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U.S. Can Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent by 2050, Study Says

U.S. Can Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent by 2050, Study Says

written by Yale Environment 360

The United States can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, using existing or near-commercial technologies, according to researchers with the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project.

The study analyzed scenarios with four types of decarbonized electricity: renewable energy, nuclear energy, fossil fuel with carbon capture and storage, and a mixed case. The scenarios achieved reductions of 83 percent below 2005 levels and 80 percent below 1990 levels, according to the study, which was released ahead of next month’s climate talks in Lima, Peru, and negotiations in Paris in December 2015.

The energy efficiency of buildings, transportation, and industry would need to increase through the use of smart materials and energy-efficient designs, and vehicles will need to be fueled with electricity generated from wind, solar, or nuclear, as opposed to coal, the researchers said. They project the net costs would be on the order of 1 percent of gross domestic product per year.

The 80-percent reduction by 2050 is a long-standing goal of the Obama administration, in line with the global commitment to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius. “One important conclusion is that investment opportunities in clean technologies will arise during the natural rollover and replacement of infrastructure,” said lead author Jim Williams. “The plan calls for non-disruptive, sustained infrastructure transitions that can deeply decarbonize the U.S. by 2050, and enhance its competitive position in the process.”



November 24, 2014 0 comment
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Carbon Capture and Storage Projects Lagging Worldwide, Study Finds

written by Yale Environment 360

Major projects aiming at capturing and burying carbon dioxide underground have slowed worldwide, according to a study by the Global CCS Institute in Australia.

Despite the common view among experts that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies could play a

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October 11, 2013 0 comment
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New Insight on How Tropical Forests Capture Carbon

written by Walter Wang

Tropical forests are important globally in removing carbon from the atmosphere. It has been assumed that the tress were the mechanism that made this work. New research from Princeton University has shed insight on the importance of bacteria that co-exist with the trees have in absorbing atmospheric carbon.

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September 16, 2013 0 comment
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New Carbon Storage Method Reduces Earthquake Risk, Study Says

written by Yale Environment 360

A team of researchers says it has demonstrated a method of underground carbon storage that reduces the risk of triggering earthquakes, a safety concern cited by some scientists about the emerging field of carbon capture and sequestration.

While often cited as a potentially key option in

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March 20, 2013 0 comment
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Study in Green: ICTSD Report Analyzes Fast Track Data

written by Walter Wang

The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development just published a timely and informative report on the accelerated examination programs for green technology patent applications offered by a number of national patent offices around the world.

Antoine Dechezleprêtre, a Research Fellow at

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March 6, 2013 0 comment
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Capturing Carbon Dioxide with a “Solar Sponge”

written by Environmental News Network

A new smart material called a MOF (metal organic framework) has the ability to adsorb carbon dioxide and release it when exposed to sunlight thus creating a new breakthrough in a way to recycle CO2 emissions using renewable energy.

The process is known as dynamic photo-switching

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February 26, 2013 0 comment
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Molecular ‘Trap Door’ Method May Reduce Costs of Carbon Capture

written by Yale Environment 360

Australian scientists have developed a method for trapping carbon dioxide that they say could ultimately reduce the costs of separating and storing carbon from fossil fuel emissions.

Writing in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers from the University

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November 9, 2012 0 comment
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Turning Seawater into Jet Biofuel

written by Walter Wang

From using vegetable oil and animal fats to trees and grasses as new sources of energy, biofuels are continuing to gain attention due to current oil prices and concern for energy security. As energy is produced from carbon fixation in these biofuels, scientists are experimenting with other types of renewable sources as mediums. The latest research endeavor? Creating jet fuel from seawater.

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October 2, 2012 0 comment
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UK Revives £1 Billion Competition to Boost Carbon Capture Sector

written by Yale Environment 360

The UK has re-launched a £1 billion ($1.6 billion) competition to promote the large-scale adoption of carbon-capture technology, an investment that government officials hope will make the UK a global leader in the emerging low-carbon energy sector.

Launched by the Department of Energy and Climate

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April 4, 2012 0 comment
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The New Age of Power Plants According to EPA

written by Walter Wang

EPA is proposing to take common-sense steps under the Clean Air Act to limit carbon dioxide pollution from new power plants. EPA’s proposed standard reflects the ongoing trend in the power sector to build cleaner plants that take advantage of American-made technologies. The agency’s proposal, which does not apply to plants currently

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March 30, 2012 0 comment
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Proposed UK Plant Would Capture 90 Percent of CO2 Emissions

written by Yale Environment 360

A U.S.-led consortium has announced plans to build a new coal plant in Scotland that it says will be able to capture 90 percent of its carbon emissions.

The so-called Caledonia Clean Energy Project, which would be built near Edinburgh, is perhaps the most ambitious carbon capture and storage (CCS)

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March 22, 2012 0 comment
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Carbon Sequestration in Illinois

written by Walter Wang

Carbon capture and sequestration, refers to technology attempting to prevent release of large quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere. The process is based on capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources and storing it where it will not enter the atmosphere. One of these methods is to inject it into the ground. Geologists are hoping to learn a great deal about

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February 27, 2012 1 comment
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Top Ten Sustainability Initiatives of Richard Branson

written by Walter Wang

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, is a very well known English business magnate, most known for his Virgin Group, which is comprised of over 400 different companies, including the American airlines Virgin America, Virgin Galactic – a venture to operate and market commercial space flights, Virgin Records music label, the online casino Virgin Games, and

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February 15, 2012 3 comments
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Abu Dhabi Moves Ahead on Big Carbon Capture Project

written by Walter Wang

Masdar Carbon, one of the five business units of Masdar, the Abu Dhabi national clean energy conglomerate, announced yesterday in Abu Dhabi that it is moving ahead with a carbon capture and sequestration facility that will capture nearly 1 million tons of CO2 annually at the Emirates Steel complex at Mussafah.

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January 20, 2012 0 comment
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