Climate, Emissions and Russia

UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2022

The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL and published in the journal Earth’s Future as an open-access paper. The space industry is one of the world’s fastest growing sectors.

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IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2022

In countries that choose to continue or increase their use of nuclear power, it can reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, cut carbon dioxide emissions and enable electricity systems to integrate higher shares of solar and wind power. However, a new era for nuclear power is by no means guaranteed. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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Volvo Cars trucks-to-trains swap significantly cuts emissions in logistics network

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

Volvo Cars is significantly cutting CO 2 emissions in its logistics operations by switching transports between its manufacturing plants and new car depots from trucks to trains. On another route, from Ghent to a second depot in Austria, emissions were cut by almost half since switching to rail transports.

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Russia ponders using EV subsidies to boost the economy and surge local manufacturing

Teslarati

AUGUST 4, 2021

Russia’s Economy Ministry said earlier today that it has plans to utilize subsidy programs to boost the manufacturing and purchase of locally-built electric vehicles. Just 11,000 of the over 45 million vehicles driven in Russia last year were electric, with most being used cars. The incentive program could start as early as 2022.

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Biden to Slash U.S. Fossil Fuel Emissions 52 Percent by 2030

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2021

fossil fuel emissions up to 52 percent by 2030. His statement came during a virtual climate change summit with 40 world leaders. Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Vladimir Putin of Russia both committed to working on cutting emissions. Fossil Fuel Emissions 52 Percent by 2030 appeared first on The Truth About Cars.

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

According to GlobalData’s Mining Commodity Analyzer , Russia was the third-largest producer of nickel in 2021, producing more than 200,000 tons. The evolving situation in Russia and Ukraine has already caused unprecedented increases in the price of nickel. Trading had yet to resume as of 10 March.

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With SUVs in vogue, fuel demand surges adding 20% to energy emissions growth

Baua Electric

MAY 28, 2024

With bigger engines, these vehicles have also pushed up fuel demand globally as well as carbon emission. Bloomberg) The love for ever-larger cars accounted for more than a quarter of the annual global demand growth for oil and 20% of the added energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency.

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Udokan Copper to cut carbon intensity of copper production up to 75% by 2035

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2022

Russia-based Udokan Copper , the developer of Russia’s largest new copper deposit, outlined scenarios to cut the carbon intensity of copper production up to 75% by 2035, bringing the company closer to its ultimate goal of climate neutrality in the long run.

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Russia Moves To Rein In Gas Flaring, Mandating 95% Gas Capture by 2012; Signals About-Face On Climate Change

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Russia has floated a 95% gas flaring target. extracted in Russia, or about 20 billion cubic meters per year. comparison, Russia’s projected South Stream gas pipeline is estimated. President Medvedev has also indicated a sharp reversal of Russia’s. policy on climate change within the past week, replacing the previous.

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NCAR-led study finds COVID-19 lockdowns temporarily raised global temperatures due to reductions in aerosols

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The lockdowns and reduced societal activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic affected emissions of pollutants in ways that slightly warmed the planet for several months last year, according to new research led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). C) over much of the United States and Russia.

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IIASA: removing fossil fuel subsidies will not reduce CO2 emissions as much as hoped

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Removing fossil fuel subsidies would have only a small effect on CO 2 emissions and renewable energy use, according to a new study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and published in the journal Nature. That means that in some cases the removal of subsidies causes a switch to more emissions-intensive coal.

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IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2023

The world is undergoing an energy transition to reduce CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have further increased the interest of Europe and Western countries to invest in the hydrogen economy as an alternative to fossil fuels.

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European electrolyzer manufacturers commit to boosting capacity tenfold by 2025

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2022

Clean hydrogen is indispensable to reduce industrial carbon emissions and contribute to our energy independence from Russia. It will improve Europe’s sustainable and secure energy supply and reduce EU’s reliance on Russian gas. We have no time to lose, which is why this European electrolyzer summit is so opportune.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2017

The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

A new international study has found that laboratory tests of nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles significantly underestimate the real-world emissions by as much as 50%. Those markets include Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; the European Union; India; Japan; Mexico; Russia; South Korea; and the United States.

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IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. The data signal a continuing decoupling of emissions and economic activity. Global emissions from the energy sector stood at 32.1

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ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2017

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, HFO carriage, the use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025. Click to enlarge. —Comer et al.

