Climate change is forcing companies of all sizes to rethink the way they do business.. to find ways to sustain growth in a low, rather than high, carbon economy.
The National Mining Association (NMA) represents the interests of the US coal mining industry before government on legislative, regulatory and legal matters. NMA provides a forum for the industry’s leaders to analyse issues of the day and to develop positions on a public policy matters, including energy policy and climate.
NMA and its members are committed to the development and implementation of policies that address climate change, including reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from all sources. We also recognise our nation’s strong reliance on its coal reserves – the world’s largest – to continue to provide American consumers and industries with abundant and affordable fuel to generate electricity, to serve as a feedstock for the future development of transportation fuels, and as a vital input to steelmaking.
NMA supports accelerated funding for research and development into technologies capable in the near term of reducing emissions through greater fuel efficiency and through carbon capture and storage technology that will provide a long-term solution. NMA believes a national commitment to a technology program for arresting and reducing CO2 emissions is the strategy most compatible with economic growth and environmental improvement.
