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There’s Only One Kind Of “Just” Transition I Want To See

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Oil, gas and coal workers have all known for more than a dozen years that their work was helping to destroy people’s health and well being. So the justice I want to see is first, second and third for the victims in the sacrifice zones created by the oil, gas and coal companies. None of them are innocent bystanders.

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

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Blast furnace steel, which represents about 70% of global steel manufacturing, is produced at large steel plants that use coal to melt raw materials into iron and then process it into steel.

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Study concludes that NG leakage higher than reflected in inventories; transportation fuel climate benefits questioned

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In contrast to the “green light” for coal-to-NG substitution for power generation, the authors suggest that climate benefits from vehicle fuel substitution are uncertain (gasoline, light-duty) or improbable (diesel, heavy-duty). Definitions of error bar bounds vary between studies. (US,

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IEA: global carbon dioxide emissions have rebounded strongly

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If governments don’t move quickly with the right energy policies, this could put at risk the world’s historic opportunity to make 2019 the definitive peak in global emissions. This was the result of accelerating economic activity as well as the combination of higher natural gas prices and colder weather favoring an increase in coal use.

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

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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., More realistic emission reductions would likely provide an even smaller climate benefit.

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Nikola and KeyState partner to create low-carbon hydrogen value chain in PA

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The parties are working towards a definitive agreement to expand the hydrogen supply for Nikola’s zero-emissions heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Natural Gas & Geological Storage) in partnership with OGCI Climate Investments. —Perry Babb, CEO of project developer KeyState Energy.

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EVs to increase almost tenfold by 2030 under current policies: IEA

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Ahead of the United Nations COP28 climate summit in Dubai later this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has once again released its yearly report on energy generation and renewables. You can see the IEA’s definitions and objectives for looking at each model scenario below. degrees Celsius. degrees Celsius.

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