Democrats Who Support Coal Call for CCS Support
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Budget & Policy
Carbon Tracker: Business as Usual Investment Could Cost $2 Trillion
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 If companies continue investing in a way that supports fossil fuel development, they could end up wasting $2 trillion, buried in fossil fuel projects that cannot go forward if nations are to get on track to limit global temperature… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be […]
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International
GHG Monitor Reporting From COP21 in Paris Dec. 8-11
GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 Our reporter for GHG Monitor will travel to Paris during the second week of the 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, where a new global climate agreement is hoped to be struck. Subscribers… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
Progress Made in Paris Negotiations, Updated Draft Expected Saturday
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 While heads of state made their presentations during the first plenary sessions of the 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris this week, the members of the Ad hoc Working… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Republican Lawmakers Attack Climate Negotiations from Afar
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 One week into the two-week global climate negotiations in Paris, Republican lawmakers have yet to head to the French capital, though they continue to decry President Barack Obama’s efforts to clinch a deal from Capitol… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
Significant Funding Commitments Made at COP21
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 The 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change saw a large focus placed on money in its first days, with several significant funding announcements made this week in Paris. Several… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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Budget & Policy
CO2 Regs Review Act Resolutions Head to President’s Desk
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 The House this week approved two Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon emissions standards for new and existing coal-fired power plants, sending the measures… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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International
Shell Scraps Peterhead Project in Wake of Funding Cancellation
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 In response to the United Kingdom’s decision to ax a £1 billion carbon capture and storage commercialization competition, Royal Dutch Shell has announced that it will not proceed with its Peterhead carbon capture… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Kemper County Energy Facility Price Tag Reaches $6.48 Billion
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 Mississippi Power this week announced another cost estimate increase, this time totaling $62 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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Budget & Policy
Report: U.S. Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 80 Percent
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 It is technically feasible, in four unique scenarios, for the United States to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, according to the latest Deep Decarbonization Project U.S. Pathways report.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
U.N. Investigates Pros and Cons of CCS
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 Carbon capture and storage is likely to play a role in future efforts to decarbonize the global economy, but the technology presents many challenges beyond its hefty price tag, according to a new report released this week… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 12/4/2015 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT Canada-based carbon capture technology developer CO2 Solutions said last week it has received $350,000 CAD from Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative to support testing of the company’s… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]