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Can the coal industry be saved in spite of itself? Should it be?
New analysis explores whether Congress can do a better job with CCS than Bush administration |
Joseph Romm |
20 Apr 2008 |
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| One of biggest debates about climate solutions is whether coal generation with carbon capture and storage (CCS) is going to be practical and affordable on the timescale needed to avoid catastrophic outcomes. And, of course, there are many who don't think coal should be saved at all. I am not in the second camp, but I doubt coal with CCS is likely to exceed one wedge (I'll discuss this more next week). And we probably need 14 wedges to stay below 450 ppm. I have ... |
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| Topics: carbon sequestration, climate, coal, Congress, energy, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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