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

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This was the result of growing renewable power generation, switches from coal to natural gas, improvements in energy efficiency, as well as structural changes in the global economy. The decline was driven by a surge in shale gas supplies and more attractive renewable power that displaced coal. Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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Geely Group and CRI intend to collaborate on the deployment of renewable methanol fuel production technology in China and explore the development and deployment of 100% methanol-fueled vehicles in China, Iceland and other countries. Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity. Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen Group now planning 22M EVs in ten years; 70 new electric models by 2028

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Further, Volkswagen has signed off a comprehensive decarbonization program aimed at achieving a fully CO 2 -neutral balance in all areas from fleet to production to administration by 2050. We will be systematically aligning production and other stages in the value chain to CO2 neutrality in the coming years. billion) by 2023.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. They are highly automated production islands that directly convert wind energy to hydrogen, with a few of them processing the gas into fuels and other goods.

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Figuring Out Semiconductor Manufacturing's Climate Footprint

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For instance, the extraction of coal for electricity production. Moore: And so why do you feel like you have to look at all the upstream stuff that a chip-maker may not really have any control over, like coal and such like that? This has a GWP value of 25,200 kilograms of CO2 equivalent. That’s the cradle. Moore: Okay.

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Mercedes-Benz takes stake in H2 Green Steel; to begin use of green steel in 2025

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Mercedes-Benz AG is the first car manufacturer to take an equity stake in Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel (H2GS) as a way to introduce CO 2 free steel into series production. Benz sedan is, for example, made from about 50% steel, which accounts for about 30% of CO 2 emissions in production.

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US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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million barrels per day to the total increase in world liquid fuels production, and conventional supplies from non-OPEC countries add another 3.4 World production of unconventional resources, which totaled 3.1 million barrels per day. million barrels per day in 2006, increases to 13.4 percent per year over the projection period.

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