2018
Volume 18, Number 4, pp. 167-168
On carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generating plants
Jeremy J. Ramsden
Clore Laboratory, the University of Buckingham, MK18 1EG, UK
The carbon dioxide emissions of the most commonly encountered fuels used for generating electricity are compared. The most emitting fuel, municipal waste, emits almost three times more CO2 per unit of electricity generated than the least emitting, natural gas.
Keywords: calorific value, carbon content, coal, combustion, gas, oil, waste, wood