14, 2018

The study, involving researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and colleagues in China and the United States, investigated how complex supply chains are distributing energy-intensive industries and their CO 2 emissions throughout the global South. The paper is published in Nature Communications.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2011

The team combined extensive sea and land surface temperature reconstructions from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) with a climate model of intermediate. complexity to estimate the equilibrium climate sensitivity for a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations (ECS 2xC ) from. preindustrial times. preindustrial times.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

In a paper that could have a significant impact on climate policies for transportation fuels, Dr. John M. DeCicco of the Energy Institute at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor presents a rigorous first-principles analysis that undermines the common “biofuels recycle carbon” argument. DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 3, 2022

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University, SINTEF in Norway and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, has developed a polymer membrane technology that removes carbon dioxide from mixed gases with both high permeability and high selectivity. A paper on their work is published in the journal Science.

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JULY 14, 2016

is black carbon (BC)—a pollutant with large positive radiative forcing on the climate due to its ability to absorb incoming sunlight and reduce surface albedo on snow. A new study by a team at the University of Toronto has made a preliminary assessment of the climate trade-off (i.e., —Zimmerman. Wallace, and Greg J.

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But while the idea to produce a climate-friendly car is admirable, the vehicle Germany used for the project was quite questionable. Karliczek, for his part, noted in a press release that such a project is incredibly important since “green hydrogen” is a valuable building block for climate protection. .

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

A recent study by an international team calculated that shipping causes a net cooling of climate across all parametrizations of the indirect aerosol effect (IAE) and scenarios throughout the period 1900?2050. Shipping-induced global temperature change in 2050 using different parameterizations of Indirect Aerosol Effect (IAE).

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. The carbon-related costs of converting the land to sugarcane fields were included in the analysis.

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JUNE 28, 2018

The researchers set out a framework for gathering and analyzing local information about how cities contribute to pollution levels, and show how these insights could be used to target climate mitigation initiatives most effectively. Everything practical that you would need to do to reduce emissions happens at a city level.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Pond has developed a universal algae platform that provides optimal growth conditions for virtually any algae strain. CNRC will contribute its extensive expertise in microalgae biology, cultivation, and bioprocessing, as well as provide selected algae strains to the project and on-site resources to manage and operate the pilot biorefinery.

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

A team of climate scientists from eight US national labs and academic institutions have successfully incorporated the nitrogen cycle into global simulations for climate change for the first time, questioning previous assumptions regarding carbon feedback and potentially helping to refine model forecasts about global warming.

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JULY 28, 2014

Fuel cycle analysis (FCA)—or “well-to-wheels analysis”—is a type lifecycle analysis (LCA) that examines fuel products and their supply chains, and that has greatly influenced climate-related research priorities and public policies for transportation fuels. This is where biofuels come in, as carbon is fixed during feedstock growth.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

The findings, published in the 21 September issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , are generally consistent with official Chinese government statistics and could bolster their credibility as international negotiations proceed on commitments of China and other nations to combat climate change. She completed her Ph.D. Munger, J.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The study was led by scientists at Utrecht University, working with colleagues at the NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and the University of Southampton. However, scientists were previously unable to demonstrate tight-coupling between variations in atmospheric carbon dioxide and shorter-term changes in global climate.

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

A study by researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Bioscience Institute (IB-USP) in Brazil, with colleagues at the Ohio State University, has found that the rising atmospheric concentration of CO 2 is beneficial for the physiology of sorghum, an economically and nutritionally important crop grown worldwide. 15.01054.

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MARCH 6, 2017

Researchers with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, led by Dr. Ying Li, associate professor of mechanical engineering, are developing a photocatalyst to convert CO 2 into renewable hydrocarbon fuels. We will still need these liquid hydrocarbon fuels to power our machines, vehicles and airplanes.

