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EIA expects 7% increase in US energy-sector CO2 emissions as economic activity increases during 2021

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Increased economic activity and a changing fuel mix in the electric power sector in 2021 will lead to a significant increase in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions this year, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). billion metric tons this year.

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Coal rebound: Global CO2 emissions were at a record high in 2021

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Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose 6% in 2021, reaching their highest level ever due to increased use of coal power plants, according to new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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

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US energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8% in 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. The changes in US energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2019 offset the increase in 2018. CO 2 emissions had increased by 2.9%

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IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China

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Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 to 36.3 billion tonnes, their highest ever level, as the world economy rebounded strongly from the COVID-19 crisis and relied heavily on coal to power that growth, according to new IEA analysis. billion tonnes.

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New catalyst opens door to CO2 capture in coal-to-liquids process

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World energy consumption projections expect coal to stay one of the world’s main energy sources in the coming decades, and a growing share of it will be used in CT—the conversion of coal to liquid fuels (CTL). By 2020, CTL is expected to account for 15% of the coal use in China. —Wang et al.

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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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That is why the Ruhr region is playing a leading role in the energy turnaround. As part of its tkH2Steel transformation project, coal-based blast furnaces will be replaced by hydrogen-powered direct reduction plants. In this way, thyssenkrupp is accelerating the start of low-CO2 steel production. With its capacity of 2.5

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BMW Group secures CO2-reduced steel for global production network

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For the Americas region, the BMW Group has already reached agreements with domestic steel producers Steel Dynamics (SDI) and Big River Steel, a US Steel facility, to use renewable energy sources in their local steel production. If electricity from renewable energies is used for this process, then steel production is almost CO 2 -free.

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