US plans carbon restrictions on power plants
Environmental agency proposes carbon pollution standards that will apply to new plants in bid to combat climate-change.
Published On 21 Sep 2013
The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced carbon pollution standards that will apply to new power plants built in the United States.
Under the proposal, new large natural gas-fired turbines would need to meet a limit of 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt hour, while new small natural gas-fired turbines would need to meet a limit of 1,100 pounds of CO2 per megawatt hour.
It is the first step in President Obama’s plan to combat climate-change.
But the coal industry says consumers will pay the price due to higher utility bills for households and businesses.
Al Jazeera’s Jeanne Meserve reports from Washington.
Source: Al Jazeera