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Please read the article. Near the end they delve into details that may interest you. Quote: “If the top 5 percent of polluters lowered their emission intensity

Please read the article. Near the end they delve into details that may interest you. Quote: “If the top 5 percent of polluters lowered their emission intensity to the global average for fossil fuel plants, the world’s CO2 emissions could drop by 25 percent, the study found.” So while these plants emit a lot due to their size, they are also much worse (28%-75% per the article) on a co2/kw generated basis as well. (At least according to this article)

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credit_guy 5y ago
> the world’s CO2 emissions could drop by 25 percent That's impossible, as the total power-generation related emissions count for less than 25 % of the total emissions [1]. [1] https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-05/global_emissions_sector_2015.png https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-05/global_emiss...
- jlengrand 5y ago
  That is possible, because the article uses 'global emissions' to talk about 'global emissions from electricity generation'. It's repeated several times through the article, though it may not be super clear. I think they just wanted to avoid repeating themselves all the time