Tag: Natural Gas Fired Power Plants

Power plant CO2 emissions lowest in 27 years – EIA

Power plant CO2 emissions lowest in 27 years – EIA

Natural gas overtook coal for power plant generation in April American power plants generated the fewest tonnes of carbon dioxide than any time in 27 years, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The emitted 128 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMmt CO2) in April 2015, the lowest since April 1988, according to the most […]

Coal slammed by oil and gas companies as climate deal nears

Coal slammed by oil and gas companies as climate deal nears

Switch from coal to natural gas for power generation urged Chemistry books say there are three fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas. Lately you could get the impression that coal is the only one. As a global agreement to rein in climate-warming carbon emissions draws closer, oil and gas companies are increasingly talking about coal as the […]