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Mitsubishi Heavy, Southern Company begin underground injection of captured CO2 from coal-fired plant; 500 metric tons per day

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(MHI) and Southern Company, a major US electric utility, has begun underground injection of CO 2 recovered from emissions from a coal-fired power generation plant. MHI has installed 10 natural gas-fired CO 2 capture facilities currently in operation, plus one under construction, for chemical plant applications.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. Today, new plants in Europe are already planned with a CO2-neutral energy supply from the start. The decision also fits with our overall strategy.

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Global Carbon Project reports global CO2 emissions suddenly on the rise after 3-year hiatus; need for reducing uncertainties

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This apparent inconsistency is explained by the response of the natural carbon cycle to the 2015–2016 El Niño event, but it raises important questions about our ability to detect a sustained change in emissions from the atmospheric record. Increases in coal use in China and the US are expected this year, reversing their decreases since 2013.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

But our friends in the oil, coal and gas industry have 5,795 gigatons of carbon on the books. Bill McKibben’s “Do The Math” article in 2012′s Rolling Stone magazine taught us that we cannot burn any more than 565 gigatons of carbon if we want to stay at 2° or lower.

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Good news – the world has a real chance of achieving its goal of tripling renewables by 2030

Baua Electric

Solar and wind account for 95% of the expansion, with renewables overtaking coal to become the largest source of global electricity generation by early 2025. The report shows that under existing policies and market conditions, global renewable power capacity is now expected to grow to 7,300 GW over the 2023-28 period covered by the forecast.

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In a first, the US will restrict existing coal-fired plants’ emissions

Baua Electric

Trucks Haul Coal Navajo Mine by U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants to control 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down. Coal plants that intend to stay online beyond 2039 will have to cut or capture 90% of their CO2 emissions by 2032.

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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

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Focus on national preparedness for climate change, which can help decrease damage from extreme weather events now and speed recovery from future damage. Adaptation is needed because the climate is already changing and some further change is inevitable regardless of what is done to reduce its pace and magnitude. The six key components are: 1.