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May 9, 2014 By Anne Hulsey Leave a Comment

South Africa: is the Future More Coal or Renewables?

Filed Under: Coal, Energy Production, Renewable Energy, South Africa

The African continent has a lot to lose with regards to future climate change. The twisted irony is that many of these countries are not major contributors to global emissions. However, this cannot be said of South Africa which, at roughly 500 MtCO2e/year, contributes 40% of the continent’s greenhouse gas.… read more 

May 9, 2014 By Dustin Stephenson-Reynolds Leave a Comment

CCS in Poland and Germany

Filed Under: Coal, European Union, Germany

Both Poland and Germany could greatly reduce GHG emissions with the use of CCS technology. However,  political and financial barriers will inhibit the deployment of CCS. Keep reading if you’d like to find out what those barriers are, and recommendations for overcoming them!

May 6, 2014 By Carson Stones Leave a Comment

Courts Rule in Favor of Tighter EPA Standards

Filed Under: Coal, Energy Production, Natural Gas, policy, United States

In a major victory for the Obama Administration, the Supreme Court has issued a series of landmark decisions on several EPA standards which will determine the future of the U.S. energy production sector. In June 2013, President Barack Obama outlined his Climate Action Plan calling for aggressive legislation to limit… read more 

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