Climate Envoy: China Deal Has Implications in Global Climate Discussions
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International
Shell Cansolv Begins Testing of Capture Tech at Technology Centre Mongstad
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 Testing of a new carbon capture solvent developed by Shell Cansolv has begun at the Technology Centre Mongstad’s amine test facility, TCM and Shell announced last week. Testing will be done utilizing exhaust gas from… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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International
Cap and Trade in China Presents Unique Challenges, Researchers Say
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 A cap and trade system as employed by Europe and parts of the U.S., is not feasible in China, leaving the regulators of China’s pilot cap and trade programs to find innovative ways to tailor a cap and trade system to… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You […]
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Budget & Policy
Groups Call for Timeline Adjustments in Proposed EPA Carbon Regs.
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 As the public comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon emissions standards for existing coal-fired power plants came to an end this week, several environmental and industry groups released… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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International
U.K. Announces CCS Focus in Energy Entrepreneur Funding Scheme
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change announced late last week that half of the £5 million in funding made available through phase four of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund competition will be reserved for carbon… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]
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International
UN Group Calls for CCS Support in Paris Climate Treaty
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 Carbon capture and storage must continue to be acknowledged and incentives for the development and deployment of the technology must be present within the post-Kyoto global climate treaty planned to be signed next year in… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a […]
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Budget & Policy
U.S. Can Achieve 80 percent Reduction in GHGs by 2050, New Study Finds
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 The United States can reduce its total greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, according to a report released last week by the Deep Decarbonizatrion Pathways Project (DDPP). The DDPP is led by the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged […]
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Budget & Policy
Structure of EPA Carbon Regs Makes Estimating Costs Difficult, Analysts Say
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 Because of the many variables created by the flexibility of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon emissions standards for existing coal-fired power plants, developing an accurate estimate of the costs… 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
NRG Energy Announces Plan to Cut CO2 Emissions 50 Percent by 2030
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 NRG Energy has announced plans to cut its carbon emissions 50 percent by 2030 and 90 percent by 2050 below a 2014 baseline… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or Username Password Remember Me Forgot […]
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Budget & Policy
FutureGen 2.0 Sourcing Agreement to Come Before Ill. Supreme Court
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 A lawsuit challenging the Illinois Commerce Commission’s authority to require other state utilities to foot some of the bill for the costly FutureGen 2.0 carbon capture and storage project will come before the Illinois… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 IN THE INDUSTRY Engineering company Amec Foster Wheeler plc and Societe Générale Corporate & Investment Banking were selected last week as leading advisors for the development of the United Kingdom’s Teesside Industrial… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email […]
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Budget & Policy
Correction
GHG Monitor 12/5/2014 An article in the Nov. 21 issue of GHG Monitor incorrectly stated that legislation recently proposed by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) would institute a fee of 42 per ton of carbon emitted. The fee would be applied to carbon dioxide, not… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged […]