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For many developing countries, especially those across emerging Asia, excluding coal from the energy mix is simply not an option because improved energy access drives
economic development.
According to the IEA's Energy Access Outlook 2017 report, nearly all of those who gained access to electricity worldwide in the last 16 years, did so through new grid
connections, mostly from fossil fuels – 45% of which came from coal. It currently provides 38% of the world's electricity and is essential in the production of 71.5% of the
world's steel and 70% of cement.
Rising coal use in Asia also highlights a need for greater focus on emissions reduction. This is why as an organisation, the WCA works with stakeholders to promote the
role that technology can play in helping coal-reliant countries to develop a pathway for zero emissions coal. This way countries can balance economic priorities with climate
objectives.
Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the World Coal Association has encouraged and supported the 24 countries, representing half of the world's emissions, that identified a
role for cleaner coal technology within their climate pledges.
Raising capital for long-term energy infrastructure investments:
With this in mind, power producers need to raise project capital at the lowest cost possible in order to build energy infrastructure that will deliver reliable electricity at
affordable prices and, at the same time, have the required environmental controls to reduce emissions.
In less developed economies, however, raising this finance can present significant challenges as local capital markets may not support the type of long-term financing
required for energy infrastructure investments.
A number of international financial institutions, such as multilateral development banks (MDBs), have been established to address these challenges and promote growth in
emerging economies. Since 2013, however, the World Bank and several other similar bodies have adopted policies that concentrate lending on a narrow portfolio of
technologies, while excluding others. Support for coal-fuelled power, for instance, may only be given in 'rare and exceptional circumstances'.
The introduction of such measures appears at odds with the role coal-fuelled power is expected to play in many developing and emerging countries. In 2018, there was 492
GW of coal capacity under construction or in development globally, complementing the 2TW in operation.
Rather than curtailing demand for coal, there is growing evidence that the approach followed by the World Bank has created a void filled by alternative funding partners
that often may not apply the same stringent efficiency standards and environmental protections that MDBs have historically championed.
Supporting low emission coal technologies:
There is growing momentum towards reviewing international coal financing. The WCA would encourage any new approach to be based on these two-steps:
- Support the switch to best available high efficiency low emissions (HELE) technology: the construction of the most suitable HELE coal plant with modern emission
control technologies where that facilitates the delivery of commitments made by a country within their NDC under the Paris Agreement. Wherever practical, the involvement
of the World Bank or other MDBs in financing such projects should facilitate the inclusion of concepts of CCUS-readiness in plant design.
- Help drive the pathway to zero emissions from coal: engage with the relevant national government to support strategies for the development of CCUS technology as part
of that country's long-term climate action plan under the Paris Agreement.
The World Coal Association sees a critical role for the World Bank and other financial institutions in extending financing to encourage cleaner forms of power from coal.
Coal will have a continuing part to play in the global energy mix for decades to come. Accordingly, we should work to ensure the best available technologies are deployed.
ENERGY EDUCATION: MINING
Reforming World Bank policy also provides the opportunity to help drive zero emissions from coal by adopting long-term climate action plans that support the deployment of
carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS).
A MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE MINING INDUSTRY
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
ACE & WCA are Partnering for Clean Coal Technology
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 28 MONDAY AUGUST 19, 2019 MONDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2017 PAGE 19 Reducing emissions from coal: A role for the World Bank
A Monthly Update on the Coal Industry
Carbon capture, use & storage
‘Decision the result of a failure to build a genuine coalition on climate action...’ Canada has an abundance of coal with 6.6 transported annually for commercial purposes by techniques, combined with robust monitoring
billion tonnes of recoverable coal reserves for pipelines, ships and road tanker. The US has four techniques and government regulation.
