John Timmer: Reduce CO2 Pollution by targeting the worst power plants

Ars Technica:

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Some good news in that regard came via the recent release of a paper that looks at how much each power plant contributes to global emissions. The study finds that many countries have many power plants that emit carbon dioxide at rates well above either the national or global average. Shutting down the worst 5 percent of this list would immediately wipe out about 75 percent of the carbon emissions produced by electricity generation.

Grant et al. 2021 pdf available