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World Bank/ICCT report provides guidance to reducing black carbon emissions from diesels in developing countries

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2014

Historical Trends in Black Carbon Emissions from Surface Transportation (teragrams of black carbon per year). The transportation sector accounted for approximately 19% of global black carbon emissions in the year 2000, according to the report. Black carbon has been found to be second to carbon dioxide in terms of its climate forcing.

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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. Clean hydrogen could abate up to 37% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, according to BNEF estimates. MMbtu in Russia, $8.7/MMbtu

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IDTechEx: future of the electric ship industry lies with hybrid cargo vessels

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2023

However, the recent climate of uncertainty and inflation arising from the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war has had a negative impact on new-build contracts, including on ship-types targeted for electrification. IDTechEx concludes that the future of the electric ship industry lies with hybrid cargo vessels. The potential is huge.

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Industrial Industry Future Hybrid

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

Circle areas are proportional to values for (A and B) climate change, (C and D) human health (values for population over age 30), and (E and F) agriculture. The team considered about 400 emission control measures to reduce these pollutants by using current technology and experience. Source: Shindell et al. Click to enlarge.

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Ukraine Will Become An Ag Drone Powerhouse After Invasion

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 19, 2023

Much has been made of the successful use of inexpensive drones by Ukraine’s military and civilian resistance in an asymmetric war against Russia’s illegal invasion. But what will happen after Russia is defeated and sent back behind its borders at last?

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RUSAL opens new low-carbon aluminum smelter in Taishet

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Russia-based RUSAL, a global aluminum producer, opened the first phase of its low-carbon aluminum production plant, Taishet Aluminum Smelter (TaAZ), in Taishet, Siberia. Full scope CO 2 emissions will be one of the lowest in the industry, the company claims. Pre-operation verifications and testing have begun.

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KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Direct thermal cracking of methane and other hydrocarbons is a way to produce hydrogen from natural gas without direct CO 2 emissions. There are huge quantities of natural gas worldwide and it can be used in a climate-neutral way. —Professor Thomas Wetzel of KIT’s Institute of Thermal Process Engineering.

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PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

The current proposals by developed countries on the table for the upcoming climate negotiations in Copenhagen to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions do not yet suffice to limit global warming to a rise of 2 °C (based on a long-term 450 ppm concentration of GHG), according to a new report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

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

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% ” [ 1 ].

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Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

A team of 26 climate scientists from Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published the “Copenhagen Diagnosis”, an interim synthesis report on developments in climate change science from mid-2006 to the present day.

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Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

CO 2 per capita emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production from the top 5 emitting regions. Global emissions of CO 2 increased by 3% last year, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO 2 emissions”, released by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

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QUANTIFY Study Finds GHG Emissions from Global Transport Could Double Their Net Contribution to Warming by 2100

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Transport emissions could double their current relative net contribution to global warming by 2100, according to a new study by researchers at the Oslo-based Centre for International Climate and Environment Research (CICERO) in Norway. More travelling and international trade drive the emission increase. million (US$12.6

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Transportation Czech Republic Global Emissions

Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford recently published a report recommending that individual governments take more action to curb their own greenhouse gas emissions and put pressure on other governments to do the same. International climate negotiations can only go so far.

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

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per region. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have.

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ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Comparison of the potential reduction in emissions with the application of lower sulfur 0.5% While that report projected vessel activity, it did not explore the environmental impacts of increased shipping in terms of air emissions or the potential climate impacts from increases in short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon.

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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

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JUNE 4, 2023

Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. The deficit forecast for 2023 was revised to 0.2

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US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

of Stanford University reported that reducing soot emissions from diesel engines and other sources could slow melting of sea ice in the Arctic faster and more economically than any other quick fix. Soot emissions are second only to carbon dioxide in promoting global warming, but its effects have been underestimated in previous climate models.

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Australia is about to make a big push into electric vehicles

Setec Powerr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the country is the only OECD country other than Russia that does not have or is in the process of setting fuel efficiency standards. And when a car company’s fleet meets emissions targets, it can earn points and trade them with other manufacturers.

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Potent GHG SF6 rapidly accumulating in atmosphere, driven by demand for SF6-insulated switchgear in developing countries

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2020

Sales compiled from 1996–2003 by producers in Europe, Japan, USA, and South Africa (not including China and Russia) showed that, on an annual average basis, 80% of the SF 6 produced during this period was consumed by electric utilities and equipment manufacturers for electric power systems. —Simmonds et al. —Simmonds et al.

