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Solazyme and Ecopetrol Extend Partnership on Algae-Based Diesel Using Colombian Feedstocks

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Ecopetrol has a strategic goal to provide at least 450 million tons of fuel from renewable oil sources by 2015. Following this phase, the parties plan to move toward commercial deployment of renewable oil and fuel production. Solazyme, Inc., Solazyme, Inc., —Jonathan Wolfson, CEO of Solazyme.

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MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

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The use of compressed or liquefied natural gas as a fuel for vehicles could help to displace oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but to a limited extent because of the high cost of converting vehicles to use these fuels. At the same time, this would also reduce air pollutants such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen oxides.

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

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In Latin America , electric car sales reached almost 90,000 in 2023, with markets in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico leading the region. Road transport electrification in Brazil could bring significant climate benefits given the largely low-emissions power mix, as well as reducing local air pollution.