Enviromental Defense

MAY 29, 2024

Toronto is ramping up the use of gas plants in the middle of a climate crisis instead of making the sensible decision and switching to renewable sources. The Portlands gas plant was built in 2008 and was designed as a peaker gas plant, meaning that it would only operate a few hours per month when electricity demand was high.

Nitrogen Oxides

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040. Under the no-new-policy scenario, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides decline only by 27 percent and 18 percent, respectively. And these higher energy prices drive inflation.

Electricity

Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Both the United States and the European Union electricity generations have 25-30% coal (historically much higher, hence its title of King), natural gas 35%, nuclear 20-25% and renewables make up 15% on both markets. Numbers have been updated with current figures. Current situation. A moral imperative. Or earthquakes?

Carbon Dioxide