{"id":3355,"date":"2012-03-27T16:38:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T21:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2012-05-01T13:38:18","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T18:38:18","slug":"epas-historic-proposal-to-limit-carbon-pollution-from-power-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2012\/03\/27\/epas-historic-proposal-to-limit-carbon-pollution-from-power-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA&#8217;s Historic Proposal to Limit Carbon Pollution from Power Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Today we are making history.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the <a href=\"http:\/\/epa.gov\/carbonpollutionstandard\/\">first-ever nationwide emission standards<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: small\">to limit dangerous carbon pollution from new coal- and gas-burning power plants.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Today we take the first <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/sites\/default\/files\/urgency-of-action-03132012.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">critically important step<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: small\">towards addressing the climate-destabilizing pollution emitted by power plants.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Today we take a vital step towards protecting Americans\u2019 health and strengthening our economy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">With <a href=\"http:\/\/epa.gov\/carbonpollutionstandard\/\">these standards<\/a> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/otaq\/climate\/regulations.htm\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">EPA&#8217;s landmark clean car standards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small\">, we\u2019re\u00a0beginning to\u00a0address the clear and present danger of carbon pollution from the two largest emission sources in our nation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Power plants are responsible for 40 percent of the carbon pollution emitted in America. U.S. power plants are one of the largest sources of carbon pollution in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3409\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3409\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/2012\/03\/smokestack-on-red-sky-250x1701.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"170\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Power plants are responsible for 40% of carbon pollution emitted in the U.S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">We have the technology and the know-how to change this. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">The carbon pollution emission standards proposed by EPA today would <strong>halve<\/strong> the carbon emissions from a new coal-fired power plant over its lifetime.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">These standards will help further the progress we are making towards a cleaner, more secure future for energy in America.\u00a0We will use our nation&#8217;s electricity resources more efficiently to cut energy costs for families and businesses, mobilize <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Made in the USA<\/em> technologies and fuels for cleaner energy generation, and ensure that America will lead the global race to a clean energy economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">States, communities and businesses across our nation are already leading the way:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">29 states have adopted policies to expand reliance on cost-effective clean energy resources. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">States including Washington, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, New York and California have adopted (or are now putting in place) <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/sites\/default\/files\/state-ghg-standards-03132012.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">limits on dangerous carbon pollution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small\"> from fossil-fueled power plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">A McKinsey &amp; Company report found that we could meet our nation&#8217;s growing electricity needs by using existing resources more wisely &#8212; and could cut energy costs for American families and businesses at the same time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Innovative businesses like Solar City are creating new solutions and technologies to deliver cleaner, safer energy. Solar City, founded in 2006, is installing solar systems that\u00a0lower utility bills with no upfront investment by the customer.\u00a0Solar City\u00a0has 20,000 projects in 14 states that are either completed or underway\u2013 including a one billion dollar project to put solar systems on military housing.<\/li>\n<li>Hundreds of U.S. companies are capitalizing on new, multibillion-dollar market opportunities to make our electric grid as smart, flexible, and innovative as the internet &#8212; enabling a wholesale shirt to clean, community-based energy resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are also fundamental shifts in the energy market that are driving a change in our electricity supply.<\/p>\n<p>Much has been written about the structural market shift to natural gas, which has been enabled by new drilling technologies.\u00a0Some have tried to deny this market shift and claim that EPA\u2019s clean air protections are stopping new coal plants, but the truth is that basic economics &#8212; low natural gas prices\u2014 are driving these decisions. \u00a0But don&#8217;t take our word for it. Check out these quotes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jim Rogers<\/strong> is the <strong>CEO of Duke Energy<\/strong>, which provides electricity to the Carolinas, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. He told the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaljournal.com\/member\/magazine\/new-coal-rules-strike-gold-20120202?mrefid=site_search\">National Journal<\/a>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>The new climate rule is in line with market forces anyway. We&#8217;re not going to build any coal plants in any event. You\u2019re going to choose to build gas plants every time, regardless of what the rule is.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thomas Fanning<\/strong>, CEO of <strong>Southern Company<\/strong>, recently told investors on an earnings call on January 25, 2012:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Four years ago\u2026we were about 70% of our energy from coal and about, I don\u2019t know, 16% from nuclear, about 12% from gas and the balance from hydro.\u00a0 In the fourth quarter &#8212;\u00a0this was really surprising to me, maybe not surprising considering how cheap gas is now \u2013 our energy production was 40% coal, 39% gas. \u2026 Now moving forward, given where gas prices are, we will continue to see much more gas production.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jone-Lin Wang<\/strong>, head of global power research for <strong>IHS CERA, <\/strong>told the <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970204464404577114642286810250.html\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Inexpensive natural gas is the biggest threat to coal. Nothing else even comes close.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The immense natural gas resources recently made commercially accessible in the United States must be developed responsibly if we are to protect our water and ecosystems, and prevent wasteful leakage that will undermine the carbon pollution advantages of natural gas.\u00a0 But America can meet this urgent challenge.<\/p>\n<p>We also know how to harness the power of the wind, the sun, and geothermal resources. By making the energy foundation of our economy cleaner and more diverse, we will improve our national security, improve public health, and protect our climate.\u00a0 Today we took a big step down that road.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The stakes are high.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/surprising-global-warming-effects\">Climate impacts are already affecting American communities<\/a>, and scientists tell us that the impacts will intensify as atmospheric concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions rise.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalchange.gov\/\">United States Global Change Research Program<\/a> has determined that if carbon pollution emissions are<strong> not<\/strong> reduced, it is likely that American communities will experience increasingly severe impacts, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Rising levels of dangerous smog in cities &#8212; which\u00a0will lead to\u00a0an increased risk of respiratory infections, more asthma attacks, and more premature deaths<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Increased risk of illness and death due to extreme heat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">More intense hurricanes and storm surges<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Increased frequency and severity of flooding<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Increases in insect pests and in the prevalence of diseases transmitted by food, water and insects<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Reduced\u00a0precipitation and runoff in the arid West<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Reduced crop yields and livestock productivity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">More wildfires and increasingly frequent and severe droughts in some regions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">I mentioned earlier that American states, communities and businesses are already taking steps to address these threats. Starting today, they don\u2019t have to do it alone. With <a href=\"http:\/\/epa.gov\/carbonpollutionstandard\/\">today\u2019s announcement<\/a>, our entire country will fight the widespread and varied threats we face from climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">I think <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/news\/edf-applauds-historic-clean-air-standards-power-plants\">EPA deserves a standing ovation<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: small\">for that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.edf.org\/site\/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=1955&amp;s_subsrc=c411-post\">join me in supporting EPA\u2019s efforts<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\">to protect our families, our communities, and our economy from these threats.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">The resistance to these standards by entrenched fossil fuel-dependent industries will likely be fierce, but together our voices can move these vitally important policies forward.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we are making history.\u00a0 Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the first-ever nationwide emission standards\u00a0to limit dangerous carbon pollution from new coal- and gas-burning power plants.\u00a0 Today we take the first critically important step\u00a0towards addressing the climate-destabilizing pollution emitted by power plants.\u00a0 Today we take a vital step towards protecting Americans\u2019 health &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4017,43,116,202,8,20,44],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-3355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clean-air-act","category-economics","category-energy-technologies","category-greenhouse-gas-emissions","category-health","category-news","category-policy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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