Sens. Portman and Bennet Introduce CCS Financing Bill
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International
Moniz, Energy Ministers Call for Strong Climate Agreement
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 Meeting in Paris just two weeks before the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), energy ministers called for the development of a strong climate agreement.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Q&A: SaskPower CEO Talks Boundary Dam Operations
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Unit 3 carbon capture and storage project has come under fire recently by members of the Saskatchewan provincial government, who claim that the company was not forthcoming about issues at the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Congressional Review Act Resolutions Approved in Senate
House Versions Reported out of Committee, Floor Vote Set for Week of Nov. 30 Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 The Senate on Tuesday voted 52-46 in favor of two Congressional Review Act resolutions disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Publication Notice
As is our annual practice, GHG Monitor will not publish next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The next regular issue will be in your inbox on Dec. 4. We will issue bulletins should any major news break in the interim. SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
Republicans Ramp up Fight Against Global Climate Agreement
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 President Barack Obama and a group of negotiators will travel to Paris in two weeks for the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in hopes of striking a new… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged […]
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International
United Kingdom to End Use of Unabated Coal by 2025
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 To better address growing concerns about climate change, the United Kingdom will begin to move away from the use of unabated coal in the next decade with a goal of closing all unabated coal plants by 2025, Energy and Climate… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must […]
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International
Report: Meeting EU’s CO2 Target Sans CCS Would Cost €1.2 Trillion
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 The European Union stands to lose more than 1 trillion euros if carbon capture and storage is not available as the region works to meet its carbon dioxide reduction targets for power and industry, the Zero Emissions Platform… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged […]
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International
UNFCCC: Measures to Meet Climate Commitments Already Under Way
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 Countries around the world are already implementing policies and measures that will aid them in reaching their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the climate agreement due to be finalized next month in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
EPA FIP Public Hearing Draws Largely Congenial Crowd
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 The Environmental Protection Agency this week heard public comment, from a generally agreeable crowd, during a two-day public hearing to examine the agency’s proposed federal implementation plan for its Clean Power… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Budget & Policy
Mississippi Power Agrees to Smaller Rate Increase
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 Mississippi Power has struck a deal with the state Public Utilities Staff (PUS), an advisory board to the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC), for a 15 percent rate increase to offset the cost of the Kemper Counter… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Researchers Develop Porous Liquid with Carbon Capture Potential
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a porous liquid that, displaying the benefits of both a porous solid and a liquid solvent, could find future use in carbon capture systems. The material was developed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Green Group: Administration Can do More to Combat Climate Change
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 11/20/2015 The Obama administration has not exhausted its options to implement policies to combat climate change and has significant remaining legal authority on a number of fronts, according to a new report published this week by green… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 11/13/2015 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT Mexico has signaled its interest in joining the International Energy Agency (IEA), the agency announced this week. Mexican Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquín Coldwell attended the 2015 IEA Ministerial meeting… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]