The EPA’s CO2 Rules: More Gas-Fired Generation Plants, Other Remedies
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed Clean Power Plan, which plans to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. The U.S. levels in 2013 were 10% below those of 2005 – a growth of 2% from 2012 levels. The EPA said that the combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity was