fossil fuel emissions Articles
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The analysis of energy-related CO2 emissions from 1950 to 2000
This study analyses energy-related CO2 emissions in the world from 1950 to 2000 based on the estimated CO2 emissions statistics. The results suggest that decrease in the index of CO2/WFFC (WFFC – World Fossil Fuel Consumption), CO2 emission intensity and per capita CO2 emissions are necessary but not sufficient conditions for realising the human target of the improvement of environmental quality. ...
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Estimation of the water footprint of sugarcane in Mexico: is ethanol production an environmentally feasible fuel option?
Energy policies are taken throughout the world to reduce fossil fuel emissions from transportation sources. Agriculturally based biofuels are currently the only alternatives to liquid fossil fuels. However, as biofuel production spreads, so too do its cascading impacts on environment and food security. This paper analyzes the impact of Mexican ethanol-sugarcane policy on water resources. The ...
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ESOPP leads the path for innovations in Lithium ION Battery Separator films
Global warming due to mindless usage of fossil fuel carbon emission is already resulting catastrophic floods, forest fire, landslides and sea level increase in several parts of the world. Li-ion Battery operated vehicles offer the most efficient solution to slow down negative impact on the environment. Biax films offer high efficiency storage capacity for LIB. ESOPP is leading the industry for ...
By ESOPP GROUP
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Carbon Tax to Reduce Pollution
Countries around the world are planning to take action against environmental population and other related issues that take place as a result of fossil fuel emissions. In fact, several countries have gone as far as to implement different measures in order to reduce the carbon dioxide pollution. Carbon tax is one such initiative taken by the UK government. Carbon tax can simply be defined as a ...
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Uncertainty, carbon dioxide concentrations and fossil fuel use
This paper evaluates the atmospheric CO2 impact of recent energy scenarios. The impact of the expected four-fold increase in energy use is compared with that reflecting a reduced fossil fuel-burning scenario. Measurement of the alternative impact is needed using an econometric modelling approach to the traditional atmospheric equilibrium model. Prescriptions are given regarding the benefits of ...
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An assessment of operations of oil-exporting countries in terms of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions from 16 oil-exporting countries are studied using Data Envelopment Analysis using indicators representing economic growth, energy consumption and emissions. The analysis for 1996 shows that Norway, Gabon and Nigeria are efficient and that Russia is inefficient. Malmquist Productivity Index analysis shows that there is progress in achieving higher ...
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Renewable, clean energy: the petroleum footprint - wind farms under analysis
This paper presents a methodology to assess projects for the generation of clean, renewable energy. Such methodology is applied here to estimate the consumption of fossil fuels (referred to as 'oil'), required for the construction, operation and maintenance of a wind farm consisting of 97 turbines of 3 MW each. Results show that such consumption represents a conservative 8–9% of the total energy ...
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China may be ready to kick coal habit
There are still doubts. The statistics might be proved wrong. But it looks as if China might be starting to wean itself off its coal consumption habit. China produces and consumes nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined. Coal, the most polluting of all energy sources, has powered the growth of China’s flyaway economy. But as incomes have risen, so has pollution. The country ...
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Unabated Coal Use Will Break World’s “Carbon Budget”
While many people are traveling to Warsaw this week to participate in the international climate negotiations (COP 19), the city is also hosting another global conference: the International Coal and Climate Summit. It’s a troubling juxtaposition—coal contributes to 43 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it a major driver of climate change. In fact, a new statement ...
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Feasibility of landfill gas as a liquefied natural gas fuel source for refuse trucks
The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology to evaluate the feasibility of using landfill gas (LFG) as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel source for heavy-duty refuse trucks operating on landfills. Using LFG as a vehicle fuel can make the landfills more self-sustaining, reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, and reduce emissions and greenhouse gases. Acrion Technologies Inc. in ...
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Waste to Energy: RDF(Refuse-derived Fuel)
At present, the main ways of municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment are landfill, composting, incineration, and so on. But these treatments still require a lot of lands. RDF preparation technology has obvious advantages in environmental protection and resource utilization, and will be better developed in the future. It brings vitality to waste energy and becomes a new growth point in the field of ...
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How do we create an ethical grid?
So much of what’s discussed in offices these days – and forever really – focuses on this: What’s best for the company? How do we increase profits? That’s totally understandable, given that a primary responsibility of any for-profit enterprise is to benefit its owners and investors. Still, as individuals, and I would argue, as part of the capitalist system, we have ...
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What is net metering?
Net metering is an effective resource usage and expenditure billing arrangement that allows users to generate their own energy and receive compensation for it in their finances. Specifically, net metering is provided by the power company and allows energy consumers who generate extra power using renewable energy sources such as solar panels to feed that excess back into the grid. In a net ...
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Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture by Gas-Phase Methane Pyrolysis: A Feasibility Study
In order to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas must be replaced by climate-neutral alternatives in the medium and long term. In this regard, hydrogen (H2) is considered as one of the most promising carbon-free energy carriers, since it is already nowadays vastly used in the chemical industry, for instance for refining processes or the production of key ...
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WBA Fossil Exit Strategy
After COP 21 (Paris): Fossil Exit Strategy 2030 One year after the conference in Paris, the world is moving away from the targets of COP21. The most embarrassing fact is the ongoing increase of the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. This concentration reached 400ppm in 2014 for the first time in the human history. A value of 420 ppm is usually regarded as upper limit to keep a temperature ...
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Biogas embedded in the EU bioeconomy
How can the EU bioeconomy best contribute to the transition towards sustainable development and a climate-neutral economy by 2050? In April 2021, the European Commission published a report[1] presenting four scenarios for the future EU bioeconomy until 2050. One of the scenarios presented in the report is particularly encouraging for our sector as it forecasts a growth of the bio-based industry, ...
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Carbon tax and energy resource in Indian power sector
Abstract: Global warming is a universal problem nowadays. The recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen was partially successful because all participating countries realised the damages caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promise to mitigate in the future course of time. India has also promised to reduce 20% to 25% of these emissions up to the year 2020. To implement ...
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Investment Advantages of Continuous Pyrolysis Plant
Introduction to Continuous Pyrolysis Plant Continuous Pyrolysis Plants stand as innovative systems utilizing thermal decomposition to convert various types of waste materials into valuable resources. These plants function by subjecting organic substances to high temperatures in an oxygen-limited environment, thereby decomposing them into useful end products such as oil, gas, and carbon black. ...
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Can we bury the carbon dioxide problem?
Seriously — carbon capture and storage could be a game-changer. Mention “carbon capture and storage” — the process of trapping carbon dioxide produced in fossil-fuel burning or other industrial processes and burying it underground — in polite company, and you’re likely to be pounced on. It’s absurdly expensive. It can never be rolled out en masse. ...
By Ensia
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Q&A: MIT Professor Donald Sadoway On The Future Of Battery Storage and Renewable Energies
For over two thousands years, scientists have experimented with ways to capture the energy of the sun. Archimedes in 212 BC, for instance, famously rigged a system of mirrors that was used to spark fires aboard enemy ships—sort of like an ancient heat ray. Over time, the methods of capturing solar energy have obviously evolved (and perhaps become a bit less dramatic) but there are ...
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