Legal Fight over EPA Carbon Regulations Heats Up
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Budget & Policy
Congress Begins Review Act Fight against EPA CO2 Regulations
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 Lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced Congressional Review Act resolutions early this week to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently finalized carbon emissions standards for new and existing coal-fired… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Kemper Price Tag Nears $6.5 Billion With New $110 Million Overage
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 Mississippi Power this week announced another cost estimate increase, this time totaling $110 million, for the Kemper County Energy Facility, a new-build post-combustion carbon capture and storage project under development… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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International
UNFCCC: Current Climate Pledges Will Not Deliver 2 Degree Target
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 An analysis of all Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has confirmed that they are not enough to limit global temperature rise… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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International
Draft Text of Global Climate Agreement Leaves Much Undecided
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 In the latest draft text of the global climate agreement being negotiated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, negotiators have left some key issues to be dealt with at the last opportunity, in Paris.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
SaskPower Under Fire for $12 Million Check to Cenovus
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 A $12 million (CAD) penalty paid to Alberta-based Cenovus for the failure of Saskatchewan-based SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Unit 3 carbon capture and storage project to provide the oil company with an agreed-upon amount… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
North Dakota Sets Itself Apart, Files Separate CO2 Reg Suit
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 North Dakota has filed its own suit against the Environmental Protect Agency’s recently finalized carbon emissions standards for existing coal-fired power plants, setting itself apart from a coalition of 24 other states.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
Comment Period Opens on EPA Federal CO2 Plan
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 After being published in the Federal Register on Oct. 23, the comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft federal implementation plan (FIP) for the recently finalized carbon emissions standards for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Teesside Collective Moving Forward with New Partner
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 The Teesside Collective, a planned industrial carbon capture and storage network in the United Kingdom’s most carbon-intensive area, has picked up a new partner to take the place of founding member Sahaviriya Steel… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
EIA: Majority of States’ CO2 Emissions Dropped During 2000-13
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 37 states decreased from 2000-2013, according to a report released this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). On the other end of the spectrum, 13 states —… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
U.K. Low-Carbon Electric System at Risk Absent CCS, Report Finds
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/30/2015 Decarbonizing the United Kingdom’s energy sector will be a complex process with many variables, including the commercialization of carbon capture and storage technology, according to a report by the Royal Academy of… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]