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US carbon pollution set for 2015 drop as coal plants close

2015-04-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RTCC: US efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions look set for a huge boost this year, with carbon pollution from the power sector set to fall to its lowest level since 1994. Record numbers of US coal-fired power plants are set to close this year, and analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) say this will likely see power sector emissions drop 15.4% below 2005 levels. Research published today indicates 23GW, 7% of US coal capacity, will come offline due to a combination of low gas prices, new mercury...

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