Why is it a bad idea to halt construction of new coal-fired power plants until carbon capture and sequestration is perfected?
• The only way that you can develop technology is if there’s a need for it, and if we’re not building coal plants here in the United States, where’s the drive to develop clean carbon capture technology? We already know that we can take clean plants and make them even cleaner over time – and that includes the capture and storage of CO2. Our members know that CO2 is going to become regulated in this country and are planning for that with technology investments right now. This will allow coal to remain a fuel for America’s future. Part of these investments can be seen in new power plants currently under development. The structure and engineering of these facilities will allow them to be retrofitted with the latest CCS technologies when they become available. Placing a moratorium on the building of new plants won’t stop the use of coal to generate electricity – we’ll just be using older, less technologically advanced plants to do it. Even without CCS technology, power plants being develope
