Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development.
Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development.
Then how does China opening 50+ new coal power plants last year alone factor in? I’m guessing a lot more since they currently have four times as many as the US. Also the US hasn’t actually opened a new plant since 2018. So I’m sure burning more coal from the US is a drop in the bucket.
When it comes to CO2 emissions, China is, of course, the biggest, but US is significant.
See NASA data from 2021: