Climate, Coal, Industry and Transportation

Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2020

This decline was due almost entirely to a drop in coal consumption. Coal-fired power generation fell by a record 18% year-on-year to its lowest level since 1975. An increase in natural gas generation offset some of the climate gains from this coal decline, but overall power sector emissions still decreased by almost 10%.

Coal

Coal 2019 2018 Gas-Electric

3.8% drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019; transport emissions rise

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2021

The large decline in emissions, achieved before the COVID-19 crisis, was mainly due to reduced coal use for power generation. The official data, submitted on behalf of the EU to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), show that EU Member States managed to reduce collectively their emissions by 3.8%

2019

2019 Emissions Transportation Gas

ENEOS begins joint study with Origin on Japan-Australia green hydrogen supply chain; MCH as transport medium

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

This will be achieved by utilizing Australia’s excellent potential for cost-competitive hydrogen production due to its favorable climate conditions, including wind and sunlight, and expansive land. Conversion of manufactured hydrogen into MCH, a form of efficient hydrogen storage and transport.

Australia

Australia Japan Hydrogen Supplies

BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

However, the resulting low gas prices, as well as clean air and climate policies, will promote further switching to gas from other more polluting energy sources, such as oil and coal. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. MMbtu in Russia, $8.7/MMbtu

Gas

Gas Global Industrial Industry

EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2021

This decrease was driven largely by a decrease in emissions from fossil fuel combustion resulting from a decrease in total energy use in 2019 compared to 2018 and a continued shift from coal to natural gas and renewables in the electric power sector. Transportation. CO 2 emissions decreased 2.2% from 2018 to 2019. over the same period.

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2005 2019 EPA Climate Change

Study from Thuringia shows 50% of harmful soot comes from local sources, 50% from long-distance transport

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2021

From the researchers’ point of view, this underlines the need to further reduce emissions of soot that is harmful to health and the climate, as the carbon-containing particles still contribute to health hazards and climate warming even over distances of several hundred kilometers. forest fires).

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Transportation Germany Climate Change Climate

thyssenkrupp Steel, HKM and Port of Rotterdam jointly investigate setting up hydrogen supply chains

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2021

In the course of their transformation paths towards climate-neutral steel making, thyssenkrupp Steel and HKM will require large and increasing quantities of hydrogen to produce steel without coal. Green hydrogen is a sustainable alternative to coal, oil and natural gas.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Supplies Coal Stimulus

10 Major Industries Ranked By Climate Action Progress

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 13, 2021

Much of industry is responding well to the biggest issue of this century, one we've jointly created over the past 300 years. But there is still much work to be done.

Industrial

Industrial Industry Climate Climate Change

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

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the European Union rose slightly in 2017, mostly because of the transport sector. The rise is mostly due to the increase of oil consumption from road transport. 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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Emissions Transportation 2017 2016

H2FUTURE building world’s largest green hydrogen pilot plant; targeting the steel industry

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2018

The partners from industry and power generation will use this facility to research into future breakthrough technologies which are needed to meet global climate goals over the long-term. The goal is to research real breakthrough technologies which will be applicable on an industrial scale in the next couple of decades.

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Hydrogen Industrial Industry Green

Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. Can we make everything in our world smarter without worsening climate change? Boakes: Yeah.

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Climate Manufacturer Emissions Industrial

Biden Budget — Chance to Stop Paying Fossil Fuel Industry

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 27, 2021

This blueprint for government spending is an enormous opportunity to eliminate handouts to the fossil fuel industry through the new American Jobs Plan and Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. Here’s what the budget should eliminate: loopholes […].

Industrial

Industrial Industry Fuel Climate

B9 Coal Assembles Consortium to Combine Underground Coal Gasification, Alkaline Fuel Cells and Carbon Capture and Storage

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2010

UK-based B9 Coal, established in 2009 with the objective of developing projects combining Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and alkaline hydrogen fuel cells, is bringing together a consortium including WSP Group, AFC Energy and Linc Energy to develop such a project.

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Coal Carbon Fuel Climate Change

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

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2013

In the Reference case, all the growth in liquids use is in the transportation and industrial sectors. In the transportation sector, in particular, liquid fuels continue to provide most of the energy consumed. Despite rising fuel prices, use of liquids for transportation increases by an average of 1.1%

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2010 Transportation Fuel Energy

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Global emissions of CO 2 have increased by 45% between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tonnes in 2010 despite emission reductions in industrialized countries during the same period. Throughout the Kyoto Protocol period, industrialized countries have made efforts to change their energy sources mix.

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Global Emissions Industrial Industry

8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2023

The ultra-low carbon hydrogen then can be turned into ultra-low carbon ammonia, which in turn can be used for decarbonized fertilizer, zero-carbon maritime fuels, and as a zero-carbon feedstock fuel to replace coal in existing power infrastructure. 8 Rivers Capital, LLC is a Durham, North Carolina–based climate technology company.

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Hydrogen Carbon Gas Production

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

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

In this paper, we focus on the implications of growing shale gas production for the climate. If natural gas is abundant and less expensive, it will encourage greater natural gas consumption and less consumption of fuels such as coal, renewables and nuclear power. —Newell and Raimi.

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Climate Gas Coal Gas-Electric

EPA: US GHG fell 0.5% y-o-y in 2017; power sector down by 4.2%, transportation up 1.21%

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

This decrease was largely driven by a decrease in emissions from fossil fuel combustion, which was a result of multiple factors including a continued shift from coal to natural gas and increased use of renewables in the electric power sector, and milder weather that contributed to less overall electricity use.

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2017 EPA Transportation 2005

Germany and Australia to establish alliance on green hydrogen supply chain

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

Among other things, we will promote the production of hydrogen on an industrial scale in Australia with German-Australian ‘Hydrogen Hubs’ using German technology and explore possibilities for cooperation within the framework of our new international funding instrument ‘H2-Global’. Co-financing of “HydrogenHubs”. Cooperation on H 2 -Handel.

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Australia Germany Hydrogen Green

EIA: US energy-related CO2 dropped 2.7% in 2015; of end-use sectors, only transportation increased

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2017

Of the four end-use sectors, only transportation emissions increased in 2015 (+2.1%). Specific circumstances, such as the very warm fourth quarter of 2015 and relatively low natural gas prices, put downward pressure on emissions as natural gas was substituted for coal in electricity generation. decline in energy intensity (Btu/GDP).

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2015 Transportation CO2 Energy

Senators Sanders, Boxer propose legislation to institute GHG price on large stationary sources and remove support for fossil fuel industries

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The legislation also proposes numerous actions against financing and support for fossil fuel industries. Imported fuels and products would also be charged the same carbon fee that domestic fuels and products play, unless the exporting nation has similar climate program and already charges a fee on carbon. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

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Price Industrial Industry Fuel

ArcelorMittal inaugurates €200M Steelanol carbon capture and utilization project at Ghent plant

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The €200-million Steelanol project is a first of its kind for the European steel industry. ArcelorMittal Ghent will soon inaugurate another first for the European steel industry, with its Torero project set to come on stream in the first quarter of 2023. This project will reduce annual carbon emissions in Ghent by 112,500 tonnes.

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Carbon Belgium Waste Coal

NASA-led study suggests coal soot shrank Alpine glaciers in mid-1800s

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

A NASA-led team of scientists has uncovered strong evidence that coal soot from a rapidly industrializing Europe caused the abrupt retreat of mountain glaciers in the European Alps that began in the 1860s, a period often thought of as the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA). —Painter et al. Something was missing from the equation.

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Coal Carbon Climate Europe

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The state’s latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows that California emitted 429 million metric tons of climate pollutants in 2016—a drop of 12 million metric tons, or three percent, from 2015. These include the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Strategy, the Sustainable Communities Strategy and the Sustainable Freight Action Plan.

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2004 2016 Emissions California

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).

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Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

This study uses recent data on industrial-scale battery production and considers regional battery supply chains. Natural gas does not offer climate benefits compared to gasoline and diesel, and many biofuel pathways do not, either. This is especially important for assessing the GHG emissions of PHEVs. Source: The ICCT.

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Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The first two reports dealt with nuclear power (2003) and coal (2007).

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MIT Coal Gas Emissions

EIA projects US energy-related CO2 emissions to remain near current level through 2050; increased natural gas consumption

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2019

In 2018, the transportation sector’s consumption accounted for 78% of US CO 2 emissions from petroleum and more than one-third of all US energy-related CO 2 emissions. In the transportation sector, consumption and emissions trends in the past have been driven by changes in travel demand, fuel prices, and fuel economy regulations.

Gas

Gas Emissions Energy Coal

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Carbon

Carbon Global Emissions Climate Change

EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2020

CO 2 emissions from coal fell by 14.6%, the largest annual percentage drop in any fuel’s CO 2 emissions in EIA’s annual CO 2 data series dating back to 1973. The United States now emits less CO 2 from coal than from motor gasoline. In 2019, the transportation sector’s energy-related CO2 emissions declined by 0.7%

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2019 CO2 Energy 2017

EPA: US greenhouse gases up 2% in 2013; increased coal consumption, cool winter

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

The increase from 2012 to 2013 was due to an increase in the carbon intensity of fuels consumed to generate electricity due to an increase in coal consumption, with decreased natural gas consumption, according to the report. The transportation sector was the second largest sector source, at 27%. Transportation End-Use Sector.