future production. Carbon capture, use and decades of experience of transporting CO2 by The IEA has estimated that CCUS could
Environment storage technology will be key to reducing pipeline for enhanced oil recovery projects. deliver 14% of cumulative GHG emissions cuts
global CO2 emissions, not only from coal, but
through to 2050 and that climate change action
Use and storage
also natural gas and industrial sources. CO2 can be used as a value-added commodity. will cost an additional US$4.7 trillion without
The Canadian coal industry is committed to operating in an Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) is This can result in a portion of the CO2 being CCUS.
environmentally responsible manner, and to continuously searching an integrated suite of technologies that has a permanently stored – for example, in concrete that CCUS costs
for ways to reduce or eliminate what impact it may have associated proven 90% capture rate of the CO2 produced has been cured using CO2 or in plastic materials All the options for capturing CO2 from
with the mining and use of coal. from the use of fossil fuels in electricity derived from biomass that uses CO2 as one of the power generation have higher capital and
generation and industrial processes, preventing ingredients. The CO2 can also be converted into operating costs as well as lower efficiencies
At the Mine Site
than conventional power plants without capture.
WCA comments on the IEA's 2018 ahead, scope exists for future CCUS projects to through algae farming using CO2 as a feedstock. Capture is typically the most expensive part of
the CO2 from entering the atmosphere. Looking biomass. This can be achieved, for example,
The environment is a fundamental consideration in the production,
have much improved capture rates, including
The harvested algae can then be processed into bio-
the CCS chain. However, as CCS and power
transportation and use of coal in Canada and the coal industry has
initatives that address land use, waste, air and water quality, noise zero-emissions from coal. fuels that take the place of non-biological carbon generation technology become more efficient
Capture
sources.
and better integrated, the increased energy use is
and emissions.
World Energy Investment report CO2 from gases produced in electricity Storage Much of the work on capture is focused on
Capture technologies allow the separation of
likely to fall significantly below early levels.
Some of the ways that environmental impacts are reduced:
CO2 is stored in carefully selected geological
generation and industrial processes by one of
lowering costs and improving efficiency as well
rock formations that are typically located several
·
three methods:
mining trucks have increased significantly in size reducing
power generation components. These
the amount of trips needed to haul coal - Pre-combustion capture kilometres below the earth's surface. As CO2 is as improving the integration of the capture and
pumped deep underground, it is compressed by the
- Post-combustion capture
improvements will reduce energy requirements.
· railway cars made of aluminum mean one locomotive can - Oxyfuel combustion higher pressures and becomes essentially a liquid. EOR can also help support the deployment of
There are a number of different types of geological
haul more coal using the same amount of fuel Transportation trapping mechanisms (depending on the physical CCUS and create a revenue stream for CCS
CO2 is then transported for safe use or
· mining drills include dust collection systems storage. Millions of tonnes of CO2 are already and chemical characteristics of the rocks and projects as the CO2 captured becomes an
economic resource. - WCA
fluids) that can be utilised for CO2 storage.
· air quality and monitoring stations measure air quality on At every point in the CCUS chain, from
site production to storage, industry has at its disposal a
number of process technologies that are well
Several years before a mine begins operation, planning goes into understood and have excellent health and safety
how the mine can be reclaimed to the same or even better records. The commercial deployment of CCUS will
conditions. Environmental impact assessments take place, public involve the widespread adoption of these CCUS
consultations are held and thorough reviews are undertaken by
regulatory agencies at the provincial and federal level. Mining Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor and
companies are required to report on their reclamation plan and industry supporters of responsible energy
progress to the government.
More than 75 of the land disturbed by coal mining in Alberta has
been reclaimed.
At the Power Plant THE
The use of any natural resource for energy will have varying GERING WEEKLY
degrees of impact on the natural environment. Effective GRAVEL SALES ANCHOR
technologies have been developed to tackle environmental
challenges, including the release of pollutants – such as sulfer and 5040 3rd Avenue
nitrogen. More recently, the focus has been on developing and 780-723-5787
deploying technologies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions
associated with the use of coal, including carbon dioxide and
methane.
CRUSHED GRAVEL - PIT RUN - WASHED ROCK -
PEA GRAVEL - SAND - LOADERS - GRADERS
economic development.