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LKAB identifies Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals in Lapland; Per Geijer

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

This is good news, not only for LKAB, the region and the Swedish people, but also for Europe and the climate. Electrification, the EU’s self-sufficiency and independence from Russia and China will begin in the mine. Access is today a crucial risk factor for both the competitiveness of European industry and the climate transition.

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Study Finds Carbon in Frozen Soils 2X Prior Estimates; Permafrost Melt Poses Major Climate Change Threat

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

Using the new carbon pool estimates from this research, permafrost degradation could account for the entire upper range of carbon-climate feedbacks currently estimated by climate models. —Dr Tags: Climate Change Emissions. Warmer temperatures at high latitudes are already resulting in unprecedented permafrost degradation.

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US, China, and G-20 agree to work to global phase down of HFCs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The US reached separate agreements with the G-20 and with China to address the rapid growth in the use and release of climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Left unabated, HFC emissions could grow to nearly 20% of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, a serious climate mitigation concern.

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Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2009

The report estimates that carbon emissions equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses.

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

The new report, part of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2011 series, examines the key factors that could result in a more prominent role for natural gas in the global energy mix, and the implications for other fuels, energy security and climate change. Source: IEA. Click to enlarge. MIT: The Future of Natural Gas. Earlier post.)

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Study finds farms a major source of fine-particulate air pollution

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2016

Emissions from farms outweigh all other human sources of fine-particulate air pollution in much of the United States, Europe, Russia and China, according a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters , a journal of the American Geophysical Union. Johannes Lelieveld, lead author of the 2015 Nature study, disagreed. “

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Annual Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Halved in 2008; Decrease in Fossil Oil Consumption, Increase in Renewables Share

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2009

Global CO 2 emissions from fuel use and cement production by region. Emissions increased by 1.7% Global CO2 emissions increased from 15.3 The lower increase in CO 2 emissions was mainly due to a decrease in global fossil oil consumption of about 0.6%, the first global decrease since 1992. Source: PBL. Click to enlarge.

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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo by Marcus Reubenstein on Unsplash Australia will introduce a bill to parliament this week containing its first-ever vehicle emissions rule, a huge step forward for the country. Australia doesn’t have its own fuel efficiency standards, making it one of only two advanced countries without such a rule, alongside Russia.

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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

Volvo Cars trucks-to-trains swap significantly cuts emissions in logistics network

Russia ponders using EV subsidies to boost the economy and surge local manufacturing

Biden to Slash U.S. Fossil Fuel Emissions 52 Percent by 2030

GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

With SUVs in vogue, fuel demand surges adding 20% to energy emissions growth

Udokan Copper to cut carbon intensity of copper production up to 75% by 2035

Russia Moves To Rein In Gas Flaring, Mandating 95% Gas Capture by 2012; Signals About-Face On Climate Change

NCAR-led study finds COVID-19 lockdowns temporarily raised global temperatures due to reductions in aerosols

IIASA: removing fossil fuel subsidies will not reduce CO2 emissions as much as hoped

IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

European electrolyzer manufacturers commit to boosting capacity tenfold by 2025

Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

ICCT study examines current & projected use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping; growth in BC emissions points to need for policies

World Bank/ICCT report provides guidance to reducing black carbon emissions from diesels in developing countries

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

IDTechEx: future of the electric ship industry lies with hybrid cargo vessels

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Ukraine Will Become An Ag Drone Powerhouse After Invasion

RUSAL opens new low-carbon aluminum smelter in Taishet

KIT and Wintershall Dea collaborating to develop industrial-scale methane pyrolysis for CO2-free production of hydrogen

PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

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

Copenhagen Diagnosis Released, Detailing Accelerating Indicators of Climate Change In Last Three Years

Global CO2 emissions up 3% in 2011; per capita CO2 emissions in China reach EU levels

QUANTIFY Study Finds GHG Emissions from Global Transport Could Double Their Net Contribution to Warming by 2100

Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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

ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

US EPA seeking to award up to $1M for project to mitigate black carbon from diesel sources in Russian Arctic

Australia is about to make a big push into electric vehicles

Potent GHG SF6 rapidly accumulating in atmosphere, driven by demand for SF6-insulated switchgear in developing countries

LKAB identifies Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals in Lapland; Per Geijer

Study Finds Carbon in Frozen Soils 2X Prior Estimates; Permafrost Melt Poses Major Climate Change Threat

US, China, and G-20 agree to work to global phase down of HFCs

Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

Study finds farms a major source of fine-particulate air pollution

Annual Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Halved in 2008; Decrease in Fossil Oil Consumption, Increase in Renewables Share

Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

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