Trump Shakes up Interior Department Plans, Now Expected to Name Zinke
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Innovation & Infrastructure
BD3 Amine System Costs Soar
SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Unit 3 carbon capture and storage project in Saskatchewan ran into a few “hiccups” this year with its amine carbon capture system, CEO Mike Marsh said Wednesday. “The issue is amine degradation,” he told reporters. “We expect every year there’s going to be some amine degradation, that’s why we budget for it, […]
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Budget & Policy
Trump Transition Team Retreats From DOE Questionnaire
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on Wednesday indicated it did not authorize a survey sent to the Department of Energy requesting the name of personnel who have worked on issues related to climate change, CNN reported Wednesday. “The questionnaire was not authorized or part of our standard protocol. The person who sent it has been […]
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Innovation & Infrastructure
Shell CEO Talks Peterhead, CCS
Royal Dutch Shell remains hopeful that carbon capture and storage can get off the ground even after having to abandon its own U.K project due to a lack of government support. “The decision to withdraw support for the Peterhead CCS project was a huge disappointment. But I remain hopeful, if only because there is no […]
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International
G20 Task Force Releases Climate Disclosure Recommendations
Climate change poses significant risks to the world’s business, organizations, and markets, but current financial reporting practices do not adequately address that threat, according to a report Wednesday from the Group of 20 nations Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. “The Task Force developed four widely adoptable recommendations on climate-related financial disclosures that are applicable […]