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New EPA Rules Clamp Down on Coal-Fired Plants
2024-07-24 14:41:34| Waste Age
The EPA's proposed Carbon Pollution Standards mandate that existing coal-fired and new gas-fired power plants must reduce 90% of their carbon emissions by implementing technologies like carbon capture and storage and upgrading turbines. This initiative, part of broader efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions, is projected to cut 1.38 billion metric tons of CO2 by 2047 and reduce air pollutants like nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide, yielding an estimated $370 billion in net climate and public health benefits from 2024 to 2047, with compliance costs totaling $19 billion over the same period.
Category:Energy and Environment