Power Plants May Soon Have To Limit Their GHG Emissions
The Inflation Reduction Act includes language that classifies greenhouse gases as pollutants to be regulated by the EPA.A pending announcement from the Biden administration will seek to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Almost all coal- and gas-fired power plants would have to cut or capture nearly all of their carbon dioxide emissions by 2040, which now account for 25% of US greenhouse gas emissions.
Never before has the US federal government restricted carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. Many of the proposal’s most rigorous standards would not take effect until the 2030s, giving industry years to modify their plants and processes so as to come into compliance.that burning fossil fuels at power plants creates emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon dioxide, mercury, and other pollutants.
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