Not exact matches
-- For a covered entity described in section 700 (13)(J), 1 emission allowance for each ton of
carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas that would be emitted from the combustion of the natural gas, and any other gas
meeting the specifications for commingling
with natural gas for purposes of delivery, that such entity delivered during the previous calendar year to customers that are not covered entities, assuming no
capture and sequestration of that greenhouse gas.
A coal power plant equipped
with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology could
meet the standard, but the EPA acknowledges that CCS is prohibitive, raising the cost of generating electricity by as much as 80 %.
The research shows that, to
meet the 2C target, no new
carbon - emitting power stations can be built anywhere in the world unless they are later closed down or retrofitted
with carbon capture and storage technology.
With CO2 Solutions» efficient, cost effective and green
carbon capture technology, the Company looks forward to supporting worldwide efforts by industry and governments to efficiently
meet these regulatory requirements for emissions reductions.
[McCarthy continues:] However, it is important to note that under the proposed
carbon pollution standard for new power plants, companies would not be required to build natural gas combined cycle units; they would be required to
meet a standard of 1000 lbs / MWh, which can be
met either through the use of natural gas or by burning coal along
with carbon capture and storage [CCS].
Scenarios that
meet the 1.5 degrees C target in 2100 assume large - scale availability of negative emissions technologies, such as bioenergy combined
with carbon capture and storage.
To
meet emissions reduction targets, the cost rises to # 960 billion
with cuts coming from nuclear power and as - yet - unproven
carbon capture and storage fitted to gas - fired plant.
Yet they still class it as «low -
carbon» and even refer to bioenergy
with carbon -
capture and storage (BECCS) as a credible means of removing
carbon from the atmosphere which they deem essential to
meeting stabilization targets.