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Cutting emissions of black carbon pollution and the greenhouse gas methane could do more than help control the planet’s rising fever, according to a

The author of the first-ever university textbook on carbon capture says it might one day make sense to pull carbon dioxide directly from the

Financial impact 150 billion cubic meters per year of flared gas is roughly equivalent to … • Gas use in all US residences for a year • 5% of global natural gas production • 23% of US natural gas use • 30% of EU natural gas use • US$10 Billion lost revenue • 2.4 Million barrels of oil equivalent per day Climate impact 400 million tonnes per year of CO2 is roughly equivalent to … • Annual emissions from 77 Million cars (34% of US fleet) • 2% of global CO2 emissions from energy sources • US$6 Billion carbon credit value at $15.00 per Metric Tonne • 20% of global steel industry CO2 emissions • 35% of global cement industry CO2 emissions • Output from 125 medium-sized coal plants about 63 gigawatts (GW) (Source: GE)

While it’s common knowledge to anyone who follows energy news that the world’s appetite for coal keeps growing, this is ridiculous: over the next