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- AEP supports a reasonable approach to carbon controls in the US
- AEP has taken measurable, voluntary actions to reduce its GHG emissions and will
support a well-thought out US mandate to achieve additional, economy-wide reductions
- Global warming is a global issue and AEP supports the US taking a leadership role
in developing a new international approach that will address growing emissions from
all nations, including developing countries such as India and China
- A certain and consistent national policy for reasonable carbon controls should
include the following principles:
- Comprehensiveness
- Cost-effectiveness
- Realistic emission control objectives
- Monitoring, verification and adjustment mechanisms
- Technology development & deployment
- Regulatory or economic barriers must be addressed
- Recognition provided for early action/investment made for GHG mitigation
- Inclusion of adjustment provision if largest emitters in developing world do not
take action
Our strategy is to support a reliable and reasonably-priced electric supply necessary
to support the economic well being of the areas we serve while we are:
- Being proactive and engaged in the development of climate policy
- International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- e8
- Global Roundtable on Climate Change
- Investing in science/technology R&D
- FutureGen Alliance
- US DOE research on carbon capture and sequestration at our Mountaineer Plant
- EPRI – combustion technologies
- MIT Energy Laboratory
- B&W – Oxy-Fuel
- Taking voluntary, proactive action now, demonstrating voluntary programs can work
and setting policy precedents thru:
- Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)
- EPA Climate Leaders
- EPA SF-6 Emission Reduction Partnership for Electric Power Systems Program
- Asia-Pacific Partnership
- DOE 1605B- voluntary reporting of GHGs Program
- Business Roundtable Climate Resolve
- Numerous forestry activities
- Evaluating longer term investment decisions such as new generation and carbon capture
and storage (e.g., IGCC,
Ultra-supercritical)
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Learn more about AEP's position on global climate change in our
2008 Corporate Sustainability Report
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