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2013 EPA Coal 2004

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

Green Car Congress

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

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

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The project is intended to represent the transition to lower emissions transportation, chemicals and manufacturing. KeyState will also produce ammonia and urea for industrial and transportation markets, in addition to Nikola’s hydrogen mobility demand. —Perry Babb, CEO of project developer KeyState Energy.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Pennsylvania Gas-Electric

Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

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.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Carbon CO2

Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2023

Using both carbon and hydrogen molecules in the natural gas for reduction allows an immediate reduction of CO₂ emission by maximum 40% compared to the traditional blast furnace which uses primarily coal. Hot briquetted iron (HBI) is DRI in a compacted, briquetted form, which is suitable for long-distance transportation.

Oman

Oman Hydrogen Gas-Electric 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

Green Car Congress

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. Click to enlarge. However, the environmental impacts (e.g.,

Gas

Gas Coal Emissions Gasoline

Study finds half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

An open-access paper on the research is published in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science. (a)Map Major sources of fine particulate matter air pollution include the inefficient use of energy by households, industry, the agriculture and transport sectors, and coal-fired power plants. a)Map of global PM 2.5

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Pollution 2016 Universal 2010

Oxford team suggests realizing EV revolution will require much better understanding of consumer behavior, policy and industry support

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

Industry could assist by exploring new business models such as vehicle leasing, which already makes up a share of US and UK vehicle markets. Although in theory electrifying transportation can achieve deep cuts in CO 2 emissions, in practice, BEV deployment will be ineffective with high-carbon electricity. —Tran et al.

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Industrial Industry Climate Change Grid

Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

Black carbon (BC) from incomplete biomass and fossil fuel combustion is the most strongly light-absorbing component of particulate matter (PM) air pollution and a major climate-forcing emission. Air pollution mitigation efforts focusing on reducing combustion pollution are likely to have major benefits for climate and human health.

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Carbon Emissions Motor Motors

Tesla Giga Berlin called a model investment by leading Chancellor candidate in Germany

Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Chancellor candidate seeks to find a balance between climate change policies and economic growth in Germany. . On his website , Laschet indicates that he seeks climate protection through innovation and competition. Three objectives are listed under the heading: .

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Germany Climate Protection Tesla Climate Change

Report: Plastics industry will release more GHGs than coal plants in the US by 2030

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Plastics are on track to contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the US by 2030, according to new report by Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Vermont. However, what the industry reports is less than half of what it actually releases, according to the analysis by Material Research.

Coal

Coal Industrial Industry Climate Change

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.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Connect Connected

US EIA Reports Record-setting 7% Overall Decline in US Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009; Transport Emissions Down 4.1%, Lowest Percentage Reduction of the End-UseSectors

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2010

Carbon intensity changes in the electric power and industrial end use sectors. In 2009, the carbon intensity of the electric power sector decreased by nearly 4.3%, primarily due to fuel switching as the price of coal rose 6.8% Increased use of natural gas in place of coal caused the sector’s carbon intensity to decrease.

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2009 Emissions Carbon Transportation

Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

3.8% drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019; transport emissions rise

ENEOS begins joint study with Origin on Japan-Australia green hydrogen supply chain; MCH as transport medium

BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

Study from Thuringia shows 50% of harmful soot comes from local sources, 50% from long-distance transport

thyssenkrupp Steel, HKM and Port of Rotterdam jointly investigate setting up hydrogen supply chains

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10 Major Industries Ranked By Climate Action Progress

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

H2FUTURE building world’s largest green hydrogen pilot plant; targeting the steel industry

Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint

Biden Budget — Chance to Stop Paying Fossil Fuel Industry

B9 Coal Assembles Consortium to Combine Underground Coal Gasification, Alkaline Fuel Cells and Carbon Capture and Storage

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

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

8 Rivers announces 8RH2 CO2 Convective Reformer for ultra-low carbon hydrogen production from natural gas

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

EPA: US GHG fell 0.5% y-o-y in 2017; power sector down by 4.2%, transportation up 1.21%

Germany and Australia to establish alliance on green hydrogen supply chain

EIA: US energy-related CO2 dropped 2.7% in 2015; of end-use sectors, only transportation increased

Senators Sanders, Boxer propose legislation to institute GHG price on large stationary sources and remove support for fossil fuel industries

ArcelorMittal inaugurates €200M Steelanol carbon capture and utilization project at Ghent plant

NASA-led study suggests coal soot shrank Alpine glaciers in mid-1800s

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

EIA projects US energy-related CO2 emissions to remain near current level through 2050; increased natural gas consumption

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

EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

EPA: US greenhouse gases up 2% in 2013; increased coal consumption, cool winter

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

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

Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

Kobe Steel and Mitsui to partner on DRI project in Oman

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

Study finds half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution

Oxford team suggests realizing EV revolution will require much better understanding of consumer behavior, policy and industry support

Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

Tesla Giga Berlin called a model investment by leading Chancellor candidate in Germany

Report: Plastics industry will release more GHGs than coal plants in the US by 2030

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

US EIA Reports Record-setting 7% Overall Decline in US Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009; Transport Emissions Down 4.1%, Lowest Percentage Reduction of the End-UseSectors

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