Provisions seen in the Clean Renewable Energy and Conservation Tax Act of 2007 are for $1.5 billion in extra investment tax credits for building low-emission coal plants, and $500 million extra for industrial coal gasification projects. The cost of these provisions is $1.8 billion over 10 years. Additionally, new tax credit bonds to "green" community programs to reduce greenhouse gases, limited at $3 billion were made with a total cost of $864 million over 10 years. The large-scale air quality initiatives envisioned to stabilize, and ultimately reverse, global atmospheric emission concentrations present major technical, economic, regulatory and policy challenges. However, through complete understanding of concepts such as emissions trading that would be implemented with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, air quality policy development and air pollution technology development, the power industry can become pioneers in an emerging market.
The marcus evans Air Quality & Emissions Control conference will provide an opportunity to discuss strategies to address the reconciliation of these challenges. This event will focus on the management and initiatives moving towards corporate environmental compliance as it pertains to air quality and emission regulations and control and the direction of policies and technology impacting the energy industry.