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. NO x also contributes to the formation of ozone (or “smog”), another toxic pollutant.

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Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides 186

Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

international climate change agreement. the Paris Agreement) that will require periodic, rigorous accounting and management of total national emissions. social cost of carbon. the Paris Agreement. carbon dioxide. Air pollution generally has many proven. Air pollution also.

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Paris Agreement Carbon Emissions Climate Change 2016 40

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) : A group of inert chemical used in many industrial and everyday processes such as our refrigerators that are not broken down at lower atmospheric levels and rise to the upper levels, destroying ozone. They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons.

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Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Modeling has shown that coal power should be phased out entirely by 2030 if the United States is going to live up to its Paris Agreement targets to limit global warming to 1.5 EPA has already finalized a rule that aims to address interstate ozone pollution , dubbed the Good Neighbor Plan. degrees Celsius.

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Fossil Fuels Electricity 2014 Climate Change 212