European Commission: CCS Important to EU Energy Security
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Budget & Policy
EPA Estimates 30 Percent CO2 Reductions if States Meet Targets
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 6/6/2014 If all states reach carbon emission reduction targets laid out for them in the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed emissions guidelines released early this week, the resulting total nation-wide reduction is estimated to be 30 percent below 2005 levels. The long-awaited rule sets targets for each state as a total […]
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Budget & Policy
Effect of EPA Regulations on Technology Dependent on States
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 6/6/2014 Proposed regulations released by the Environmental Protection Agency this week setting carbon emission reduction targets for each state would drive innovation, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said in announcing the rules, though it remains unclear how much the new regulations will drive the development of technologies such as carbon capture […]
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Budget & Policy
Most Early Movers Confident in Ability to Meet EPA Targets
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 6/6/2014 Officials in all states are mulling over the proposed emissions guidelines for existing fossil fuel fired power plants released this week by the Environmental Protection Agency. Those who have already enacted their own measures to reduce carbon emissions have expressed confidence (though in some cases cautious) over their ability […]
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Budget & Policy
Rice University Unveils New CO2 Capture Material
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 6/6/2014 Researchers at Rice University have developed a new material that has the potential to remove carbon from natural gas at wellheads. The material has the potential to drastically decrease the cost of carbon capture, Rice Professor James Tour said in a Rice University press release. The material, a nanoporous […]
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Budget & Policy
NETL Study Reveals Large Potential for CO2 Storage in Wyoming
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 6/6/2014 Between 14 and 17 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide could potentially be stored in southwestern Wyoming, according to results of a study sponsored by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) released this week. The study concluded that the Wyoming Rock Springs Uplift geologic feature has the “ideal geologic […]
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International
Wrap Up: On The International Front
GHG Monitor 6/6/2014 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has expressed an intention to conduct research into clean coal for Egypt. UNIDO spokesman Ahmed Nabil Fahmy said early this week that UNIDO would sign an agreement regarding the research with the Egyptian Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Investment by […]