Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

And fossil fuel power plants may not stick to their retirement schedules for a variety of reasons. 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.

Fossil Fuels 176

Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides 176

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It also will save US consumers money because they will spend less on fossil fuels. trillion in avoided climate change-related damages. EN: UCS’s analysis looks at various ways the United States could meet its climate targets. What are the main solutions? Energy efficiency also plays a critical role.

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Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2030 292

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

To help avoid the worst possible consequences of climate change, however, the alliance states need to reach that 100-percent objective much more quickly. Our analysis also demonstrates renewables’ power. Under the no-new-policy scenario, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides decline only by 27 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

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Electricity Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides 253

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen approximately 47 percent since 1750, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Strategies for capturing carbon from fossil fuel power plants, to prevent it from entering the atmosphere, have long lingered on the sidelines. from 1990–2019.

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 98