Power Plant Regs. Not Fair to Early Movers, State and Utility Officials Say
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Budget & Policy
House Republicans Continue to Question Use of CCS in NSPS
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/26/2014 Top Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee challenged in a letter to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz this week the legality of the Environmental Protection Agency’s selection of Carbon Capture and Storage… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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International
Private Sector Presence at UN Summit Sparks Hope of Hastened Innovation
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/26/2014 A large private sector presence, coupled with world leaders making significant commitments at the U.N. Climate Summit held this week in New York, could be the motivation the world needs to develop important low-carbon technologies… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Delaying Action on Climate Change Costly, Senior Admin. Officials Say
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/26/2014 The United States must act now to combat climate change without putting the nation’s future fiscal security at risk and businesses across the country are ready, Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and Environmental Protection… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
Reps. McKinley, Welch Propose Legislation to Retrain Coal Workers
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/26/2014 Reps. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced legislation late last week aimed at helping to retrain coal industry workers who have lost their jobs due to the downturn in the industry caused by “actions… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
Coalition of Governments and Businesses Call for Carbon Pricing
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/26/2014 A group of national and regional governments, as well as more than 1,000 companies and investors, have formed a new group to help push for the wide-spread adoption of carbon pricing in an effort to combat climate change. The… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be […]
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Budget & Policy
CO2 Emissions at Historic High, New Report Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/26/2014 Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning and cement production reached an all-time high in 2013 and are expected to increase even more in 2014, according to a report released this week by the multinational tracking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
DOE, Natural Resources Canada Sign Enhanced Energy MOU
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 9/26/2014 The U.S. Department of Energy and Natural Resources Canada late last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning enhanced energy efforts including carbon capture and storage. Under the MOU, the countries will work… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 9/26/2014 IN INDUSTRY The Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced early this week that is will divest from fossil fuels including coal and tar sands to better align its investments with the foundation’s Sustainable Development program goals. That… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]