GreenLatinos Statement on EPA's Power Plant Carbon Rules to Cut Climate Pollution from the Fossil Fuel Industry

GreenLatinos supports the EPA's proposal to set carbon pollution limits for coal and gas power plants to meet U.S. climate goals, but expresses concern over the reliance on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and hydrogen blending. The organization advocates for the use of Inflation Reduction Act incentives to prioritize wind, solar, and battery storage over nascent technologies that could perpetuate environmental injustices in Latino/a/e and fenceline communities.

• The EPA's proposed rules aim to help the Biden Administration reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 50 percent by 2030 and achieve 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity by 2050.
• The proposed rule requires states to reduce power plant emissions by 90% between 2035 and 2045 through plant retirement or the use of carbon removal technologies such as hydrogen blending with gas or carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).

APA

Magaña, M. (2023). GreenLatinos Statement on EPA's Power Plant Carbon Rules to Cut Climate Pollution from the Fossil Fuel Industry. GreenLatinos. https://www.greenlatinos.org/greenlatinos-statement-on-epas-power-plant-carbon-rules-to-cut-climate-pollution-from-the-fossil-fuel-industry/

Chicago

Magaña, Mark. GreenLatinos Statement on EPA's Power Plant Carbon Rules to Cut Climate Pollution from the Fossil Fuel Industry. GreenLatinos, 2023. https://www.greenlatinos.org/greenlatinos-statement-on-epas-power-plant-carbon-rules-to-cut-climate-pollution-from-the-fossil-fuel-industry/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{magaa2023greenlatinos, author = {Magaña, Mark}, title = {{GreenLatinos Statement on EPA's Power Plant Carbon Rules to Cut Climate Pollution from the Fossil Fuel Industry}}, publisher = {GreenLatinos}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/greenlatinos-statement-on-epas-power-plant-carbon-rules-to-cut-climate-pollution-from-the-fossil-fuel-industry/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }