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工业生产燃煤是中国空气污染的主要来源,也成为不断增加的温室气体排放的罪魁祸首。虽然两者的关联度众所周知,但中国尚未规定空气质量监管部门如何评估清洁能源政策以及减少能源消耗能够在多大程度上有助于改善空气质量,减少温室气体的排放。中国“十一五”和“十二五”规划期间实施的《千家企业节能低碳行动实施方案》和《万家企业节能低碳行动实施方案》节省了约4.2亿吨煤炭,但这些节煤与减少空气污染到底有什么关联呢?… View Summary +
Coal combustion from industrial production is a chief contributor to China’s air pollution and rising greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this known linkage, there is no guide for China’s air pollution officials to assess the degree to which clean energy policies… View Summary +
This policy brief provides a side-by-side comparison of Sections 110 and 111(d) of the Clean Air Act and highlights the significant differences in requirements for state compliance plans under each section. The authors distinguish between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)… View Summary +
Energy efficiency is a cost-effective, multi-pollutant strategy for addressing air quality, but is rarely utilized to meet air quality standards in the United States. This policy brief provides state air quality regulators and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with… View Summary +
6月上旬,美国环保署提出了一项温室气体减排法草案——“清洁电力计划”。因美国国会中有人反对立法限制温室气体排放,所以美国环保署只能在《清洁空气法案》赋予的监管权限范围内提出该草案。美国环保署预计,到2030年,该计划的实施可使美国电力行业比2005年减少30%的二氧化碳排放。美国要实现这一目标,发电企业每年需要减少二氧化碳排放约5亿吨。为此,该计划被认为是有史以来美国联邦政府在对抗全球变暖问题上做出的最大举动。无论如何,这一草案规划值得我们密切关注。就此,中国电力报记者朱怡对睿博能源智库(RAP)的中国和美国项目主任金珂瑞(Christopher… View Summary +
2014年6月,美国环保署提出了一项温室气体减排法草案—“清洁电力计划”,因美国国会中有人反对立法限制温室气体排放,所以美国环保署只能在《清洁空气法案》赋予的监管权限范围内提出该草案。美国环保署预计,到2030年,该计划的实施可使美国电力行业比2005年减少30%的二氧化碳排放。这一草案规划值得我们密切关注,因为它囊括了很多对中国非常有用的设计元素,特别是将能效作为资源的概念以及通过调整电厂调度、减少排放的实践做法。本文提供了“清洁电力计划”涵盖要素的整体介绍,并就几处设计亮点做出了分析,可以为中国的能源行业提供一些借鉴。… View Summary +
In June 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed greenhouse gas regulations called the Clean Power Plan. Because of opposition in the U.S. Congress to enacting legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, EPA used its existing regulatory… View Summary +
Half of Americans live in areas violating national health-based air quality standards. Coal- and gas-fired power plants are important contributors to the problem. The Clean Air Act has historically addressed power plants through regulation of smokestack emissions, employing “stovepiped,” pollutant-by-pollutant… View Summary +
The publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing power plants under section 111(d) of the federal Clean Air Act in the Federal Register on June 18, 2014, marks the… View Summary +
Air quality officials have significant new opportunities to ensure that air pollution issues are considered in the course of electricity system planning as a result of FERC Order 1000, Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Transmission Owning and Operating Public… View Summary +
Coal continues to be the dominant fuel choice for power generation around the world. How that coal is burned can influence the rate and quantity of emissions produced by its combustion. For decades, many countries have established standards and specifications… View Summary +
Regulators, advocates, and energy industry companies have long understood that energy efficiency policies and programs can reduce air pollution emissions associated with fuel combustion. This reduction in emissions can lead to lower environmental compliance costs and, ultimately, lower public health… View Summary +
The European Commission (EC) has announced that 2013 is the “Year of Air” and a comprehensive policy package will be proposed by year end. As part of a decadal review of air quality standards, the EC’s 2013 focus offers significant… View Summary +
在世界范围内,煤炭仍然是发电的主导燃料。煤炭的燃烧方式影响着污染物的排放率和总排放量。几十年来,许多国家为煤炭质量制订了一系列标准和细则,使得电厂经营者减少了运行和维护成本,改善了锅炉的热效率。高效率意味着同样发电量需要的煤炭投入减少,降低了二氧化碳、二氧化硫以及颗粒物的排放。改善煤质也减少了燃烧过程产生的固体废物,延长电厂寿命和减少其生态足迹。中国燃煤量居世界首位,煤质国际最佳实践这篇文章倡导中国采取行动提高煤质,并给出了如何实现这一目标的具体建议。… View Summary +
中国清洁空气联盟(CAAC)知识系列之一“空气污染应急机制国际经验”在回顾了中国2013年1月大面积遭遇灰霾天气而采取的应急方案之后,介绍了欧洲和美国污染应急领域所开展的工作和历程,并结合中国的空气污染情况为中国构建空气污染应急机制提出了建议。文中从空气质量的预测、空气污染警报服务、有效的污染控制措施三个方面来描述如何构建完备的空气污染应急系统。其中建议还包括需要不断完善长期的空气质量管理体系来最终杜绝极端污染天气。… View Summary +