Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: August 13, 2009

Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Projected to Drop 5% in 2009! Obama Approves $2B Extension for "Cash for Clunkers" DOE: $2.4B for U.S. Batteries and Electric Vehicles DOE: $377M to 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers Northwestern Transmission Line to Carry 575 MW of Wind USDA Proposes Consumer Label for Biobased Products Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Projected to Drop 5% in 2009 U.S. CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels are projected to drop 5% in 2009, according to DOE’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA’s "Short-Term Energy Outlook," released yesterday, projects annual energy-related CO2 emissions the first time. Economic downturns are generally bad news, but they’re great for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, because businesses and industries use less energy, and people generally drive less. In 2008, US energy-related CO2 emissions dropped 3.2% – the trend is expected to deepen this year. Energy-related CO2 emissions are the dominant greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted in the US, so overall GHG emissions generally follow the same trend. Breaking it down by fossil fuel, the EIA expects CO2 emissions from petroleum to decline 4% in 2009, primarily due to lower consumption of jet fuel and fuel oil, with motor fuel consumption holding steady. Emissions from burning natural gas should […]

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