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. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040.

Electricity 263

Electricity Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides 263

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. GW of new gas capacity is planned to come online in 2023, outpacing not only the 4.8 micrometers or less.

Fossil Fuels 188

Fossil Fuels 2023 Clean Energy Nitrogen Oxides 188

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Fossil fuel, they argue, will still be needed in the near term as a backstop for the intermittency of solar and wind power and to keep consumer power bills affordable. What, where and how Carbon dioxide can be captured from the exhaust of power plants and other industries either before or after combustion.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 98