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Carbon emissions in port of Rotterdam drop more swiftly than national average

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In 2020, Rotterdam achieved a 12% reduction in emissions, compared to 8% in the Netherlands as a whole. of the Netherlands’ total carbon emissions: a share that several years ago was 16%. This slump led to reduced demand for oil and chemical products, forcing local industry to scale back its activities.

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

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In addition to high oil prices and the financial crisis, the increased use of new renewable energy sources, such as biofuels for road transport and wind energy for electricity generation, had a noticeable and mitigating impact on CO 2 emissions. Fossil oil consumption decreased by one per cent, due to high prices and more biofuels.

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

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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). Global fossil oil consumption increased by about 2.9% Coal consumption in China increased by 9.7%

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Mad Power thoughts

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Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Energy Solutions.

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EU greenhouse gas emissions from transport increased for the second year in a row in 2015; on-road up 1.6%

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Spain, Italy and the Netherlands accounted for the largest increases in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Total energy consumption and energy-related emissions increased, due to increased use of natural gas and crude oil. The United Kingdom showed the largest decrease of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU.

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2022—The Year the Hydrogen Economy Launched?

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The other is that the hydrogen provisions are technology-neutral, meaning that there is no distinction between hydrogen produced by electrolysis with electricity from, for example, a wind farm or a nuclear power plant. It will come faster because conventional energy such as oil and gas will become scarcer and more expensive.”

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EC awards €1.2B from NER300 “Robin Hood” mechanism for 23 renewable energy projects; 5 advanced biofuel projects targeted for €516.8M

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million); 6 wind projects (€273.2 The largest biofuels award (and the single largest award of the first call) was for a maximum of €199 million (US$265 million) to the Woodspirit project in The Netherlands. million, or US$687 million) for maximum funding of €629.3 million (US$836.5 million, US$78 million); and. Advanced biofuels.

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