The Electric Utility Move to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: WILL IT WORK?

Do National and International Policy-Makers Really Understand Technological Realities?

Authors

  • Dr. Herbert W. Cooper President, Dynalyties Corp.
  • Timothy De Meo Environmental Engineer Dynalyties Corp.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.1313

Abstract

The motivations behind voluntary efforts by U.S. elec-
tric utilities to combat global warming are complex, and stem,
originally, from an international policy-making meeting which took
place in 1992 (The United Nation's Framework Convention on Cli-
mate Change. or "UNFCCC"). The effects of the just-concluded Kyoto
Conference have yet to appear as additional mandates or programs,
although these will probably evolve.
After the initial UN meeting, programs were then crafted on both
political and industrial levels: A federal plan was quickly instituted in
1993, The U.S. Climate Change Action Plan. which in turn stimu-
lated the Climate Challenge Program, directly involving electric
utilities. An allied voluntary effort is the United States Initiative on
Joint Implementation ("USIJI.") Lastly, the Edison Electric Institute,
reflecting electric utilities, has launched the Utility Forest Carbon
Management Program ("UFCMP."

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Author Biographies

Dr. Herbert W. Cooper, President, Dynalyties Corp.

Dr. Herbert W. Cooper, Eng . Sc .D., is president of Dynalytics
Corp. , a technical consulting firm established in Hicksville, NY, in
1969 . The firm provides expertise in process design, economic optimi-
zation and permitting activities for various industries.
He received his BChE and MChE degrees from the City College
of New York and a doctorate in engineering science from Columbia
University.
In addition to his industrial activities, Dr . Cooper has taught
graduate engineering courses at Columbia University and at Poly-
technic University, and has been chairman of the Long Island Section
of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers . He has written
numerous technical papers, and has been granted several patents .

Timothy De Meo, Environmental Engineer Dynalyties Corp.

Timoth y De Meo joined Dynalytics in January 1995 and is an
environmental engineer. His professional experience includes indus-
trial and powerplant emissions analysis, and international project
development. He received his bachelor's in environmental engineer-
ing technology from New York Institute of Technology in May 1996 .

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Published

1998-01-16

How to Cite

Cooper, D. H. W. ., & Meo, T. D. . (1998). The Electric Utility Move to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: WILL IT WORK? Do National and International Policy-Makers Really Understand Technological Realities?. Distributed Generation &Amp; Alternative Energy Journal, 13(1), 23–34. https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.1313

Issue

1998: Vol 13 Iss 1

Section

Articles