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Fossil fuels need to stay unburned to meet climate target
2013-09-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Most known reserves of fossil fuels will need to stay unburned to stop temperatures rising beyond a United Nations target that seeks to curb climate-change dangers. About 531 billion metric tons of carbon have been emitted by burning oil, coal and gas, cutting down forests and making cement since 1750, the UN said today. Capping greenhouse gas output at 840 billion tons gives a 50 percent chance of meeting the UN target of restraining warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), it...
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KiOR seeks to double cellulosic fuels production at Columbus plant; $50M in from Khosla for Columbus II
2013-09-26 16:30:34| Green Car Congress
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Vive le carbon tax: France to tax fossil fuels
2013-09-25 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Australia may be out, but France is in. Two weeks after the new Australian government scrapped its carbon tax, France has announced that from next year, fossil fuel use will be taxed and the money used to further reduce emissions. The tax will target transport fuels and domestic heating, as these are not covered by the continent-wide Emissions Trading Scheme that focuses on European energy and industry. Fuel use is already taxed in France, but from next year part of this tax will be determined...
LanzaTech Awarded $4M Grant From ARPA-E To Transform Waste Methane Resources Into Low Carbon Fuels And Chemicals
2013-09-23 05:01:53| pollutiononline News Articles
LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, today announced that it has been awarded a $4 million grant by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
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Study finds HTL algal biofuels offer 50-70% lifecycle CO2 reduction compared to petroleum fuels; EROI and GHG comparable to or better than other biofuels
2013-09-20 12:30:28| Green Car Congress
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