HARRISBURG, Pa — Analysis by a national organization of more than 70 top scientists concludes that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s justifications for a proposed carbon tax “are invalid and its claims of environmental and economic benefits are fiction.” The findings are in a document being mailed by the Arlington, Va.-based CO2 Coalition to more than
By Benjamin Storrow EPA’s plan for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants remains unclear more than halfway into President Biden’s first year in office. And environmentalists are increasingly pushing the administration to act. The uncertainty over EPA’s approach partially reflects Biden’s push to find a legislative solution to power plant emissions in the form
By Kevin Mooney Urgent action is needed to combat climate change for the benefit of Pennsylvania’s children and grandchildren, Governor Tom Wolf said while commenting on his administration’s Climate Impacts Assessment for 2021. The governor claims that rising temperatures, heat waves, flooding, and sea-level rise associated with global warming will directly affect what he describes
By Vince Bielski Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have designed a pioneering project to capture carbon dioxide emissions from the existing Mustang natural gas power plant in West Texas. If built, the project could help kickstart an industry to clean up America’s energy sector after a decade of false starts. But this
US Democrats have unveiled legislation that would levy a fee on imported carbon-intensive goods, including steel and aluminum, following a move by the EU to implement a similar policy. The legislation, announced by Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. Scott Peters July 19, would establish a border carbon adjustment (BCA) on polluting imports. A BCA is
By Tilak K. Doshi BP released its annual “Statistical Review of World Energy” (70th edition) last week with updated global energy data for 2020. As usual, the publication — widely hailed as the “bible of the global energy industry” — was accompanied by widespread media coverage (here, here and here). The lead stories in newswires
Although a new European Union (EU) climate initiative unveiled on Wednesday could change global trade patterns to favour countries where production is relatively carbon efficient, its value in mitigating climate change will likely be limited, the UN trade and development agency, UNCTAD, has warned. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) comes into force in 2023 as part of new measures to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, including
By Rachel McDevitt Pennsylvania is set to become the first major fossil fuel-producing state to put a price on carbon emissions. The Environmental Quality Board voted 15-4 Tuesday to adopt the final regulation that would have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade program that targets carbon dioxide emissions in the power sector. Next
The European Commission has put forward a massive legislative package to slash the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of 2030, a colossal and drastic endeavour that will irreversibly transform all economic sectors. The bundle of 13 draft laws include a border tax on polluting imports, a regulation to phase
By Rachel Koning Beals Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday she will lead an effort across U.S. financial regulators to better scrutinize the potential of climate-change risk, part of President Joe Biden’s whole-of-government approach to what many view as a worsening crisis, and one with implications for borrowers, lenders and investors. Yellen said in remarks
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