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Electricity Production
and Greenhouse Gases
(May 13, Denver)
Before you
can fully understand strategies for mitigating the
impact of man-made greenhouse gases, it's essential that
you know what these gases are, how they're produced, and
what the power industry can do about them. In this
course, we'll thoroughly address the science of how
greenhouse gases are created through electricity
production, the role of different types of fossil fuel
generation in creation of greenhouse gases, and
technical steps that can be taken to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions from fossil fuel generation. This course
provides the technical platform that will allow you to
develop successful strategies for reducing carbon
emissions. This course can be taken on its own, or
combined with Carbon Regulation and Markets in the
Energy Industry.
What you will
learn
This course provides a
solid understanding of:
- How fossil fuels are
converted to electricity
- The combustion of
fossil fuels and how that results in GHG emissions
- The GHG emissions
from different fossil fuel generation technologies
- The role of electric
generation in the carbon cycle
- Means of reducing
GHG emissions through modification of generation
technology
- Means of reducing
GHG emissions through new fossil fuel technologies
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Costs and implementation details associated with
reducing GHG emissions
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Carbon Regulation and Markets
in the Energy Industry
(May 14, Denver)
This course
builds on Electricity Production and Greenhouse Gases
(not a prerequisite however) and takes your
understanding to the next level. Knowing how carbon
will be regulated and how markets will trade emission
credits is key to knowing how to position yourself and
your organization for success. What are current
regulation methodologies and what are the likely
policy shifts that you should anticipate seeing over the
next one, three, and ten years? How will carbon be
commoditized, and how will that commodity be marketed
and traded? Which technologies are in the wings waiting
to be commercialized and which current commercial
technologies will grow in use? How will successful
companies change their strategies?
What you will
learn
This course provides a
solid understanding of:
- What GHGs are and
where they come from
- How GHGs impact the
environment
- Current means of
regulating GHG emissions including the Kyoto Accord
and U.S. state level initiatives
- Opportunities to
reduce GHG emissions in the energy sector
- Market mechanisms
for attaining the most efficient reductions of
emissions
- The history and
future of carbon trading
-
Strategies for energy companies
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