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Report: EPA may weaken its carbon rules for new power plants

Report: EPA may weaken its carbon rules for new power plants The EPA’s proposed carbon rules for new power plants would effectively prohibit new coal-fired power plants in the United States for the foreseeable future. As written in the draft proposal, the rules — the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for carbon dioxide — would … Continue reading Report: EPA may weaken its carbon rules for new power plants

Global schemes to price CO2 emissions worth almost $50 billion: World Bank

Global schemes to price CO2 emissions worth almost $50 billion: World Bank BARCELONA: The value of global schemes to put a price on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and designed to reduce greenhouse gases blamed for global warming totalled almost $50 billion as of April 1, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday. The … Continue reading Global schemes to price CO2 emissions worth almost $50 billion: World Bank

Sources: EPA Ditches Mandate That Coal Plants Install Non-Existent Coal Technology

Sources: EPA Ditches Mandate That Coal Plants Install Non-Existent Coal Technology The EPA may be trying to avoid a political disaster before the rollout of major regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants. Sources say the agency has dropped a key requirement that coal plants install carbon capture technology. Sources familiar with the matter … Continue reading Sources: EPA Ditches Mandate That Coal Plants Install Non-Existent Coal Technology

#Colorado will comply with EPA ’s plan to cut CO2 emissions, Hickenlooper says

Colorado will comply with EPA’s plan to cut CO2 emissions, Hickenlooper says The EPA’s Clean Power Plan was rolled out in June 2014. The plan, expected to be finalized this summer, aims to cut the nation’s emissions of CO2, a greenhouse gas, by 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The EPA’s proposed rules also … Continue reading #Colorado will comply with EPA ’s plan to cut CO2 emissions, Hickenlooper says

Britain plans power station capable of capturing 90 pct CO2 emissions

Britain plans power station capable of capturing 90 pct CO2 emissions LONDON, May 15 (Xinhua) — The British government announced Friday that it will fund the industrial research and feasibility work of a proposed coal-gasification power station, which will be equipped with carbon-capture-storage (CCS) technology and can capture and store 90 percent CO2 emissions. According … Continue reading Britain plans power station capable of capturing 90 pct CO2 emissions

Gov. Brown issues order to reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions

Gov. Brown issues order to reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions Currently in the midst of four consecutive years of exceptional drought, California is experiencing first-hand the real-life implications of a warming climate. Before the order, the state was already on track to “meet or exceed” targets for reducing CO2 emissions to pre-1990 levels in the … Continue reading Gov. Brown issues order to reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions

Recent trends put #Minnesota in good shape to comply with tighter CO2 rules

Recent trends put Minnesota in good shape to comply with tighter CO2 rules As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepares its final rules to drive down greenhouse-gas emissions from electric power generation, an analysis published today suggests that Minnesota’s utilities may be able to meet the requirements with relative ease. The report, prepared by Bloomberg … Continue reading Recent trends put #Minnesota in good shape to comply with tighter CO2 rules