> If the top 5 percent of polluters lowered their emission intensity to the global average for fossil fuel plants, the world’s CO2 emissions could drop by 25 percent, the study found. If coal and oil plants in the top 5 percent of polluters switched to natural gas, global emissions would drop by 29.5 percent. Finally, if the top 5 percent of polluters incorporated carbon capture and storage (CCS), global carbon emissions from electricity generation would drop by 48.9 percent,
This is really encouraging news, and good example of why I personally don't like getting distracted by per capita and other similar metrics that draw attention away from raw output.
This is really encouraging news, and good example of why I personally don't like getting distracted by per capita and other similar metrics that draw attention away from raw output.