has warning the British government that unless it takes strict action against coal-fired power plants, it will not be able to meet its CO2 emission targets. The report stressed the need to get rid of the power plants that do not run with clean technology.
twice the amount of CO2 as compared to those that use gas but with gas prices spiraling up, coal is becoming the preferred fuel of choice. Despite their serious environmental impact, UK might see the setting up of 5 or 6 coal plants by 2015.
A probable solution lies in using Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology and the report urges the government to set a deadline for closing the coal-burning plants that do not embrace it. However, as of now CCS is expensive and calls for greater fuel usage. There be become technologically and commercially feasible.
According to the report:
"Unless there is a dramatic technological development, coal should be seen as the last resort, even with the promise of carbon capture and storage (CCS)"
If youre not already subscribed to the Carbon Offsets Daily RSS feed or email –
Related posts:
- Canada: Alberta Would Spend C$4 Billion on Carbon Capture and Storage
- Britain: Members of Parliament Criticize Government for Failing to Cut Carbon Emissions
- Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increasing at Alarming Rate
- American Government Not Happy with EUs Carbon Offsetting Law for Airlines
- United States Proceeds towards Law for Carbon Sequestration
Texas Coal Plant Strikes Agreement with Environmental Groups to Offset Emissions — Carbon Offsets Daily
on Aug 4th, 2008
@ 12:10 pm:
[...] seems that opposition against coal power plants is gaining momentum. We reported earlier that the UK government is under pressure to take strict action against coal-fired plants and now it looks like US coal plants are having a [...]