Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data. pollution, which are particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less. million deaths globally.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Compared to a baseline business-as-usual scenario, CARB estimates the ACF will reduce climate-warming emissions from the state’s truck fleet by more than 40 percent by 2050, equating to a reduction of about 300 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over this timeframe. The rule would also reduce NOx and PM2.5
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PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 23, 2022
Cheswick is one of only a half-dozen remaining coal-fired plants in Pennsylvania, and the state Department of Environmental Protection predicts that none will operate after 2025. Even though the plant is brought online only during times of high demand, and thus high prices, it is still one of the biggest air polluters in the county.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 26, 2023
Leaving large residuals would mean continued harms to health from air pollution and continued impacts from fossil fuel extraction and production. Annual dedicated removals are now just 2.3Mt-pa (based on some rather optimistic assumptions), and set to grow to 11.75Mt-pa by 2025 if all current plans are fulfilled.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
In 2019, the governor set a state goal for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced 26 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2050.? We emitted about 269 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2018 (the latest year for which data are available), with industry, electricity production, and transportation the largest sources.
HumanNature
MARCH 31, 2021
Figure 1: Size reference for atmospheric particles (US EPA 2016) and a general structure of freshly created black carbon. Direct Environmental Effects Did you know that black carbon is the second most important warming agent in our atmosphere behind carbon dioxide (CO 2 )? link] Climate & Clean Air Coalition.
A Greener Life
AUGUST 22, 2022
It will take almost four years to complete, with preparatory works and trials already underway and its conclusion scheduled for the second half of 2025. billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent every year – 40% from protecting existing carbon, and the remaining 60% from rebuilding depleted stores. Rapid acidification. meaning a 2.2-fold
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