Climate Change

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Cover Art for 9781234464066, Climate Change by Anonymous
ISBN: 9781234464066
Publisher: Books LLC
Published: 24 January, 2013
Format: Paperback
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Part of Eyewitness Books (Series)

OCLC Number: (OCoLC)259700972 Subject: Emissions trading -- United States -- Evaluation. Excerpt: ... emphasis on technologies that can reduce CO emissions from existing 2 coal-fired power plants. In commenting on a draft of this report, DOE's September 9, 2008, letter neither explicitly agreed nor disagreed with this recommendation but included a number of comments that recognized a need for increased funding for CO emissions control technologies for 2 existing coal-fired power plants. To enhance EPA's ability to address barriers that may be affecting CCS deployment, we are recommending that EPA more comprehensively examine barriers to CCS development beyond those relevant to the SDWA, by addressing issues under RCRA, CERCLA, and other statutes within the agency's jurisdiction. EPA's September 12, 2008, letter responded that providing regulatory certainty on issues related to geological storage of CO was a high priority for the agency and agreed with the intent of the 2 recommendation - to provide clarity on how statutes within the agency's jurisdiction may apply. The agency noted that it had made an initial effort to identify and discuss these issues in the preamble of its July 2008 proposed rulemaking and had requested comments on many of the SDWA topics - including some of those identified in our report. It said it expected further progress on the SDWA topics after receiving input from stakeholders during the comment period ( which extends through November 24, 2008 ). Finally, we are recommending that an interagency task force ( or similar mechanism ) be established to develop a comprehensive strategy that guides cognizant federal agencies in resolving remaining issues that, if not addressed proactively, could impede commercial-scale CCS deployment. DOE maintained that a coordinating body - the DOE-led Climate Change Technology Program ( CCTP ) - already addresses these kinds of issues. However, the CCTP's scope focuses on technology; it does not address le...

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