Entry into Force of the Paris Agreement Rises Many Questions for COP22
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Innovation & Infrastructure
CCUS Development About to “Turn the Corner,” Clean Coal Chief Says
With three large-scale projects months from operation in the U.S. and a recent reprioritization in the Department of Energy’s coal office, carbon capture utilization and storage is about to have its moment, David Mohler, deputy assistant secretary for clean coal and carbon management within the DOE Office of Fossil Energy, said Thursday. “I think we’re […]
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Budget & Policy
Next DOE Chief Must Push for Carbon Price, Former Deputy Secretaries of Energy Say
It is past time that the United States develop an efficient plan to deal with carbon dioxide, former Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell said Thursday during the United States Energy Association’s Annual Energy Supply Forum. To that end, the next secretary of energy, regardless of which party is in the White House, must “design […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Norway to Fund First Steps of CCS Demonstration Project
The government of Norway will provide 360 million Norwegian kroner ($44.7 million) for the development of concept studies for a full-scale carbon capture and storage project in the nation. “CCS is one of the Government’s five prioritized areas for enhanced national climate action. In order to reach the Government’s ambition to realize a full-scale demonstration […]
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Budget & Policy
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Budget & Policy
Steel Industry Emissions Must Drop Dramatically in 2-Degree Future, Report Says
The steel industry contributes 6-7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and must reduce its output intensity by more than 70 percent by 2050 for the world to have a chance to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, CDP said in a report Thursday. However, the production process of steel leaves the industry with […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Report: Sustainable Infrastructure Investments Needed to Address Climate
The infrastructure decisions nations make today will set the stage for development for years into the future, which is why it is important to make sustainable, climate-friendly decisions now, according to a report Thursday by The New Climate Economy. “The challenge is urgent: the investment choices we make even over the next 2-3 years will […]
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Budget & Policy
U.S. Climate Security Funding Pales in Comparison to Military Funding, Report Finds
Federal spending on the military far outstrips U.S. expenditures for dealing with climate change – even though the Defense Department itself has identified the global changing climate as a looming national security danger, according to a report published Thursday by the Institute for Policy Studies. “As the comparison of the budgets for traditional military force […]