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Too Many Gas Power Plants are the Problem Not the Solution

Union of Concerned Scientists

Over the year, those plants emitted 661 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, more than 13% of the US’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. gigawatts of capacity from gas plants are planned to go online from 2023 to 2026.

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Reliance on Gas Power Plants Fuels Inequity

Union of Concerned Scientists

California recently extended , for the second time, the operations of three gas plants to 2026. Most notable of these polluting emissions are nitrogen oxides (NOx). Even as some parts of the country transition away from fossil fuel infrastructure, the retirement of gas plants has become another driver of inequity.

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit

Legal Planet

The transportation sector is also a substantial source of nitrogen oxides and particulates, both of which are dangerous to human health. Transportation is now the source of 28% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, more than the electric power sector.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

ESA

Its coal consumption is only planned to begin to drop after 2026. Capturing carbon is a must. Countries will also have to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to keep global warming in check. degrees possible, according to several experts and diplomats consulted by POLITICO. The EU, the U.S. and the U.K.

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