Elie: Created page with "Coal pollution mitigation, often marketed as "clean coal", is a set of processes to reduce ''some'' of the pollution of coal power. '''This does not reduce CO₂ emissions.''' {{x|For that, it would need carbon capture, which is not economically viable.}} It reduces ''other'' pollutants: * Gases that cause acid rain Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) Nitrogen oxides (NOx) * Toxic metals ** Mercury {{x|"up to" 95% re..."

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Created page with "Coal pollution mitigation, often marketed as "clean coal", is a set of processes to reduce ''some'' of the pollution of coal power. '''This does not reduce CO2 emissions.''' {{x|For that, it would need carbon capture, which is not economically viable.}} It reduces ''other'' pollutants: * Gases that cause acid rain ** Sulfur dioxide (SO2) ** Nitrogen oxides (NOx) * Toxic metals ** Mercury {{x|"up to" 95% re..."

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Coal pollution mitigation, often marketed as "clean coal", is a set of processes to reduce ''some'' of the pollution of [[coal]] power.

'''This does not reduce CO2 emissions.''' {{x|For that, it would need [[carbon capture]], which is not economically viable.}}

It reduces ''other'' pollutants:
* Gases that cause [[acid rain]]
** Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
** Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
* Toxic metals
** Mercury {{x|"up to" 95% reduction, according to some sources. This page needs more research to estimate how much of a problem the other 5%{{x|or more than 5%, if it turns out that the previously stated "95% reduction" is just an uncommon best-case scenario}} would be.}}

==External links==
Other wikis which elaborate more:
* RationalWiki has a great [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Clean_coal article debunking "clean coal"]
* Wikipedia of course has even more [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_pollution_mitigation information on the topic]

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