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APRIL 11, 2012

A team at George Washington University has demonstrated a new solar process that can produce lime (CaO) for cement without any emission of carbon dioxide, and at lower projected cost than the existing cement industry process. Thus no CO 2 is formed, to eliminate cement’s greenhouse gas contribution to anthropogenic climate change.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2015

The results show both the power of long-term time-series of ocean observations for deciphering how marine microbial communities are responding to climate change and offer evidence that the ocean garden is changing. The lead author of the paper was Sara Rivero-Calle, a PhD candidate at John Hopkins University.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Kreutz used what he called a bifurcated climate regime—i.e., displaces CCS), the GHG emissions from the combusted synfuel should be comparable to those of traditional petroleum-based fuels, i.e. minimal climate benefit. Note that the climate benefit is independent. from a pipeline destined for geologic storage (i.e.

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JUNE 7, 2012

A new study based on deep-sea sediment cores, published in the journal Nature , has found that during the Miocene period ~12–5 million years ago, climate was decoupled from atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. It’s a surprising finding, given our understanding that climate and carbon dioxide are strongly coupled to each other.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

A team from the University of Illinois and startup Dioxide Materials has developed an electrocatalytic system for the reduction of CO 2 to CO—a key component of artificial photosynthesis and thus an enabler for the conversion of CO 2 to synthetic fuels—at overpotentials below 0.2 for formation of the “CO2 ? —i.e.,

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

The results show that components of the Earth’s climate system that vary over long timescales—such as land-ice and vegetation—have an important effect on this temperature sensitivity, but these factors are often neglected in current climate models. Alan Haywood, a co-author on the study from the University of Leeds.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Our planned demonstration is the first attempt at proving that we can simultaneously mitigate greenhouse gas induced climate change and generate clean baseload power using geothermal energy. Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin will analyze the environmental impacts of the process over its entire life span.

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APRIL 24, 2018

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 role for CO 2 removal envisioned in stringent climate change mitigation scenarios cannot be overstated. —LLNL scientist Sean McCoy, co-author.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Global carbon dioxide emissions show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to a study led by the University of Exeter (UK). The study, which also involved the University of East Anglia (UK) and other global institutions, is part of the annual carbon budget update by the Global Carbon Project. Resources.

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JULY 2, 2013

Together with BASF’s subsidiary hte AG and scientific partners VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut, Düsseldorf, and TU Dortmund University, the companies are developing a two-stage process. In the first step, an novel high-temperature technology will process natural gas to obtain hydrogen and carbon.

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MARCH 27, 2017

Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) have developed a new process that transforms CO 2 into a controlled selection of nanotubes (CNTs) via molten electrolysis; they call the process C2CNT (CO2 into carbon nanotubes). —Licht (2017). 2017.02.005.

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Table 1: Chapter 9 Energy and Industry Table 2: Chapter 11 Transport Table 3: Climate Change Commission Recommendations Table 4: Drive Electrics Summary Recommendations Part B: Detailed response Introduction New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

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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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Its expanding production is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study led by researchers at Stanford and Yale universities. Nature Climate Change doi: 10.1038/nclimate1702. MacArthur Foundation, the Santa Fe Institute and the National Science Foundation. Kimberly M. Carlson, Lisa M.

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JUNE 5, 2016

The field projects will also help to find cost effective ways to treat extracted brines in order to generate a usable water supply and support DOE’s objectives to improve water management and conservation for power generation, hydrocarbon production, and industrial processes; particularly in regions where water resources are scarce.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Source: Wolfgang Knorr, Bristol University. The study, which was conducted by Wolfgang Knorr of the University of Bristol, UK, may have implications for upcoming climate negotiations, particularly with regard to deforestation and other land-use changes. Thinner lines represent observed. Click to enlarge. per decade.

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Researchers at the Institute of Environmental Sciences at Leiden University, The Netherlands) have concluded that the energy demand and climate impacts of using CO 2 to produce synthetic hydrocarbon fuels by using existing technologies can be greater than the impacts of existing hydrocarbon fuels. Credit: ACS, van der Giesen et al.

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

The Efficient and Reliable Transportation of Consignments ( ERTOC ) project, a two-year research collaboration between Ricardo, GS1 UK, Unipart Logistics, IRIS Technology and Coventry University, has delivered a viable prototype demonstrator. —Rishi Odhavji, Ricardo project manager for ERTOC.

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JULY 15, 2009

Based on current knowledge and models of the Earth’s climate system, they had expected to find a three- to eight-fold increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to drive that amount of warming. Once these other processes have been identified, the authors wrote, their potential effect on future climate change needs to be taken into account.

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