How do power stations contribute to global warming?

Some power stations use fossil fuels to produce electricity, like coal usines, that produce more than 40% of the total electricity in the US. read more

Different power stations contribute in different ways. No generation of power is completely without at least minor contributions at present, but there are vast differences between the contributions which make clear winners and losers by this lens. read more

Power stations contribute to global warming if they use fossil fuels (coal, oil or natural gas) to generate their electricity. Burning fossil fuels is recognised as one of the two main causes of global warming (the other is deforestation). read more

Hydro Contributes to Global Warming A study carried out by the National Sun Yat-sen University and National Central University of Taiwan has concluded that Hydropower generation is likely to increase climate change more than fossil fuel power stations. read more