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Sasol and ITOCHU to partner on green ammonia and hydrogen

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South Africa-based Sasol and Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to study and to develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia with a focus on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation. The product can also be cracked back to hydrogen gas for further applications.

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

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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The new reality is a much more challenging future in terms of planning, financing and predictability. —Jonathan Grant, director, sustainability and climate change, PwC. Other G20 (Australia, Korea, EU, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Argentina).

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Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

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The recommendations come with the release of report on the findings of the ERD3 project, which was funded by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with the goal of producing and promoting a comprehensive set of recommendations to help the US administration accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies.

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