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Carbon Dioxide Equivalent – Applications for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Business Bureau

Greenhouse Gases and their Carbon Dioxide Equivalents. Greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in the atmosphere are at an all-time high due to human activity, especially that of industry. It’s important that businesses understand which gases matter and how to measure these gases using the common approach of carbon dioxide equivalents.

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New Report Shows Gap Between Utility Carbon Pledges and Climate Change Imperatives

GreenTechMedia

utilities have promised to eliminate their carbon emissions by midcentury. New research asserts most have undermined those goals by keeping coal plants running and building new natural gas plants meant to operate for decades to come. electricity sector by 2035, and the cost imperatives of U.S. Most of the biggest U.S.

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How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US

GreenBiz

Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from industry. To achieve net-zero economy-wide emissions by 2050 and limit global warming, industrial emissions must drop while still meeting societal needs. Optimize electric energy efficiency.

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Carbon Capture: Silver Bullet or Mirage?

GreenTechMedia

Prospects for carbon capture received a boost in September when the International Energy Agency (IEA) said the emerging technology is “ critical ” to a clean-energy transition. CCUS could go a step further by using sequestered carbon as a feedstock for industrial processes or synthetic fuels.

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How 10 key energy efficiency actions could save industry $437bn – report

Smart Energy International

According to the Energy Efficiency Movement, energy efficiency actions, such as the use of smart building energy management systems, switching to EV fleets and using heat pumps, can result in global cost savings of approximately $437 billion.

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How 4 Top US Utilities Are Grappling With the Energy Transition (or Not)

GreenTechMedia

The past decade has been a wild ride for America's massive electricity sector. Utilities will be front and center in America's efforts to combat global warming, from drastically cutting their own carbon emissions to assisting other sectors, like transportation, in cutting theirs. Today, no U.S. Today, no U.S.

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CO2 Storage Plans Risk Leaving Future Generations with ‘Carbon Bombs’, Energy Expert Warns

DeSmogBlog

Developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity is a key feature of the UK’s strategy to reduce emissions and hit its climate targets. But the recent failure of the Gorgon project in Western Australia to meet its five-year CCS target shows that storing carbon is no small feat. . By Tracy Keeling. Gorgon is led by U.S.