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2025 coal consumption peak steals the highlight in China’s energy outlook

A Greener Life

billion metric tons (BMT), the state-run energy group said in an outlook released today (28th December). Emissions peak China’s total carbon emissions from energy activities are expected to peak during 2025 at 10.1 Analysis by Sinopec, expects coal consumption to peak around 2025 at 4.37 million bpd of oil this year.

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Analysis: Can Inner Mongolia reach peak carbon this decade?

A Greener Life

The Energy Foundation China predicts that Inner Mongolia will be one of the last provinces to reach peak carbon, sometime between 2026 and 2030. Coal-chemical plants, for example, could switch to using hydrogen from renewable energy for producing chemicals such as methanol and alkenes. An urgent need for change.

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How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

Union of Concerned Scientists

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint. mi) less than half the area of active oil and gas leases (40,500 sq. times current levels by 2035.

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US Senators Introduce Bill To Ban US LNG Gas Sales To Any Entity Under The Control Of Communist China To Protect US Jobs; Americans From Price Spikes; EQT Says We Have A ‘Duty’ To Provide LNG Gas To China; Where Do AMERICAN Interests Lie?

PA Environment Daily

On February 28, Ohio US Senator Sherrod Brown and Oregon US Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Protecting American Households from Rising Energy Costs Act , legislation that would ban the export of crude oil or liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our biggest adversaries: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Read more here.

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Cities & the Inflation Reduction Act

Law Columbia

cities move toward their greenhouse gas reduction goals via a cleaner national electric grid, increased vehicle and building electrification, and new distributed renewable energy resources. Only portions of the legislation apply directly to units of local government, but taken as a whole it can be expected to help U.S.

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Colorado Law Will Lead the Nation in Reducing GHGs from Buildings

Greenbuilding Law

This week’s regulation will drive Colorado’s statutory GHG emission reduction targets of 7% by 2026 and 20% by 2030 for the buildings covered in the program, as compared to 2021 levels. Newer, more efficient buildings may already meet the standards. About 20% of the buildings already meet standards for the 2030 target.

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Geology: Examining the Planet’s Physical Processes

Environmental Science

It is vital to prospecting for and mining of fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, and crude oil that we convert to fuel our homes, public transportation, and personal vehicles. Used for locating small pockets, the technology is ground-based and examines areas of no more than an acre or two. Sponsored Content.