CO2 MITIGATION - UPDATE
JULY 2012
POLICY
July 6, 2012
§ Congressional Report Finds US Funding for CCS has been Ineffective Recommends Other Policy Options
§ EPA Decides Not to Lower GHG Permitting Thresholds
§ New York Adopts CO2 Emission Limit for Power Plants - Lower than Proposed Federal Standard
§ Australia’s Controversial $24-ton Carbon Tax Goes into Effect
TECHNOLOGY
July 13, 2012
§ Codexis Reports Positive Results from Enzyme-Based Carbon Capture Process
BUSINESS
July 20, 2012
§ UK’s Don Valley CCS Proposal tops List of Projects in Line for €1.5 Billion in European Funding
§ UK’s First Offshore Carbon Storage License Secured by SSE for Peterhead CCS Project
§ Alberta Awards $46 Million for Six Carbon Reduction Projects
July 13, 2012
§ Alberta Approves Shell Canada’s “Quest” Carbon Capture Project
§ Las Brisas Energy Center Could be banned by EPA’s New GHG Emission Limits
July 6, 2012
§ Australian Carbon Tax Prompts Closure of Munmorah Coal Power Station, Site of Carbon Capture Pilot