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How an Accelerated Coal Phase-Out Can Reduce Health Impacts and Costs for Albertans
出版Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development., 2016
ISBN18973904329781897390436
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=mZreswEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋By extrapolating the regulatory impact analysis of the 2012 federal coal regulations, this report highlights the full impact of coal-fired generation in the province and indicates attainable benefits associated with the province's coal phase-out. [...] In the meantime, coal-fired electricity continues to damage the health of Albertans and impose costs on the health care system and the province's economy. [...] Breathing in the Benefits | 8 Coal-fired electricity and health impacts in Alberta 2.2 Coal plants emissions In 2014, coal plants in Alberta emitted 40% of the sulphur dioxide (SO2), 11% of the nitrogen oxides (NOx), and 37% of the mercury (Hg) from man-made sources in the province (Figure 3). [...] Breathing in the Benefits | 9 Coal-fired electricity and health impacts in Alberta SO2 air emissions considerably.12 In 2015, the cleaner units made up 18% of the 42,550 MWh of coal generation, with the remaining 82% coming from older units.13 Even though the newer units emit one-quarter of the SO2 and NOX of the average of older units, they still emit more than six times as much NOx as a new comb [...] Breathing in the Benefits | 14 3. Modelling health effects and health savings In 2008, the Canadian Medical Association published results from their Illness Cost of Air Pollution (ICAP) model, which estimated the health impacts associated with air pollution across the country and the value of those health impacts.