According to the IEA's Energy Access Outlook 2017 report, nearly all of those who gained access to electricity worldwide in the last 16 years, did so through new grid
connections, mostly from fossil fuels – 45% of which came from coal. It currently provides 38% of the world's electricity and is essential in the production of 71.5% of the
world's steel and 70% of cement.
Rising coal use in Asia also highlights a need for greater focus on emissions reduction. This is why as an organisation, the WCA works with stakeholders to promote the
role that technology can play in helping coal-reliant countries to develop a pathway for zero emissions coal. This way countries can balance economic priorities with climate
objectives.
Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the World Coal Association has encouraged and supported the 24 countries, representing half of the world's emissions, that identified a
role for cleaner coal technology within their climate pledges.
Raising capital for long-term energy infrastructure investments:
With this in mind, power producers need to raise project capital at the lowest cost possible in order to build energy infrastructure that will deliver reliable electricity at
affordable prices and, at the same time, have the required environmental controls to reduce emissions.
In less developed economies, however, raising this finance can present significant challenges as local capital markets may not support the type of long-term financing
required for energy infrastructure investments.
A number of international financial institutions, such as multilateral development banks (MDBs), have been established to address these challenges and promote growth in
emerging economies. Since 2013, however, the World Bank and several other similar bodies have adopted policies that concentrate lending on a narrow portfolio of
technologies, while excluding others. Support for coal-fuelled power, for instance, may only be given in 'rare and exceptional circumstances'.
The introduction of such measures appears at odds with the role coal-fuelled power is expected to play in many developing and emerging countries. In 2018, there was 492
GW of coal capacity under construction or in development globally, complementing the 2TW in operation.
Rather than curtailing demand for coal, there is growing evidence that the approach followed by the World Bank has created a void filled by alternative funding partners
that often may not apply the same stringent efficiency standards and environmental protections that MDBs have historically championed.
Supporting low emission coal technologies:
There is growing momentum towards reviewing international coal financing. The WCA would encourage any new approach to be based on these two-steps:
- Support the switch to best available high efficiency low emissions (HELE) technology: the construction of the most suitable HELE coal plant with modern emission
control technologies where that facilitates the delivery of commitments made by a country within their NDC under the Paris Agreement. Wherever practical, the involvement
of the World Bank or other MDBs in financing such projects should facilitate the inclusion of concepts of CCUS-readiness in plant design.
- Help drive the pathway to zero emissions from coal: engage with the relevant national government to support strategies for the development of CCUS technology as part
of that country's long-term climate action plan under the Paris Agreement.
The World Coal Association sees a critical role for the World Bank and other financial institutions in extending financing to encourage cleaner forms of power from coal.
Coal will have a continuing part to play in the global energy mix for decades to come. Accordingly, we should work to ensure the best available technologies are deployed.
ENERGY EDUCATION: MINING
Reforming World Bank policy also provides the opportunity to help drive zero emissions from coal by adopting long-term climate action plans that support the deployment of
carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS).
A MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE MINING INDUSTRY
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
ACE & WCA are Partnering for Clean Coal Technology
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 28 MONDAY AUGUST 19, 2019 MONDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2017 PAGE 19 Reducing emissions from coal: A role for the World Bank
A Monthly Update on the Coal Industry
Carbon capture, use & storage
‘Decision the result of a failure to build a genuine coalition on climate action...’ Canada has an abundance of coal with 6.6 transported annually for commercial purposes by techniques, combined with robust monitoring
billion tonnes of recoverable coal reserves for pipelines, ships and road tanker. The US has four techniques and government regulation.
future production. Carbon capture, use and decades of experience of transporting CO2 by The IEA has estimated that CCUS could
Environment storage technology will be key to reducing pipeline for enhanced oil recovery projects. deliver 14% of cumulative GHG emissions cuts
global CO2 emissions, not only from coal, but
through to 2050 and that climate change action
Use and storage
also natural gas and industrial sources. CO2 can be used as a value-added commodity. will cost an additional US$4.7 trillion without
The Canadian coal industry is committed to operating in an Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) is This can result in a portion of the CO2 being CCUS.
