Tag: GHG emissions
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President Obama Will Not Approve Keystone XL If It ‘Significantly Exacerbates’ Climate Pollution
Even the State Department, in its extremely conservative analysis in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, acknowledged that the project will increase GHGs …
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EBI Study Says Biofuels Will Play Integral Role in California’s Energy Future
The biofuels paper, according to lead author Youngs, a Senior Fellow at the EBI, addressed six scenarios of varied supply and demand options. They illustrate that the degree to which biofuels may help California meet its emissions goals depends upon how future demand for fuels rises or falls and what technologies are developed. Other factors…
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Cities Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 70 Percent
Kennedy and Sugar make the claim in ‘A low carbon infrastructure plan for Toronto, Canada,’ published in the latest issue of The Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. The paper aims to show how cities can make a positive difference using realistic, achievable steps. Their research shows that it is technically possible for cities to reduce…