How can environmental regulations promote clean coal technology adoption in APEC developing economies?

Miscellaneous · Thu Nov 15 04:00:00 EST 2007

OSTI ID:21233563

The study examines both existing and emerging regulatory frameworks in order to determine which type of regulations that would be most effective at promoting clean coal technology adoption in development Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) economies and would be practical to implement. regulations targeting air emissions; regulations targeting water use; and regulations concerning coal combustion by-products. When considering the potential effect of existing and new environmental regulations on the adoption of clean coal the analysis of technologies was organised into three categories: environmental control technologies; high efficiency coal combustion technologies; and carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). To target the recommendations towards APEC economies that would benefit the most from this analysis, the study focused on developing and transition APEC economies that are expected to rely on coal for a large part of their future generating capacity. These economies include China, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Thailand, and Vietnam. ACARP provided funding to this study, under Project C15078. 10 figs., 14 tabs., 10 apps.

• Research Organization: Science Applications International Cooperation (SAIC), McLean, VA (United States); APEC Energy Working Group Expert Group on Clean Fossil Energy
• OSTI ID: 21233563
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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