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What is the most polluting type of energy?

Coal produces more pollution than any other energy source. While coal produces just 44\% of U.S. electricity, it accounts for 80\% of power plant carbon emissions. Burning coal leads to soot, smog, acid rain, global warming, and carbon emissions.

What is the most polluting fossil fuel?

Coal
Coal has been a critical energy sources, and mainstay in global energy production for centuries. But it’s also the most polluting energy source: both in terms of the amount of CO2 it produces per unit of energy, but also the amount of local air pollution it creates.

What type of pollution is power plants?

They emit harmful pollutants, including mercury, non-mercury metallic toxics, acid gases, and organic air toxics such as dioxin. Power plants are currently the dominant emitters of mercury (50 percent), acid gases (over 75 percent) and many toxic metals (20-60 percent) in the United States (see graphic at right).

Why is coal the most polluting fossil fuel?

Coal combustion releases the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) during combustion. Coal-fired power plants release more greenhouse gases per unit of energy produced than any other electricity source (1).

What is burning fossil fuels?

The burning of fossil fuels refers to the burning of oil, natural gas, and coal to generate energy. We use this energy to generate electricity, and to power transportation (for example, cars and planes) and industrial processes.

What company produces the most pollution?

Global emitters (1988 to 2015)

Rank	Company	Percentage
1	China (Coal)	14.32\%
2	Saudi Aramco	4.50\%
3	Gazprom	3.91\%
4	National Iranian Oil Company	2.28\%

What are the main factors that influence climate change?

Factors that Influence Climate

• Elevation or Altitude effect climate. Normally, climatic conditions become colder as altitude increases.
• Prevailing global wind patterns.
• Topography.
• Effects of Geography.
• Surface of the Earth.
• Climate change over time.