Coal fired power plants are the biggest source of man made CO2
emissions. This makes coal energy the single greatest threat
facing our climate. [Live in the USA? Check out the Quit Coal
website to join communities around the country organizing to
fight coal and demand clean energy.] To avoid the worst impacts
of climate change, including widespread drought, flooding and
massive population displacement caused by rising sea levels, we
need to keep global temperature rise below 2ºC (compared to pre-
industrial levels). To do this, global greenhouse gas emissions
must peak by 2015 and from there go down to zero. I can’t
understand why there aren't rings of young people blocking
bulldozers and preventing them from constructing coal-fired
power plants. Noble Peace Prize winner Al Gore A third of all
carbon dioxide emissions come from burning coal. It's used to
produce nearly 40 percent of the world’s power, and hundreds of
new coal plants are planned over the next years if the industry
gets its way. Apart from clima