October 20, 2009
Energy Fact Weekly
As President Obama strives to both renew economic growth and meet climate change policy goals, the future role of coal looms large. Since World War II, coal has generated almost 50% of all electric power in the United States and is increasingly the source of incremental electricity at the global level. In fact, as recently as last Monday Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, stated that coal "is likely to be a major and growing source of electricity generation for the foreseeable future".[1]
To meet the environmental challenges of this increased utilization of coal, during the next decade the Administration seeks to begin making carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployable, affordable and widespread.
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