environmentally responsible manner, and to continuously searching an integrated suite of technologies that has a permanently stored – for example, in concrete that CCUS costs
for ways to reduce or eliminate what impact it may have associated proven 90% capture rate of the CO2 produced has been cured using CO2 or in plastic materials All the options for capturing CO2 from
with the mining and use of coal. from the use of fossil fuels in electricity derived from biomass that uses CO2 as one of the power generation have higher capital and
generation and industrial processes, preventing ingredients. The CO2 can also be converted into operating costs as well as lower efficiencies
At the Mine Site
than conventional power plants without capture.
WCA comments on the IEA's 2018 ahead, scope exists for future CCUS projects to through algae farming using CO2 as a feedstock. Capture is typically the most expensive part of
the CO2 from entering the atmosphere. Looking biomass. This can be achieved, for example,
The environment is a fundamental consideration in the production,
have much improved capture rates, including
The harvested algae can then be processed into bio-
the CCS chain. However, as CCS and power
transportation and use of coal in Canada and the coal industry has
initatives that address land use, waste, air and water quality, noise zero-emissions from coal. fuels that take the place of non-biological carbon generation technology become more efficient
Capture
sources.
and better integrated, the increased energy use is
and emissions.
World Energy Investment report CO2 from gases produced in electricity Storage Much of the work on capture is focused on
Capture technologies allow the separation of
likely to fall significantly below early levels.
Some of the ways that environmental impacts are reduced:
CO2 is stored in carefully selected geological
generation and industrial processes by one of
lowering costs and improving efficiency as well
rock formations that are typically located several
·
three methods:
mining trucks have increased significantly in size reducing
power generation components. These
the amount of trips needed to haul coal - Pre-combustion capture kilometres below the earth's surface. As CO2 is as improving the integration of the capture and
pumped deep underground, it is compressed by the
- Post-combustion capture
improvements will reduce energy requirements.
· railway cars made of aluminum mean one locomotive can - Oxyfuel combustion higher pressures and becomes essentially a liquid. EOR can also help support the deployment of
There are a number of different types of geological
haul more coal using the same amount of fuel Transportation trapping mechanisms (depending on the physical CCUS and create a revenue stream for CCS
CO2 is then transported for safe use or
· mining drills include dust collection systems storage. Millions of tonnes of CO2 are already and chemical characteristics of the rocks and projects as the CO2 captured becomes an
economic resource. - WCA
fluids) that can be utilised for CO2 storage.
· air quality and monitoring stations measure air quality on At every point in the CCUS chain, from
site production to storage, industry has at its disposal a
number of process technologies that are well
Several years before a mine begins operation, planning goes into understood and have excellent health and safety
how the mine can be reclaimed to the same or even better records. The commercial deployment of CCUS will
conditions. Environmental impact assessments take place, public involve the widespread adoption of these CCUS
consultations are held and thorough reviews are undertaken by
regulatory agencies at the provincial and federal level. Mining Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor and
companies are required to report on their reclamation plan and industry supporters of responsible energy
progress to the government.
More than 75 of the land disturbed by coal mining in Alberta has
been reclaimed.
At the Power Plant THE
The use of any natural resource for energy will have varying GERING WEEKLY
degrees of impact on the natural environment. Effective GRAVEL SALES ANCHOR
technologies have been developed to tackle environmental
challenges, including the release of pollutants – such as sulfer and 5040 3rd Avenue
nitrogen. More recently, the focus has been on developing and 780-723-5787
deploying technologies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions
associated with the use of coal, including carbon dioxide and
methane.
CRUSHED GRAVEL - PIT RUN - WASHED ROCK -
PEA GRAVEL - SAND - LOADERS - GRADERS
