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Number of fossil fuel power plants in the U.S.: 1,600
Total annual carbon dioxide emissions of these plants: about 2.5 billion tonnes
Percentage of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions: 41
Percentage of power plant emissions from coal: more than 78
Percentage of power generated from coal: 48.6 per cent
Percentage of coal-fired plants to be retired: 18
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It looks like they are going to target the coal fired thermal plants. I don't see how this will cost jobs as the opposition says. The ones retired will need to be replaced and others will need retro fitting to the new standards. It looks like a boom for the construction industry to me.
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The chamber’s predictions are based on modelling by the energy information company HIS, whose clients are primarily utility and fossil fuel companies. The study assumes a 42 per cent reduction goal. But the model does not take into consideration the economic gains from plant refurbishment, replacement and renewable energy.
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As usual, the Chamber of Commerce and the Republicans are full of hot air.