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FERC
April 2, 2021

FERC Water Rule Final

Final Water Quality Certification Rule Published Dianne R. Phillips, Holland & Knight (April 02): On March 29, FERC published its Final Rule regarding Waiver of the Water Quality Certification Requirements of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The Final Rule amends FERC’s regulations to categorically establish a one-year time period for a state- or […]

Orphaned and Abandoned
April 1, 2021

Plugging Old Wells

Oil Industry Mum on Biden Jobs Pitch Josh Siegel and Abby Smith, Wash. Examiner (April 01): The oil and gas industry does not sound gung-ho about a provision of Biden’s green infrastructure plan to invest $16 billion to employ “hundreds of thousands” of fossil fuel workers to plug leaking wells. API did not directly comment […]

India
April 1, 2021

Indian Minister on Net Zero

Calls 2050 Net Zero Targets ‘Pie in the Sky’ Matt McGrath, BBC (April 01): Indian Minister Raj Kumar Singh during the IEA/COP26 Net Zero Summit: “2060 sounds good, but it is just that, it sounds good… I would call it, and I’m sorry to say this, but it is just a pie in the sky.” […]

World Bank
March 31, 2021

World Bank Climate Policy

World Bank Revises Climate Policy but Continues Fossil Fuel Funding Valerie Volcovici, Andrea Shalal, Kate Abnett- Reuters (March 31): A revised World Bank policy on climate change commits to making financing decisions in line with efforts to limit global warming but stops short of promising to halt funding of fossil fuels, according to a draft bank presentation […]

Poland
March 30, 2021

Poland Demand to Soar

Demand to Rise as Poland Reduces Coal Agnieszka Barteczko (March 30): Poland’s demand for gas will jump by 60% over the next 10-13 years from around 20 bcm annually, gas grid operator Gaz-System said, as coal-reliant Poland sees gas as a transition fuel before switching to nuclear and renewables. Piotr Naimski, the government official responsible for […]

Mozambique
March 30, 2021

Mozambique Attack Analyzed

What Went Wrong? Theo Neethling, The Conversation (March 30): Recent events in Palma, a town in the volatile Cabo Delgado province in the north of Mozambique, have taken bloodshed in the region to new levels. Dozens of people were killed when hundreds of Islamist militants stormed the town on March 25. The conflict has put […]

Brunsbüttel
March 29, 2021

Brunsbüttel Finalizing Contracts

Germany’s Brunsbüttel LNG Terminal Finalizing Import Contracts (S&P Global Platts) Stuart Elliott (March 29): The developer of the planned 8 Bcm/year LNG import terminal at Brunsbüttel in northern Germany is finalizing binding import contracts with several market players. German LNG Terminal—whose developers are Gasunie, Vopak, and Oiltanking—is one of three LNG import terminals under development […]

China
March 29, 2021

China Coal Use Soars

China Approved 46 GW of Coal in 2020 Josh Siegel and Abby Smith, Wash. Examiner (March 29): Provincial governments in China greenlighted 46 GW of new coal power plants in 2020, more than the previous three years combined, the environmental group Greenpeace reported today. New permits for coal ballooned last year after China eased its […]

Kinder Morgan
March 29, 2021

Kinder Morgan CO2 Business

Kinder Morgan Seeks to Expand CO2 Business in Clean Energy Push Sergio Chapa, Bloomberg (March 29): Fueled by a push to eliminate GHG emissions, carbon capture and renewable energy projects are sprouting up alongside Kinder Morgan’s massive network of pipelines and the midstream operator sees the potential for new business opportunities. Through a unit launched […]

EPRI
March 27, 2021

EPRI’s Mansoor on Climate Math

EPRI CEO Tells Biden How to Do His Climate Math Abby Smith, Wash. Examiner (March 27): Arshad Mansoor, CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute, is cautioning the Biden administration not to fixate on reaching carbon-free power by 2035. Instead, Mansoor is calling on the administration to broaden its view so it doesn’t compromise the […]