U.S. Transitional Energy Strategies and Polices Continue to Not Address the Climate Change Elephant in the Room

The EPA policy relies on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to reduce GHGs from fossil fuel energy sources. The reality today is that, of the 3,400 coal and gas-fired plants currently operating in the U.S., fewer than 10 have CCS installed. To meet the deadline goal it means churning out more than one new CCS project a day.

The EPA proposal also addresses the use of green hydrogen as a substitute in gas-fired thermal power stations. A reality check shows that the total annual regional production of green hydrogen in 2022 amounted to 691,000 metric tons. That's enough hydrogen to generate 33-megawatt hours of energy, a fraction of what natural-gas-fired plants produce at an average of between 600 and 700 megawatts.