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Duke Energy, American Electric Power Separately Seeking to Go Net-Zero Carbon by 2050

September 19, 2019 admin AEP, carbon dioxide, ceres, climate change, Coal, dan bakal, decarbonization, duke, emissions, Environmental, Gas, Markets, net-zero, news, Nuclear, opportunity, Paris, Renewables, risks

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:11:08 +0000

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Two formidable U.S. coal power generators this week separately revised their their carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets. Duke Energy announced it would achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. American Electric Power (AEP), meanwhile, said it would extend its target from 60% to 70% from 2000 levels by 2030, and by more than 80% by 2050—but […]

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Nine Utility Companies Suing Trump Over Emissions Rule

September 16, 2019 admin ace rule, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, courts, emissions, Environmental, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Obama, power companies climate coalition, Renewables, Trump

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 22:37:38 +0000

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A coalition of nine utility companies is suing the Trump administration over its plan to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. New York-based Consolidated Edison said the Affordable Clean Energy, or ACE, rule undermines efforts the companies already have in place to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power generation. The companies, who call their group […]

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BHP, Mitsubishi Partner on Emissions Reduction Technologies

July 29, 2019 admin Australia, bhp, boundary dam, Business, carbon engineering ltd., CCS, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, emissions, Environmental, greenhouse gas, International, lakeland battery storage and solar, Mitsubishi, mitsubishi development pty, news, peking university, Renewables, Solar, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:04:45 +0000

BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty (MDP) in late June signed a memorandum of understanding for joint research, development, and deployment of greenhouse gas emissions reduction technologies in several countries, including projects with battery storage, solar, and carbon capture and storage (CCS). The agreement, signed in Tokyo, Japan, on June 20, also calls for research into […]

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Large American Cities Are Leaking Twice as Much Methane as We Thought

July 22, 2019 admin changing climate, climate change, emissions, methane, natural gas

Credit to Author: Madeleine Gregory| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:05:15 +0000

Leaky pipes are likely sending methane-rich natural gas into the atmosphere where it contributes to climate change, a new study has found.

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AEP Will Close 1,300-MW Indiana Coal Unit

July 18, 2019 admin AEP, american electric power, Coal, EIA, emissions, EPA, indiana michigan power, Legal & Regulatory, news, rockport power plant, u.s. district court

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:31:07 +0000

A federal judge in Ohio on July 18 approved American Electric Power’s (AEP’s) plan to close Unit 1 of its two-unit, 2,600-MW coal-fired Rockport Plant in Indiana. The modified consent decree approved by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Thursday is the latest chapter in a long-running dispute among AEP, […]

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Top PH firm delineates 65-hectare area as reserve to absorb greenhouse gas

July 14, 2019 admin acquifer, ayala, carbon, Cebu City, commercial, conserve, emissions, environment, land, Latest News Stories, Regions

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 10:55:59 +0000

CEBU CITY—To offset the carbon emissions of its commercial operations by 2022, a company here has established a land carbon forest reserve in the city’s mountains which could absorb thousands of tons of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

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Contrails Are Air Travel’s Dirty Secret

June 27, 2019 admin airplane, climate change, contrails, emissions, impact climate, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Madeleine Gregory| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:40:09 +0000

A new German Aerospace Center study says the clouds formed in the wake of planes have an impact on the climate that’s not being properly addressed.

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Power Plant Emissions Down Substantially in U.S. Since 1990

June 25, 2019 admin carbon, ceres, climate change, CO2, Coal, emissions, entergy, Environmental, Exelon, Gas, Hydro, m.j. bradley & associates, news, NOx, nrdc, Nuclear, Renewables, SO2, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:21:45 +0000

Power plant SO2 and NOx emissions have decreased 92% and 84%, respectively, since Congress passed major amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990. Meanwhile, mercury air emissions from power plants have decreased 90% since 2000, as federal limits on mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal-fired power plants went into effect in 2015. […]

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Utility Group Under Congressional Investigation Will Disband

May 13, 2019 admin Air pollution, bill wehrum, climate change, Coal, david harlow, emissions, EPA, Gas, Instrumentation & Controls, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Renewables, uarg

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 17:47:07 +0000

A utility industry coalition that has often challenged stricter air pollution and climate rules for power generation said it will dissolve. The Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG), which has been under investigation from the House Energy and Commerce Committee due to its relationship with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) top air policy official and his […]

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EPA to Retain Primary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide

February 28, 2019 admin Coal, emissions, Environmental, EPA, Legal & Regulatory, NAAQS, news, NOx, SO2

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:32:15 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will refrain from amending the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2), retaining a 2010 rule, which it said adequately protects public health. The agency on Feb. 25 said in a notice that a periodically required review of the primary—or health-based—rule concluded no revision was necessary. The […]

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