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ADVISORY: Teleconference on China's Leadership Transition and Implications for Energy and Climate

October 10, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The full audio of the press call is available below.

As China’s government prepares for a leadership change in November, many people are wondering what this will mean for key issues, including energy and climate.

Fact Sheet: U.S. Electricity Markets Increasingly Favor Alternatives to Coal

April, 2012

The U.S. electric power system is gradually shifting toward cleaner forms of generation. One sign of this transition is the declining use of coal for electric power production. This fact sheet examines the reasons for this transition and potential results.

ADVISORY: Press Teleconference: Launch of Online Almanac of U.S. Midwest Energy

April 23, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON D.C.//MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

National and regional energy experts will team up to launch the Power Almanac of the American Midwest, a dynamic online platform to support decision-makers and analysts in the region.

Power Almanac of the American Midwest

STATEMENT: EPA Issues Standards to Control Mercury and Other Air Toxins

December 21, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued today the first national standards to control mercury and other toxic air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. These standards follow from the bi-partisan 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments that mandated that EPA require control of toxic air pollutants including mercury.

Low-Carbon Energy Technology

WRI works with business, policymakers, and researchers to move the world toward cleaner, less expensive forms of power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make low-carbon energy available everywhere.

WRI Statement on Energy Production and Human Health

May 10, 2011

The following statement was released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in response to a press statement by Peabody Energy:

Who Pays for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) Demonstrations in Developing Countries?

By Francisco Almendra on April 21, 2011

On April 7th, a group of 24 Energy Ministers met in Abu Dhabi for the 2nd Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM). The group represented the governments of countries collectively responsible for over 80% of global energy consumption, and together they agreed to increase efforts to deploy carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) on a commercial scale worldwide.

WRI Summary of S. 699: Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2011

By Sarah Forbes on April 18, 2011

S.699 authorizes the Department of Energy to conduct a program to demonstrate commercial application of integrated geologic storage projects, and provides a framework for selection criteria for these

CCS Demonstration in Developing Countries: Priorities for a Financing Mechanism for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage

Francisco Almendra, Logan West (Tsinghua University), Li Zheng (Tsinghua University), and Sarah Forbes

Working Paper: April, 2011

This working paper explores some of the key issues emerging around the effective financing of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects in developing countries. It presents a series of options and recommendations to international policymakers and agencies working to support CCS development in a non-OECD context.

Q&A: Energy, Water, and China's Economy

By Zou Ji, Lijin Zhong and Hua Wen on February 4, 2011

This interview originally appeared on the Asia Water Project: China website and is reposted with permission.

U.S.-China Clean Energy Cooperation and CCS

By Sarah Forbes and Micah Ziegler on January 21, 2011

This piece originally appeared on ChinaFAQs.org

US and China Sign Agreement to Advance Clean Energy Research Center (CERC)

January 18, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

This morning, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and representatives from the Chinese government, including Minister Wan Gang and Minister Zhang Guobao, signed a joint work plan to expand US-China cooperation on the Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) that was established in November 2009.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Teleconference: Clean Energy and U.S.-China Relations on Eve of President Hu's Visit to Washington

January 11, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and BEIJING

Leading Experts in the U.S. and China Discuss Clean Energy and Related Issues Ahead of Presidential Meeting

Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage and the UNFCCC: Recommendations for Addressing Technical Issues

November, 2010

this policy brief provides context, concise analysis, and recommendations to Parties for addressing carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) issues raised to date in the twin track United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Kyoto Protocol (KP) processes.

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