Frontiers

MARCH 17, 2023

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science communications manager Image: Shutterstock.com From drones to using ‘poison nut’ as biofuel, the world of energy research is undergoing immense change. Jatropha curcas, a plant that produces oil-rich seeds and sometimes referred to as ‘poison nut’, has also been studied as a potential source of biofuel.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

CARB’s use of the LCFS as a cash cow to fund manure digesters is bad transportation fuel policy and bad agricultural policy. Under the LCFS each fuel pathway gets a unique carbon intensity (CI) based on a lifecycle analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of the fuel.

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Brag

JANUARY 24, 2023

BETO states that methanol has “rich potential for uses that contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions and help in the fight against climate change.” According to BETO, the goal is to identify catalysts that can make beneficial products, such as sustainable aviation fuel, efficiently and selectively.

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Energy and Climate Law

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It has not even been a month ago that the President of the European Commission Urula von der Leyen in her state of the Union speech announced plans of the Commission to sharpen the 2030 climate goals for the reduction of European Greenhouse Gas Emmissions (GHGs) to 55% compared to 1990 levels. The European Commission partly admitted this (p.13

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Acoel

JANUARY 16, 2024

This is the first of four blogs explaining how American agriculture can be more resilient and climate friendly. More detail can be found in my book, Farming for Our Future; The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture , and related Columbia , Harvard , NYU , and Yale Law School blogs). agriculture policy.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Adaptation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and accounting for climate damages will be prominent topics at the UN climate convention in November. It’s also an essential consideration as countries plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goals of the Paris agreement. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—to implement the IRA. This section appropriates $27 billion to EPA for the GGRF, including $7 billion for low-income and disadvantaged communities.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Here are some major actions by EPA: Opening three grant competitions under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund including the $7 billion Solar for All competition , the $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund , and the $6 billion Clean Communities Investment Accelerator. Department of Agriculture. Opening Oct.

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Frontiers

JANUARY 18, 2023

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, recently published a scientific review demonstrating that microalgae and other microscopic, plant-like organisms could help feed the world’s growing population more sustainably than current agricultural systems. It’s what’s for dinner.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It’s also an essential consideration as countries plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris agreement. Both options can increase water use, and biofuel production adds the potential for nutrients to pollute waterways. Ingrid Timboe is a co-chair of the water pavilion.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In Virginia, where the primary source of electricity is natural gas, the emissions intensity of electricity is 679 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour (MWh), not including other greenhouse gases. According to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, utility-scale solar power produces between 394 and 447 MWh per acre per year.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

One year later , it scheduled more than 200 trial flights between Paris and Amsterdam using biofuel made from used cooking oil. In 2021, United Airlines used jet fuel made from agricultural waste such as corncobs and corn stalks in a normal passenger flight. Lufthansa and Continental Airlines followed suit shortly after.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In August 2022, Congress passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a landmark piece of legislation that provided nearly $20 billion dollars to the United States Department of Agriculture for various programs capable of reducing greenhouse gasses across our food and farm system, including CSP. B000CPL24).

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Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

CRES Forum hosted the fifth CRES Academy session of 2024, “Biofuels 101: Driving a Cleaner Future with American Resources.” ” The session explored the role of biofuels in the U.S. ” The session explored the role of biofuels in the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

Along with the wind and the sun, the raw materials for a significant portion of that energy is directed at agriculture — from corn fermented into more ethanol, and methane from the billions of gallons of liquid and millions of tons of solid manure produced by big dairy, swine, and poultry operations. And in September the U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 2, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) first announced details of its Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities (PCSC). Such systems should be strongly influenced by indigenous and other traditional agricultural practices that inherently focus on creating highly biodiverse landscapes focused on food more than feed or fuel.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In tandem with the cost-effective and proven Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Pennsylvania can quickly build its power sector for the zero-carbon future and ensure it remains a regional electricity generation leader. farmers do their part to save the Bay and reduce greenhouse gases?with in helping?farmers with practices that?also?create

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Testimony before the House Agriculture Committee for a Hearing on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors” Written statement provided by Michael D. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S. land used for agriculture. [15]

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 14, 2021

” The plan also calls on Congress to invest in protection from extreme weather events, support for agricultural resources management, and restoration of major land and water resources, in line with the Outdoor Restoration Force Act.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and John Hoeven (R-ND) will lead the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee and Sens. House Agriculture Committee: Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA) announced the Democratic leadership of the committee. The House and Senate Agriculture committees are working to produce the 2023 Farm Bill this year.

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