Next week, delegates from around the world will gather in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27). Among them will be a delegation of House Republicans led by the Conservative Climate Foundation (CCF).
On critical minerals production, Rep. Curtis said, “Often we’re willing to turn a blind eye to conditions of extraction overseas. We can do it cleaner, more responsibly, here in the United States.”
Members attending COP27 are also members of the Conservative Climate Caucus, chaired by Rep. Curtis, which works to educate and engage House Republicans on climate solutions that will support our economy, American workers, and national security.
Plug in: Last year, CCF brought a first-of-its-kind delegation of four House Republicans to COP26 in Scotland – check out the recap here.
2. New video: pipelines are fundamental
If we want to meet our emissions reduction goals, we’ll need a diverse mix of energy solutions, including carbon capture and hydrogen. However, the U.S. will need a massive buildout of new pipeline infrastructure to get the hydrogen and captured CO2 where it needs to go.
In a new video, ClearPath CEO Rich Powell explains the importance of building and maintaining pipeline systems in order to meet our clean energy goals.
Transportation of captured CO2 will require over 96,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure.
About 1,600 miles of hydrogen pipelines exist, but are not typically used for energy. For energy purposes, a much broader network will be needed.
Exciting projects like the Navigator and Wolfe CO2 pipelines in the Midwest and Air Products’ Clean Energy Complex producing hydrogen in Louisiana are underway.
Plus, we know that pipelines are safe – Rich explains that CO2 and hydrogen pipelines have some of the strongest safety records of all U.S. energy transmission systems.
ClearPath announced the addition ofMallory Shaevsky, former legislative staff for Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), as a Government Affairs Fellow.
“We are thrilled to add Mallory to the Government Affairs team,” said Senior Director for Government Affairs Colleen Moss. “She brings legislative experience and clean energy perspective from her time serving on Capitol Hill that will be extremely valuable as our team continues to grow.”
Mallory is a current Master of Arts candidate at Georgetown University. Her experience also includes work on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Environmental Protection Agency, and on House and Senate campaigns. Welcome, Mallory!
4. American developer to build Poland’s first nuclear plants
Poland plans to spend $40 billion to build the new plants in the Pomerania province near the Baltic Sea coast.
Conflict between Russia and Ukraine straining the global energy market has prompted Poland to move away from Russian natural gas resources and find new, cleaner sources of energy.
Poland considered offers from nuclear developers in France and South Korea before ultimately choosing Westinghouse. Since the Westinghouse decision, Poland has chosen South Korea to build its second nuclear project.
What’s clear: Europe has seen dramatic price spikes given the tenuous energy supply chain created by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The U.S. is in a unique position to lead global action on nuclear and other clean energy sources.
Constellation Energy plans to ask the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to extend the operating licenses of its Clinton and Dresden nuclear plants in Illinois.
The Department of Energy announced $39 million in funding for market-ready projects bolstering the domestic supply of critical minerals.
As we head into 24/7 COP27 media coverage, this was an interesting column in the New York Times calling on conservatives to not cede climate to the left.
According to the International Energy Agency, 840 carbon capture projects – capturing 1.2 billion metric tons of CO2 around the world annually – will be needed by 2030 to meet global emissions reduction goals. One way to boost projects, according to CCS advocates, is to permit more Class VI wells, which are used to inject CO2 deep into underground formations.
That’s all from us. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
