EU Environmental Ministers Approve Early Ratification of Paris Agreement
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Budget & Policy
Manchin Calls B.S. on Trump’s Coal Industry Revitalization Claims
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) does not buy Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s claims that he is the savior of the coal industry. “For Donald Trump to say that coal’s coming back, that’s a bunch of B.S.,” Manchin said Thursday at a technology showcase hosted by the Coal Utilization Research Council. Furthermore, Manchin said, “for people […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Several U.S. CCS Projects to Come Online in Next Few Months
Three carbon capture and storage projects in the United States are on schedule to come online in the next few months, Andrew Hlasko, senior project manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, said Thursday during a presentation at a Washington, D.C., technology showcase hosted by the Coal Utilization Research Center. The three projects – the […]
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Budget & Policy
Lawmakers Weigh in On Energy Policy Needs
The nation’s current energy policy does not support carbon capture and storage technology, according to lawmakers presenting Thursday at a Washington, D.C., technology showcase hosted by the Coal Utilization Research Council. “The president has been obsessed with using less coal and discouraging the whole research into carbon capture. It’s not a good thing. Fortunately, there […]
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Budget & Policy
World Could Reach 2-Degree Limit by 2050, Study Finds
Even if all of the national pledges included in the Paris Agreement on climate change were reached, the world could hit 2 degrees of global warming by 2050, a group of climate scientists said in a report Thursday. “Global GHG emissions are not projected to decrease fast enough, even if all the pledges are fully […]
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Budget & Policy
NOAA Funding for Coastal Climate Resiliency Insufficient, GAO Finds
The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is not providing sufficient funding to states for coastal climate resiliency programs, officials from 25 state coastal zone management programs told the Government Accountability Office. “Officials from all 25 state programs that GAO interviewed said funding provided by NOAA has been critical for planning projects […]