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EPA issues new power plant rules
As part of the Biden Administration’s pledge to achieve a net zero electricity sector by 2035, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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Sep 23, 20243 min read
Debating Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
Rising energy demand and net-zero goals drive carbon capture use. What role can and should carbon capture play in a shifting climate...
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Jul 25, 20231 min read


Policy: Methane Waste-Emissions Charge
With over a third of all industrial methane emissions in the United States, the energy sector is the largest industrial emitter in this...
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Dec 16, 20227 min read


Economics: Methane Waste-Emissions Charge
The First Welfare Theorem of economics asserts that, so long as there are proper market conditions, rational agents will produce the...
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Dec 16, 20226 min read


Environmental Externalities: what they are, why they matter, and how to fix them
The First Welfare Theorem of neoclassical economic theory suggests that, so long as there are certain market conditions, rational,...
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Oct 1, 20225 min read


Flipping the Switch: The Clean Energy Performance Program
Rising concerns regarding irreversible climate change, geopolitical conflict, and resource scarcity have prompted governments and...
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Apr 22, 20224 min read


FERC Updates Natural Gas Auditing Policies
On 17 February, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued two policy proposals—a certificate policy statement and an interim...
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Feb 24, 20225 min read


World's largest carbon capture machine activated in Iceland
On 8 September 2021, the world’s largest carbon capture and storage machine turned on its fans, filters and heaters, ushering in a new...
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Nov 16, 20212 min read
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