07Jan

Addressing the 95% Challenge

Over the next 80 years, the U.S. is likely to account for just 5% of global emissions. That’s the finding of Varun Sivaram, an expert at Columbia University’s Center for Global Energy Policy. As he recently told Axios, while reducing U.S. emissions is important, tackling the 95% percent challenge – rising global emissions – should be […]

On January 7, 2021
affordability, Axios, carbon capture, coal, emissions, energy addition, grid reliability, International Energy Agency (IEA), Joe Biden, technology, Varun Sivaram

25Nov

Consol Energy Wants to Build an Advanced, Carbon Capture-Equipped Coal Plant. It’s Exactly What U.S. Energy Leadership Demands.

A recent presidential candidate confidently declared that American ingenuity, directed at advanced coal technology, could produce essential breakthroughs. He said, “This is America. We figured out how to put a man on the moon in 10 years. You can’t tell me we can’t figure out how to burn coal that we mine right here in […]

On November 25, 2020
Asia, Barack Obama, carbon capture utilization and storage, Coal FIRST, Consol Energy, Department of Energy (DOE), Joe Biden

21Oct

An Energy and Emissions Reality Check from Candidate Biden

In a townhall last week, Joe Biden sought to distance himself and his energy plan from the Green New Deal. “The difference between me and the new green deal is they say, automatically, by 2030 we’re going to be carbon free. Not possible,” Biden said. He continued, making a case for investment into carbon capture, […]

On October 21, 2020
carbon capture utilization and storage, Fatih Birol, Green New Deal, International Energy Agency (IEA), Joe Biden, USE IT Act