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US EPA power plant standards to reduce emissions by up to 240 Mt by 2035 -research group

Published 19:25 on June 28, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:25 on June 28, 2024  / Graham Gibson /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A controversial suite of US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards on existing coal and new natural gas plants will reduce CO2 power emissions by 155-241 million tonnes by 2035 but fail to see carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployed at a wide scale, according to a note published Thursday by a New York-based research group.
A controversial suite of US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards on existing coal and new natural gas plants will reduce CO2 power emissions by 155-241 million tonnes by 2035 but fail to see carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployed at a wide scale, according to a note published Thursday by a New York-based research group.


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