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Republican lawmakers urge Trump to weaken Paris climate pact pledge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A group of nine Republican lawmakers urged President Donald Trump to keep the United States in the 2015 Paris climate agreement but to reduce its pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as Trump advisors were set on Thursday to discuss whether to leave the pact.

State prosecutors urge Trump not to withdraw from Paris accord

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- More than a dozen state prosecutors urged President Donald Trump in a letter on Tuesday not to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, which commits the United States, along with 200 other countries, to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions in an attempt to slow global warming.

China to boost non-fossil fuel use to 20% by 2030

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China aims for non-fossil fuels to account for about 20% of total energy consumption by 2030, increasing to more than half of demand by 2050, its state planner said on Tuesday, as Beijing continues its years-long shift away from coal power.

IRPC '17: Director examines electrification's role in decarbonization challenge

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

NEW DELHI, INDIA—The second day of IRPC 2017 opened with a keynote by A. K. Saxena, Director of the Electricity and Fuels Division at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

White House meeting on Paris climate deal postponed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A White House meeting that was to help determine whether the United States should withdraw from the Paris climate accord has been postponed, an administration official said on Tuesday.

ClearSign secures follow-on order from California refinery

SEATTLE -- ClearSign Combustion Corporation, a provider of industrial combustion technologies that help to reduce emissions and improve efficiency, announced that it has secured a follow-on commercial order from a California-based refinery following Duplex technology's pilot with the company late last year.

EIA: US energy-related CO2 emissions fell 1.7% in 2016

US energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2016 totaled 5,170 MMmt, 1.7% below their 2015 levels, after dropping 2.7% between 2014 and 2015. These recent decreases are consistent with a decade-long trend, with energy-related CO2 emissions 14% below the 2005 level in 2016.

Yanchang Petroleum’s large-scale CCUS facility enters construction in China

XI'AN, China – China’s first large-scale carbon capture storage and utilization (CCUS) facility enters construction. The facility's final investment decision represents a series of "firsts" for China and Yanchang Petroleum, one of China's largest oil and gas companies and the facility's owner.

Carbon Clean Solution, Veolia partner for large-scale CO2 capture, industrial re-use

Veolia, the global leader for optimized resource management, announced the signing of a new partnership agreement with Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (CCSL), a global leader in low-cost carbon capture technology, for the large-scale rollout of CCSL’s patented carbon dioxide (CO2) separation technology.

China, EU reaffirm climate action after Trump backs away

BEIJING/OSLO (Reuters) -- Nations led by China and the European Union rallied around a global plan to slow climate change on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump began undoing Obama-era plans for deep cuts in US greenhouse gas emissions.