CO2 Emissions

California Adopts Sweeping Plan To Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Before getting into a new report showing an uptick in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions last year, let’s make sure we keep an eye on the big picture as it concerns U.S. CO2. These points: U.S. CO2 emissions have fallen to their lowest level in a generation – even as global emissions have risen 50 percent since 1990. The… Keep reading →

California Faces Continued Energy Woes

MENLO PARK, CA — The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the selection of 10 projects as part of a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, Duration Addition to electricitY Storage (DAYS). Awardees will develop energy storage systems to provide reliable, affordable power to the electric grid for up to 100 hours, enhancing grid resilience and performance.… Keep reading →

California Adopts Sweeping Plan To Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A project to capture carbon dioxide emissions from a coal-fired power plant in Texas has captured more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide for use in enhanced oil recovery.

Germany Plans 26 New Coal-Fired Power Plants

A new peer-reviewed paper in Environmental Science and Technology suggests that methane emissions from natural gas power plants and oil refineries may be significantly higher than accounted for in current inventories. The report estimates average hourly methane emissions 11 to 90 times higher for refineries, and 21 to 120 times higher for natural gas power… Keep reading →

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

In a piece authored for The Hill’s Congress Blog, the Institute for Policy Innovation’s Merrill Matthews argues that EPA’s final hydraulic fracturing study should keep the conclusion set out in the report’s 2015 draft, in which the agency said it found no evidence fracking has led to “widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in… Keep reading →

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Takes Japan's Maglev Test Ride

Last week, DOE announced that transportation sector CO2 emissions in the US exceeded power sector CO2 emissions for the first time since 1978.

Boom Goes Bust: Texas Oil Industry Hurt By Plunging Oil Prices

PJM Interconnection, which oversees the much of the Mid-Atlantic electric grid, has a new report analyzing various options for complying with EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) – which would limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing power generation resources and proposes a federal plan to be implemented if the states don’t act. PJM’s report is extensive,… Keep reading →

Energy Insights: An Update From The First Quarter Of 2016

Global CO2 Levels Reach Unprecedented Monthly Highs

In June 2014, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) to regulate CO2 emissions from existing power plants.

Boom Goes Bust: Texas Oil Industry Hurt By Plunging Oil Prices

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, which seeks to curb carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions from power plants, has gotten considerable news coverage recently. Another recent EPA initiative to combat climate change is not nearly as well known, despite the fact that it could also have significant implications for the overall U.S.… Keep reading →

ARPAE blog

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced up to $60 million in funding for two new programs that aim to solve some of the nation’s most pressing energy challenges by accelerating the development of novel energy technologies. The first program, NEXT-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated on-Road vehicles… Keep reading →

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