Tag: Clean Air Task Force

Fifty years of technological progress bring Enhanced Geothermal Systems to the cusp of large-scale deployment, finds new CATF report

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) finds that Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) are closer than ever to large-scale commercialization after more than five decades of development. Drawing on a database of 103 historical and current EGS projects, the report documents steady improvement alongside recent step-change innovations that could enable EGS to scale rapidly and at lower cost if supported by sustained policy action, investment, and research.  “Fifty years of global Enhanced Geothermal Systems development have brought us to a turning point,” said Terra Rogers, Program Director for…

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CATF to EPA: Strong technical record and legal foundation require EPA to regulate carbon pollution from power plants under the Clean Air Act

Stuart Mitchell

Clean Air Task Force (CATF), along with partner organizations, submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to its proposed repeal of the carbon pollution standards for existing coal-fired and new gas-fired power plants.    “EPA has the responsibility – and the legal obligation – to reduce pollution that warms the planet and harms human health, which is exactly what the agency did when it finalized power plant carbon standards last year,” said Frank Sturges, attorney at CATF. “Eliminating these rules ignores the facts: pollution from power plants…

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New CATF analysis reveals energy poverty metrics fail to capture true costs for African households

Stuart Mitchell

A new paper from Clean Air Task Force (CATF), also published in Energy Economics, reveals that standard methods of measuring energy poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa significantly understate the true burden faced by households by failing to account for the high costs of coping with unreliable electricity – using Benin as a case study to illustrate these broader regional dynamics.   “These hidden costs are crushing families’ budgets,” said Prudence Dato, Lead Energy Economist at CATF. “Millions of people who appear to be out of energy poverty based on their electricity bills are,…

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Final NECPs show progress, but fall short of being true investment roadmaps

Stuart Mitchell

The European Commission has released its long-awaited assessment of the final updated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) submitted by 24 Member States. While the final plans reflect progress compared to earlier drafts, they still fall short of being the full set of investment and implementation tools needed to meet Europe’s 2030 climate goals.  “Despite some general improvement, the final NECPs still fall short as credible investment plans that can accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies,” said Alejandra Muñoz Castañer, Senior Government Affairs Manager for Europe at CATF.  “Member States must…

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European Commission issues landmark Decision assigning CO₂ storage obligations to oil and gas producers under NZIA

Stuart Mitchell

The European Commission yesterday published a long-awaited Decision that operationalises Article 23 of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), assigning individual CO₂ storage obligations to 44 oil and gas producers across the European Union (EU). These obligations are individual shares of the Commission’s target for developing 50 million tonnes of operational CO2 storage capacity by 2030. This marks a critical enforcement milestone in the EU’s effort to build out industrial carbon management infrastructure and ensure that fossil fuel producers contribute to long-term decarbonisation.  “This is the moment we’ve been waiting for,…

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