CARBON FOOTPRINT OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION
Coal burning power systems have the largest carbon footprint of all the electricity generation systems analysed here. Conventional coal combustion systems result in emissions of the order of >1,000 gCO 2eq/kWh. Lower emissions can be achieved using newer gasifiion plants (<800gCO 2eq/kWh), but this is still an emerging technology so is not as widespread as proven combustion technologies. In ...