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Fossil fuel subsidies cost ~$2 Trillion annually, according to IMF
2014-05-02 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: Science informs us about the environmental cost of our global fossil fuel habit the IPCC recently reported that CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes contributed around 78 per cent of the total increase in greenhouse gas emissions between 1970 and 2010 but what about the economic cost? As has been noted here before, the combined value of global fossil fuel subsidies can be difficult to calculate, with recent estimates ranging from $500 billion to $1.9 trillion....
Rieke Packaging designs easy dispense lid for fuel additives
2014-05-02 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
TriMas subsidiary Rieke Packaging Systems has designed a new lid and funnel combination to allow easy pouring of fuel additives and other chemicals from tin cans.
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Ethanol: Worse Than Conventional Fuel?
2014-05-01 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Ethanol was pitched as the new hope for alternative fuels in America, but what if its actually worse than conventional gasoline? Thats exactly what a new government-funded study is saying in an analysis of cellulostic ethanol fuel made from byproducts like the leftovers from growing corn. The study suggests that while ethanol might cut emissions in the long term, in the short term, it actually produces 7 percent more emissions than gasoline. That means it cant meet the emissions targets and...
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Michigan considers aviation fuel tax increase
2014-05-01 17:13:46| Airlines - Topix.net
Michigan airport executives are seeking an aviation fuel tax increase to help make improvements and repairs at the state's 235 public airports.
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Fossil fuel subsidies preventing transition low-carbon economy
2014-05-01 16:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The massive subsidies given to the production and consumption of fossil fuels must be curbed if the world is to complete a transition to a low-carbon economy, UN experts have warned. Speaking at an event co-organised by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi on Wednesday, experts claimed that the support given to oil, gas and coal was contributing to fiscal instability and undermining efforts to prevent climate change. The subsidies given to renewable energy have proved controversial...
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