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Fuel economy measures could cut Commonwealth countries’ cumulative oil bill by US$3.2T through 2050

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Commonwealth countries can cut their cumulative oil bill by £2 trillion (US$3.2 Given that about half the Commonwealth’s and world’s oil is used in transport and oil accounts for about 95% of transport fuel use, this could spell economic disaster for the oil importing countries which make up the vast majority of the Commonwealth.

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Swiss company outlines methanol-to-gasoline option for Alaska North Slope gas to state legislature

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The resulting methanol would be blended with crude and transported via the trans-Alaska oil pipeline to Valdez, where it would be extracted from the oil and processed via Methanol-to-Gasoline technology into gasoline. The resulting economy of scale would deliver a significant reduction in investment cost, van Wijk argues.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ). In particular, Prentice seeks to shield Alberta’s emissions-intensive oil sands operations from the effects of emission reductions. Earlier post.).

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