Weekend Coal News
Weekly Coal News Roundup April 22, 2023
Boundary Dam Unit 3 Status Update Q1 2023: SaskPower’s BD3 CCS facility captures 226,184 tonnes of CO2. Full Story
Environment Minister calls for a “social cost of carbon” Could this mean a $247 carbon tax? Guilbeault announced a new “social cost of carbon of $247 per tonne of CO2. Full Story Feds can't say which emissions regulations are working: audit Ottawa needs to determine if its climate-change regulations are actually working or not. Full Story
Do Carbon-Capture Technologies Work? Renewed interest from both government and investors drives new CCS coal projects Full Story
Arizona utilities pledge $1 million in grants for impacted coal communities 3 Arizona utilities pledge $1 million for communities impacted by coal-fired plant retirements. Full Story
Report says coal plant workers would make good nuclear plant workers
New report says that coal power plant workers could transition to nuclear power plants Full Story
Video: Growing Demand for Electricity in China Could Drive Increase in Coal Use China faces power shortages. Analysts say the solution is to rely more on coal-fired power.
Full Story Event: SaskPower’s Energy Education Series – Power Talks Online event discussing Saskatchewan’s power future
Saskatchewan Coal Transition Centre