fossil fuel emissions News
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Carbon number crunching
A booming economy and population led China to emerge in 2006 as the global leader in fossil-fuel carbon emissions, a distinction it still maintains. But exactly how much carbon China releases has been a topic of debate, with recent estimates varying by as much as 15 percent. “There’s great scrutiny of Chinese emissions now that they are the world’s largest fossil-fuel ...
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Initial Success With Carbon Pollution Pricing in Ontario
The province's first year of cap and trade went well says a new report from Dianne Saxe, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario. The cap and trade system provides a clear carbon price framework and decreasing caps on allowable levels of carbon pollution that will help achieve Ontario's climate targets. "A price on carbon pollution is a crucial tool we need to slow climate change," said ...
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Abengoa World Bioenergy Forum 2015
During May 20-21, 2015 more than 100 representatives of the biofuel industry and bioenergy experts gathered in Sevilla at the ABENGOA - WORLD BIOENERGY LEADERSHIP FORUM to discuss the future of biofuels – in particular bioethanol. The industry succeeded in the last years in starting cellulosic ethanol production in commercial scale – in Brazil, Italy and USA. Cellulosic ethanol ...
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Oceans` uptake of manmade carbon may be slowing
The oceans play a key role in regulating climate, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. Now, the first year-by-year accounting of this mechanism during the industrial era suggests the oceans are struggling to keep up with rising emissions—a finding with potentially wide implications for future climate. The study appears in this week’s issue of the ...
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Fracking’s future is in doubt as oil price plummets
There’s no doubt that US-based fracking – the process through which oil and gas deposits are blasted from shale deposits deep underground – has caused a revolution in worldwide energy supplies. Yet now the alarm bells are ringing about the financial health of the fracking industry, with talk of a mighty monetary bubble bursting − leading to turmoil on the international ...
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Exports account for one-third of China’s emissions
As Chinese manufacturers feed a growing global appetite for cheap goods, these exports account for a rising share of the country's greenhouse gas emissions, a new study reveals. Exports are now responsible for one-third of China's emissions, according to a study that will appear in the journal Energy Policy. The researchers describe their analysis as the most systematic study of the subject to ...
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Global decrease in coal burning leads to stalling of CO2 emissions in 2015
In 2015, after three years of slow growth, the growth of global CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel use and from steel and cement production was brought to a standstill. One of the main causes was the 2% global decrease in coal burning and cement production - the largest decrease over the past five decades, apart from recessions. The global decrease in CO2 emissions from coal use was offset by ...
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Camp Denali Develops 90kW Solar Project
Located 90 miles from the nearest power grid, Camp Denali has harnessed the benefits of renewable energy for most of its history. From their first hydroelectric system, developed in 1981, to subsequent photovoltaics and passive-solar hot water, they continue to explore evolving ways to power their facilities while minimizing fossil fuel dependence and carbon emissions. ...
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World Agrees to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels and Reduce Global Emissions by 43% by 2030
At the end of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), the European Union and world leaders recommitted to delivering the Paris Agreement goals and limiting the global average temperature increase to 1.5 Celsius. They agreed to accelerate emission reductions towards net zero by 2050, with urgent action in this critical decade. This includes transitioning away from fossil fuels and reducing ...
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Southeast Asian Biofuels -- the Fundamentals Affecting this Market`s Future
- Frost & Sullivan hosts complimentary webinar discussing how the feedstock landscape is likely to change WHEN: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. EDT LOCATION: Online, with free registration SPEAKERS: Shree Vidhya Karunanidhi, Research Analyst for Frost & Sullivan [http://www.frost.com ]'s Chemicals, Materials & Foods practice The ...
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Investors chip in as renewables rise towards record level
Carbon dioxide levels might be soaring, and governments might be slow to reduce fossil fuel emissions and contain climate change − but the smart money could nevertheless be going into renewable sources such as wind and solar power. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says green energy investments rose by 17% in 2014 to reach a total of $270bn − the first annual increase ...
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Biofuel policies in OECD countries costly and ineffective, says report
Government support of biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has a significant impact on world crop prices, according to a new study of policies to promote greater production and use of biofuel in OECD countries. OECD’s Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies says biofuels are currently highly ...
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E.ON gas storage examining CO2 storage options
E.ON Gas Storage GmbH (EGS) has filed an application with the Lower Saxony mining, energy and geology office (LBEG) for permission to carry out geological investigations in the Weser area. Over the next five years it is to be examined whether geological conditions in that area are suitable for building an underground CO2 storage facility. This study is part of an E.ON programme for carbon capture ...
By E.ON AG
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Renewables are Future - EUROSOLAR`s call to declare Climate & Energy Emergency
EUROSOLAR leads the good fight in climate stabilisation efforts, united with many others. We are prepared to accelerate and escalate renewable energy uptake to 100% and beyond ever more rapidly – with a growing community of allies of all ranks and ages – from green bankers to elementary school students. On this World Climate Emergency Strike Day we call for a supportive Renewable ...
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Energy game-changers look to future
Researchers now know how to keep the whole of the US powered by wind, water and sunlight without ever needing to fall back on emergency fossil fuel generators. They have also discovered how to extract hydrogen from methane without spilling any greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. And they have worked out a new and simple way to get the best available power from a wind turbine, and how to charge ...
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GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo To Convene World’s Largest Geothermal Industry Gathering
With installed geothermal capacity on track to surpass 12,000 MW globally by the end of the year in 25 countries, and over 60 countries reported to have projects in development, the GRC Annual Meeting & GEA Geothermal Energy Expo is expected to be an exciting international gathering of geothermal companies, academics, financiers, policy leaders, students, and other individuals. The ...
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"waste to energy+recycling" back on the Growth Track
The international exhibition and conference "waste to energy+recycling" ended on an upbeat note last week. The sixth edition of the industry gathering in Bremen, Germany, fulfilled its promise to exhibitors and visitors alike. 75 percent of the trade visitors rated the programme as highly relevant, more than 60 percent said they made new contacts. The more than 80 exhibitors praised the high ...
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Solar Power World - 42-MW solar + storage project to be built at Hawaii Navy base
Ameresco and Bright Canyon Energy are moving forward with the Kupono Solar Project, a combined solar and battery system to be built at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam West Loch Annex in Hawaii. The proposed project is designed to deliver 42 MW of renewable energy to Hawaiian Electric’s grid on the island of Oahu. In 2021, Ameresco and Bright Canyon established a joint venture known as ...
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New material offers efficient production of hydrogen for fuel cells
Wider use of hydrogen fuel cells could be one step closer thanks to a new engineered material which acts as a filter, separating hydrogen out from a mixture of gases. This could lead to a more efficient way of purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel cells offer a promising clean, alternative source of energy to fossil fuels, which produce no emissions other than water. They can ...
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Turning On N.Ireland’s Largest Solar Project!
We’re pleased to announce the commissioning of a major solar development in Antrim, delivering over 32 MW of clean, renewable energy into the Northern Irish energy grid. This is Northern Ireland’s largest solar energy development. The Antrim project will create enough energy to power more than 11,000 homes. This latest Lightsource solar development will reduce Northern Ireland’s ...
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