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While particulate pollution from coal is pretty horrible, natural gas have no advantage when CO2 pollution is concerned. EDIT: apparently there's still a subst

by varjag 5y ago

While particulate pollution from coal is pretty horrible, natural gas have no advantage when CO2 pollution is concerned. EDIT: apparently there's still a substantial advantage on CO2 too.

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jsnell 5y ago
I don't believe that's true. Natural has produces about half the CO2 for the same amount of energy when compared to coal. https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=73&t=11 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=73&t=11
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the8472 5y ago
It's basic chemistry. Natural gas consists of short hydrocarbons, i.e. hydrogen on those carbon backbones. Coal is mostly carbon.