On March 7, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the update of three greenhouse gas inventory guidance documents.
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EPA Announces Update Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Guidance Documents For Biofuels
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By Lester Ross | WilmerHale
In December 2015, nearly 200 countries reached a historic agreement in Paris to limit greenhouse gas emissions in hopes of curbing global warming.
EPA Proposes Numerous Changes To Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
By Stephen Richmond | Beveridge & Diamond PC
On December 21, 2015, the EPA Administrator signed off on a fairly lengthy package of proposed changes to the GHG Reporting Rule.
Energy News Roundup: Chesapeake Plummeting, De Blasio’s Ambitious Green Plan & OECD Coal Compromise
By Conor O'Sullivan
Credit investors who lent $11 billion to Chesapeake Energy Corp. are starting to give up on the company, the second-biggest junk-debt issuer in the U.S. energy industry. [Bloomberg] Mayor Bill de Blasio has set an ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 from curtailing the city’s waster from home heating.… Keep reading →
Jersey Utility To Use Methane Data Mapped By Google Street View Cars To Target Gas Line Repairs
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Regulators Bless Plans to Use Information Developed by Environmental Defense Fund and Google in $900M Pipeline Upgrade Program to Improve Safety, Reduce Waste and Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions New York and New Jersey, like many older communities in the US, have thousands of miles of old, leak-prone gas lines under their streets, some dating back to… Keep reading →
Take The ‘U.S. Model’ On Emissions To Paris
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Let’s start with a couple of charts that should frame the U.S. delegation’s approach the Paris climate summit in a couple of weeks. First, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), increased use of natural gas – part of the abundance produced by the American energy revolution – is a big reason… Keep reading →
EPA’s Office Of Inspector General Orders New Ethanol Emissions Study
By Lynn L. Bergeson | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
In a memorandum dated October 15, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) stated that it plans to begin preliminary research on the lifecycle impacts of EPA’s renewable fuel standard.
The third in a series of posts on the intersection of energy development and policy and the pursuit of climate goals. Last week: The Clean Power Plan’s flawed approach in the energy sector and the role of increased natural gas use in improving air quality. Today: The impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard and federal… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Big Oil Seek UN Advice, Dispute Over Tidal Lagoon Project & Wind Stock Rising
By Conor O'Sullivan
Six major European oil and gas companies have come together seeking advice from the UN to devise a plan to stop global warming. “In a sign of the rising pressure on fossil fuel companies ahead of a UN meeting in Paris to seal an international climate deal, the chief executives of groups including Royal Dutch… Keep reading →
The U.S. portfolio of electric power plants will continue to shift in 2015, according to a federal assessment projecting that nearly 16 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity will retire in 2015. Most of the capacity to be retired this year is coal-fired generation.
