Fossil fuels

Fossil fuels are hydrocarbon containing natural resources like coal oil and natural gas. They are also known as mineral fuels. The utilization of fossil fuels has enabled large-scale industrial development, and there is a strong and world-wide energy dependency them. In modern times, this dependency can be seen as a major source of regional and global conflict. Emissions of carbon dioxide are produced by burning fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide is a green house gas (GHG) that contributes to the green house effect. Fossil fuels are believed to be a finite resource, as opposed to renewable energy sources such as the sun, wind, flowing water, biological processes, and geothermal heat flows.

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[ 10.09.2007 ]
Norway’s heavyweights on board with NOx reduction revolution
Prompted by a strategic cooperation with Bellona, Norway’s fertiliser producer Yara has joined forces with compatriot shipping group Wilhelm Wilhelmsen in a new venture that would offer a complete solution to the problem of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from ships. Norway is bound by international obligations to cut its NOx emissions down by 30 percent by 2010, but unless specific efforts are undertaken to target the issue, the country will be far from fulfilling its pledge.
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Walter J. Pilsak

[ 05.01.2007 ]
Energy in the limelight
The European Commission will unveil a new and certainly ambitious energy package on January 10th in Brussels. Energy issues have taken the centre-stage over the past months in the European Union and will continue to do so throughout 2007.
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Belllona Archive

[ 16.05.2006 ]
EU emissions trading scheme provides first emissions data
BRUSSELS—The European Commission (EC) yesterday released carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions data and compliance status for 2005―the first year of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)―showing that 99 percent of industrial installations in Europe have fulfilled their obligations under a scheme designed to minimise the economic costs of the EU's Kyoto commitments and creating an internal market enabling companies to trade CO 2 emissions.
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NEWS
[ 24.11.2006 ]
EU-Russia summit this week raises many questions

EU-Russia co-operation will once again be in the spotlight as EU and Russian leaders are scheduled to meet Friday November 24th in another bilateral summit, following their dinner in Lahti, Finland of a few weeks ago.

[ 31.03.2006 ]
Lack of long-term investment slows hydrocarbons production

A lack of investment in new deposits and poor reproduction of hydrocarbons is slowing down the development of the mineral sectors.

[ 28.03.2006 ]
25 percent of unexplored reserves of oil and gas located in Arctic

This data of American Geological Service was announced by Robert Bley from Shell Exploration & Production in his speech about Arctic’s importance for supplement of growing world demand in energy resources.

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