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Keliber says studies show its lithium hydroxide will have smaller carbon footprint than most of the competition

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Keliber, a Finnish mining and battery chemical company that aims to start the sustainable production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide, has analyzed the CO 2 emissions generated by its future production using two studies. More than half of the electricity from the Finnish national grid is generated from renewable energy sources.

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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The team studied trends in air pollution in Africa to determine impacts on human health and economic development in 54 African countries. In addition to the toll on human health, air pollution imposes economic costs, the study found. billion IQ points across the continent. Economic output lost to air-pollution-related disease was $3.0

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Baker Institute team says fossil fuel subsidies need global reform

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“There is evidence that fossil fuel subsidies are socially inequitable, that they encourage smuggling and waste, and distort economies in ways that undermine economic efficiency while harming the environment and the climate,” wrote Jim Krane, the Wallace S.

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Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Europe targets 30% cut in carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

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Initiatives and technologies underway or to be implemented at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products’ different sites include: Carbalyst – capture waste gases from the blast furnace and biologically convert it into bio-ethanol. LCA studies predict a CO 2 reduction of up to 87% from Carbalyst bio-ethanol compared with fossil transport fuels.

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ArcelorMittal Europe to produce “green steel” starting in 2020

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Ultimately to reach zero, this hydrogen will need to be green (produced via electrolysis which is powered by renewable electricity). The project will reduce the volumes of coal needed in the iron ore reduction process, thereby cutting CO2 emissions. Hydrogen and the blast furnace. First verified green steel for customers.

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Swiss WTW study finds important role for alternative fuels as well as alt drivetrains in move to low-emissions vehicles

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The study by a team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, reported in the Journal of Power Sources , is novel in three respects, the researchers said. The lowest WTW energy demand and GHG emissions were achieved using electricity from waste incineration, biogas CHP, hydropower, wind power, and photovoltaic power.

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JEC updates well-to-wheels study on automotive fuels and powertrains; electro-mobility, natural gas and biofuels

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In 2003 JEC issued its first Well-to-Wheels study, a type of analysis which takes into account the entire energy lifecycle of fuels and powertrains and their possible combinations. Biogas, particularly from waste materials, has a very low GHG impact, whether the biogas is used to fuel cars or produce electricity. not for combustion).

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