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Ensuring Safe Carbon Capture and Storage in China

By Sarah Forbes on March 2, 2009

Tsinghua University is partnering with WRI to develop guidelines for China’s deployment of CCS technology.

Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Coal?

By Deborah Seligsohn and Sarah Forbes on January 28, 2009

Energy Secretary Stephen Chu’s testimony reminds us that the coal challenge is global, and its solutions must be global too.

Biofuels from Corn Residue Need Updated Environmental Protections, WRI Recommends

January 27, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Building an ethanol industry that relies on corn stover - the leaves and stalks that remain behind when corn grain has been harvested - will require increased investments in research of a variety of farming practices.

Should Coal Plants Cool It?

By Jonathan Pershing on December 12, 2008

If we are to solve the climate problem, our current generation of conventional, CO2 intensive coal plants must be our last.

Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstrations Should Start Now, Say Technical Experts

October 28, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

Sufficient technical knowledge exists to begin large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstrations in the United States, according to guidelines released today by a coalition of business, environmental, academic and government groups.

Carbon Capture and Storage: Part of the 'Silver Buckshot' on Climate Change?

By Payson Schwin on October 21, 2008

The future role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) was a featured topic at this year’s Society of Environmental Journalists Conference.

Can Capturing Carbon Become a Reality?

By Hiranya Fernando on June 6, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is both hailed as a “silver bullet” for the coal industry, and reviled as a pipe dream. The reality is that the U.S. needs CCS, and a comprehensive policy framework for rapid development and deployment.

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