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Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
On July 22, 2024, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) released a long-awaited energy permitting reform bill, which aims to accelerate the permitting process for critical energy, mineral, and related...more
EPA’s long-promised rules for reducing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants have now been published. In the proposal, EPA lays out “performance standards” for new natural gas-fired power plants and “emission...more
The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has announced a new proposed rule that would strengthen the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ("NESHAP") for Coal- and Oil- Fired Electric Utility Steam...more
On January 9, the UK’s Department of Business, Energy & Industry Strategy (BEIS) launched a consultation aimed at better aligning the UK’s electricity generation market with the UK government’s net zero targets, including a...more
San Miguel Electric Coop is a Texas nonprofit electric cooperative that owns and operates a power plant that supplies electricity to 38 Texas counties. After a four-week absence, they return to these pages, this time in DCP...more
Oracle founder and billionaire Larry Ellison already owns about 98% of Lanai, a small Hawaiian island with approximately 3,000 residents nine miles from and politically part of Maui. Two weeks ago, the island announced that...more
IEA says world cannot "press pause" on renewables, as capacity growth stalls - The International Energy Agency (IEA) has expressed concern over the “unexpected flattening” of renewable-energy capacity additions in 2018,...more
Africa: The deserts are blooming - Time and time again, the deserts of Africa have been proven to harness the incredible potential to power the whole continent through solar energy. ...more
Seplat, NNPC to raise U$700m for gas plant due in 2020 - Seplat Petroleum Development and Nigeria’s State oil company will raise US$700 million for a joint gas project scheduled to start production next year as the...more
GE Power installs 100th power plant in sub-Saharan Africa - U.S. energy techniques company GE Power installed its 100th power plant in sub-Saharan Africa through plants in Angola powered by trailer-mounted aero gas turbine...more
Projects and energy updates from South Africa - Africa50 to participate with developing the Desert to Power Programme - Africa50, Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are set to develop solar...more
U.S. Agencies Agree to Slash Approval Times for Infrastructure Projects - "More than a dozen federal agencies agreed to slash the time needed for environmental reviews and permitting on major infrastructure projects, a...more
Expectations are running high among some that the incoming Republican majority in both Houses of Congress will act to change or eliminate various environmental regulations and statutory provisions that they claim harm the...more